Joshy.Net -

Born over two decades ago in a strange era of 1990 in a hospital in Darwin, Northern Territory. I grew up with access to the computer but it didn’t become a part of my life until late primary school and early highschool.

As I grew up (I think when I was around eight) I had played with Art Dabbler, it was an odd program that you could just play with textures, patterns and stuff. It also had a neat playback function so I spent quite some time doing that and just watching some of the preset playback illustrations work.

I think when I was about 12 things got slightly more serious. I enjoyed working on PaintShop Pro that was available on the family’s computer, I learned the brushes/text and stuff and even made my 8th grade English assignment book out of using the application (I still have that book). After that I begged my parents to get me a PC for my room. The change was really big, and I mostly played The Sims and Mavis Beacon teaches typing. The specifications on the computer actually sucked but I was able to get a lot of neat Maxis games like Sim City, SimIsle, SimFarm, SimEarth, Streets of Sim City, Sim Copter (which I couldn’t actually use). To this date I still respect the Maxis company and hope they continue to prosper.

Rollercoasters of High School

In the beginning of highschool I began taking pictures for fun, that lead to photo editing and learning to use Photoshop. Prior to that I had learned to use the basics of Fireworks and used fireworks for about 3 years. I think in highschool I got more comfortable with photoshop (long learning process) and from there my obsession with web and graphic design bloomed. High School in general was a big time for art with me, As strange as it sounds I was much more comfortable drawing and stuff at school then at my own home. I did a lot of photography, ink and pen drawings, and graphic design so I was enjoying art very much. I took Art class four years out of High School, I had a nice teacher who was actually an intellectual who I think helped inspire kids and teach them to accept everyone’s form of art so that was a neat experience.

So basically now that I’m out of highschool I have been doing mostly self employed websites, freelance work and random jobs. I’ve tried out graphic design contests but fail to win any. Website traffic is also sort of a struggle and changing niches can be stressful. Focusing on myself and my resources though is useful I think, While it may not make a whole lot of money it at least builds my portfolio for something that could be big. I’ve had so many opportunities slip out of my hands in the last few years that I really wish I can find something that wants me. Something that screams my name that I can accomplish, make people happy and enjoy doing all while making a decent living so I can buy better hardware to work with. From here on out I don’t have major goals, Everytime I am motivated I get shot down. They say dust yourself off and try again but they don’t say how thick of a layer of dust there is, but I do keep trying.

Josh Blundell

Besides Graphic Design or Photography do you do anything?

I am on the computer pretty much every day for vast hours at a time, I have a dog named Roman and a cat named Empire who I should give more attention to but I’ve pretty much isolated myself in my room when I’m not out and about with friends or working elsewhere. Dedicated to working and making money while I work. I love providing resources, I don’t know why but being part of any project makes me feel good that I can actually help someone which can go a long way when you’ve cut off your friends and stay in your room where you feel like you don’t make a difference.