Valerie
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Valerie
Are we idealists or pragmatists? Do we have principles we hold dear, and a vision for the future we want to create? Or are we fumbling along, tinkering, finding what works, and forever allowing contact with reality to rearrange our mental furniture, make a mess on our conceptual floor, and occasionally punch so many holes in the walls that need to ... See more
Chris Best • Principles and pragmatism
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I think the root of the problem is the globalization of all problems.
Now, it feels like anything bad that happens anywhere in the world is somehow relevant to me and my responsibility. It’s like, I’m not allowed to be happy as long as someone, somewhere, is having a bad time.
Especially with global problems, it’s like, how are you allowed to smile w
... See moreThe whole waiting until we get over the frictional ickiness that we have with offering something to the world or not having the perfect words for it – that was definitely a block for me. But it's just delaying the delivery of our gifts and our potential to the world. Like, you are good to go. You are ready. There won’t be a perfect moment or perfec
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On embracing ambiguity
“We design type for ourselves and how we want to use it,” says Thierry, who notes that their typefaces usually take two to three years to develop. “We are blissfully unaware of trends, and we rarely try to copy historical sources. We try to find a conceptual frame that’s interesting to us.”
Note to self: beautiful things require time.
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Choose better and Living with purpose
Arguments for Smallness
Creative process masterclass by Sublime
