November 29, 2009
“I design to a client and their audience. We design for them. I’m—and perhaps, unfortunately so—not one who has a particularly strong design aesthetic that I lean on. I’m not known for a ‘look’ and there’s nothing wrong with either side of the coin. I try to push each project in the direction it naturally should fall into—this isn’t always easy, this isn’t always profitable. I’ve done an identity, an initial web design direction and gone through with a small beta site before getting the nagging feeling that it just wasn’t right for the client and therefore communicated with the …
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Source: “Stuck Between an App and a Website” by Naz Hamid
Via: Noah Stokes’s weblog Es Bueno
Labels: Honesty
November 28, 2009
Gina Trapani, Founding Editor of Lifehacker: “Freelancers know how to hustle. As a freelancer, you can’t afford to become irrelevant, because that could mean that the next gig will never come. Freelancers are constantly networking, marketing, and staying on top of the latest and greatest tools and news in their field to make themselves the go-to person for a certain kind of service or expertise. Good freelancers live on their toes. They’re adaptable to changing opportunities, and can quickly shift gears, evaluate different jobs, refer potential clients to their freelancer friends, and chat at the virtual watercooler about who needs what. Freelancers know when it’s time to pull an all-nighter and when they can take an afternoon off to catch a matinee. Freelancers don’t put their careers on cruise control for long periods of time because they’re setting the course—not their boss or company.”
Source: “How to Benefit From a Freelancer’s Mind-Set” by Gina Trapani
Via: The 99 Percent
Labels: Freelancing
November 26, 2009
This is so cool: because we only look at things we want to look at, only talk about things worth talking about, the amount of fabulous in the world continues to rise exponentially. … Not only do I notice more fabulous, but it sure seems as though the creators of it are more engaged, dedicated and yes, joyful, than I can remember. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do work that matters, this is it. You can’t say, ‘but I need to make a fortune instead,’ because that’s not happening right now. So you might as well join the people who can say, ‘I love doing this.’
Seth Godin
Author
Source: Fabulous by Seth Godin
Via: This is the time to do what you love by Inaki Escudero
Labels: Passion
November 25, 2009
Like I said before, make sure that you are communicating in a constructive way, and understand that collaborating consists of a lot of give and take. While your final idea may not be exactly how you initially conceived of it, most of the time your ideas will come out better because of the back and forth. Two heads are definitely better than one!
Anna Corpron
Co-Founder, Sub-Studio
Source: Creative Couples: Sean & Anna by The Strange Attractor
Labels: Collaboration
November 23, 2009
Do good work. For us the quality of the work coming out of our studio is THE most important thing, above all else. You are only as good as your last job. Sometimes its easy to get sidetracked by commercial requirements, but for us the number one principle is absolute commitment to work of the highest quality. We try not to stray from that.
Tim Beard, Jonathon Jeffrey and Mason Wells
Directors, Bibliothèque
Source: Bibliothèque Q&A, Dieter Rams’ Exhibit, London Design Museum
Labels: Work
November 22, 2009
Tweet by architectural studio superkül
Source: @superkül
Labels: Designing
November 14, 2009
“I think it’s absolutely critical to have a strong culture in a studio. A design studio is a living, breathing thing and people generally work extremely hard, so its important the environment and culture supports that. They’re creatively investing themselves in their outcomes so there’s a bit of your blood in everything you deliver. I think that brings a bit more emotion and passion to the process and more emotion and passion means more potential conflict or just more intensity.
It’s very important that people feel valued, that they’re part of the team and that they’re supported. We’ve developed out …
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Source: “Designer Q&A with Soren Luckins” by Raph Goldsworthy
Via: @designdroplets
Labels: Work
November 7, 2009
I usually work in a direction until I know how to do it, then I stop. At the time that I am bored or understand—I use those words interchangeably—another appetite has formed. A lot of people try to think up ideas. I’m not one. I’d rather accept the irresistible possibilities of what I can’t ignore.
Robert Rauschenberg (1925–2008)
Artist
Labels: Possibility
