Copy and pasted from JoeSparano.com (because I agree with it):
Hunter S. Thompson on goals — “The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal which is important.… [B]eware of looking for goals: look for a way of life. Decide how you want to live and then see what you can do to make a living WITHIN that way of life.”
This is true for virtually all articles posted on the Internet. Pretty much all Facebook posts. And Twitter? Well, Twitter...
Today in modern society everybody has an opinion about everything. Seem like by default. Whether they should or not. And while criticism is good to receive, comments on the Internet are not. Comments are a different thing. Mostly I consider them disqualified communication because they’re lazy. Snarky, dickish, mean, sarcastic, etc. But mostly, they don’t count because they are lazy.
I used to be in the camp of all dialogue is good dialogue. Comments makes the original post better. The Internet is the great unifier for all types of discourse. I don’t think that anymore. Sometimes there are shining exceptions. But today, a Don’t Read The Comments mantra is the best way to carry oneself online.
This is not a thing. Please do not ever suggest that it is. Of course there are exceptions. But unless you’re the 44th President of these United States Barack Obama and you have something you want discuss, do not ever think that myself, or anyone I work with, is OK with the idea of getting paid with exposure. There’s a chance I would make an exception if Arcade Fire wanted me to come up with some crazy shit for their next album, but even then. Hard to say if I’d be down.
Do a lot of design
Do more design
And then do some more design
Work with open-minded, thoughtful collaborators who have high standards and keep their word
Then make sure you still feel good about doing design
Find inspiring clients you want to help
Do more than just sell
Take feedback and criticism gracefully
Have your own very high standards
Never think you know everything
Be stubborn
Be brave
Be humble
Remember to also have a life
Keep a (public) journal
Add to it often [...]
2018 will be here before we know it. For candidates running for office, branding, graphic design, and web design matter.
Brand design will play a key role as it cuts across every part of a campaign. It’s there when people are calling supporters at campaign HQ. It’s there when people make donations online. It’s there when people are pounding the pavement, going door-to-door, and talking to the members of their community.
From the great Mike Monteiro and his advice to designers everywhere. He wrote it way better than I could’ve and it’s so good I’m posting the high level points here. Now get over there and read the full post:
I was young. Tiny. Maybe 5 years old. A town kid spending the day on the farm with my grandpa, the farmer. I was riding around with him in his small pickup as he drove around the sprawling farm doing various chores. Checking the corn, collecting the eggs, herding the cows. There was just one last stop before going in for lunch. We had to feed the pigs.
