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By using process or second color inventively, Brodovitch was able to give the magazine an added sense of currency and luxury. He applied color to his layouts expressively, often choosing to use colors bolder than might be seen in the real world. Even after full-color reproduction became standard practice, he still used broad swaths of single colors... See more

Kerry William Purcell • Alexey Brodovitch

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” - Bruce Lee

Instapaper • Instapaper-ReadLater-2022-11-02-oowGaQ

A cliché quote at this point, but I’m still thinking about it’s true meaning.

the most important goal is to not get lost

Don’t make up problems you don’t have yet. It’s not a problem until it’s a real problem. Most of the things you worry about never happen anyway.

David Heinemeier Hansson • Rework

Working right trumps finding the right work.

Cal Newport • So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

You should want the files you create to be durable, not only for posterity, but also for your future self. You never know when you might want to go back to something you created years or decades ago. Don’t lock your data into a format you can’t retrieve.

@kepano • Tweet

The ability to concentrate intensely is a skill that must be trained.

Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Building a brand identity is like composing a soundtrack for a film. You must find ways to touch on the same themes, while still introducing variations and inventive ways to create an atmosphere – in our case, the rich universe of a brand.

Poppy Thaxter • “The best results arrive from solid and trustful relationships.” Atelier ...

a philosophy for organizing knowledge work efforts in a sustainable and meaningful manner, based on the following three principles:

1. Do few things.

2. Work at a natural pace.

3. Obsess over quality.