The “TSA” or “the strange attractor” is a site that encourages everyone to post there creative and different work that may not be accepted or recognized on other sites. Everything from the mundane to the surreal are accepted on this submission site and encouraged. Ranges of work usually fall into basic graphic design work, or picture composition. The site is a bit more geared towards image composition rather than motion graphics, this allows for anyone with a pen or Photoshop to submit work on this site. The really cool feature that has just been launched is called seedlings, it’s a start up section specifically created for students and graduating graphic designers that are just starting out and need some publicity. Since the site is mainly runs on submissions from new designers, it was only logical for the site to give back to its users. This feature makes me very happy for the future of graphic design, as it allows for fresh artist to join the ever growing pool of talented artists and get his or her foot in the door. Seedlings also allows for the advertisement of universities from all over. I think that in the future people is going to start to see that more and more university institutions are going to offer graphic design degrees and may even spawn new degrees in schools that would help students join the new media career path.
The TSA also has an online store where they can help the artist sell their work. Although it is down at the moment, I’m pretty sure they allow for artists and buyer to connect and distribute their work on their network. This allows for a whole new amount of work and creativity to be released to society. That way you’ll start seeing new art work in people’s homes that don’t have a famous artist behind it, but a young talented graphic designer.
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