Interviewing: soundthealarm

What is your name?
  Hiya! I'm Taryn

Examples of your work:

Why did you join wattpad?
  I first joined wattpad for writing. I had been posting on a website called quizilla (props to anyone who knows what this website used to be like... because woooah, I'm old) that was shut down and wattpad was the first writing site I found after that.

How long have you been making graphics for?
  Honestly, not really sure! Hahaa! It's been at least a year and a half.

How did you get into graphic designing?
  I wasn't very active on wattpad for the first few years I had my account so when I finally decided to be social I found the Multimedia Club. It didn't take long for me to figure out that I couldn't request a graphic to save my life (still can't) so I started making my own covers.

What type of graphics do you make, and which do you prefer?
  I make all cover types, but prefer minimal for sure! Image threads are about the only other graphic I feel like I'm good at. But I also make story ads and banners on occasion.

What is your favourite part of graphic making?
  My favorite part of graphic making is having reoccurring requesters (or the regulars as I like to call them), who keep coming back to get graphics. I also have a tendency not to really be fully satisfied with some of the graphics I give out (even if it's the best I could do at the time), but when I make something I'm really proud of it's the greatest feeling.

How long does it usually take you to make a graphic?
  Really it depends on what the requester is looking for. It could range from 30 minutes to a couple of hours.

What program(s) do you use for making your graphics?
  When I first started, I was using PicMonkey, BeFunky and Pixlr Editor, but then I got Photoshop CS6 and have never looked back. HA!

Where do you get your inspiration from/who inspires you?
  Many people have probably said this, but I get most of my inspiration from music. I always listen to it while I work and I definitely like to use lyrics for titles/subtitles. I also find a lot of inspo from web design/flat design.
  As for graphic designers on wattpad, here are some favs: irwinthegod, Diagonas, philophobics, fartette, lunaishi and TheFashionPixie

Do you have any tips for aspiring graphic designers?
  In my opinion, one of the best tips I can give is to find your own style. Do what feels most comfortable to you, but never take the easy/lazy way out. Also don't get discouraged; it takes time to gain skills so practice is essential. Most importantly, make sure you love what you're doing, you don't want graphic making to turn into a chore rather than it being something fun to do in your free (or professional) time.