8 Secrets To Virgil Abloh's Creative Genius

The idea of putting things in a box just doesn’t work for me. It worked for a generation that was supposed to be where they are. My story starts from immigrant parents from Ghana in West Africa. On the will of my dad making it to America, I was afforded the range of options opposite from a third world country.

Being an outsider allowed Abloh to appr... See more

@mrb5994

2 years ago

Breakdown of the video:

+ Find a personal narrative to amplify your work. Give it a authentic identity.

+ Find a inefficiency in the industry that you are able to utilize.

+ Have a wider skillset. Do not focus on one particular aspect of the business.

+ Try to reverse-engineer garments. You will learn a lot about the construction ... See more

Abloh’s approach was often to make a small “3% “change to the original form. He wasn’t changing something by 3% just to change it by 3%, though. He was adding his personal 3% touch (in a world of generative AI, I really want to emphasize the personal touch aspecthere).

My favourite example of Abloh's approach was a collaboration with Nike on “The T... See more