Risk it All
Q: I’m a graphic design student and have dreams of being self-employed when I graduate. I want freedom but don’t know if all the pressures of starting a studio may get too much and dominate some of the best years of my life. I’m hungry for adventure but worry if I fail it might tarnish future opportunities. Should I risk it and go for it early on, or get a job in an established studio, learn some stuff - then go for it?
Design is a process, not a product.
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Liljevalchs exhibition poster by Snask.
The joy of the creative process, minute by minute, hour after hour, day by day, is the sublime path to true happiness.
George Lois
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Site Inspire
Talented Daniel Howells updated his fantastic site inspire. If you ever need some visual inspiration for web projects, this is the place to go. He lets you narrow down your search in very specific ways. Looking for sites that are monochromatic, that are typographic, use an unusual layout or are masculine?
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: New Year's Resolutions and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
My new year’s resolution was to make videos. Videos have a unique way of impacting people—something about movement and sound—and I want to develop a sense for what makes a video impactful. I figured the best way to do that was to make a bunch of videos myself.
I wanted to follow through…
Lovely lettering by illustrator Emily McDowel, reminiscent of the Live Now project.
