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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
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
Never bet against the person who just keeps showing up.
Instapaper • Instapaper-ReadLater-2022-11-02-oowGaQ
the most important goal is to not get lost
“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.
“Fragmented bronze portrait of Marcus Aurelius embodies his Stoic philosophy: Even the once commanding visage of the Roman emperor is not impervious to Time. Echoing his Meditations, that all life is fleeting & you'll be fortunate if your deeds survive in the memory of the living.”
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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.