10 lessons for young designers. By John C Jay of Wieden+Kennedy
September 1, 2010
Some insightful lessons from Wieden+Kennedy’s Executive Creative Director, John C Jay. Although focused from a design perspective, I feel that these lessons would apply just as well for anyone working within the creative industry. Via AIGA.
1: Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do. 2: Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort. 3: Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral. 4: Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough. 5: Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know. 6: Being original is still king, especially in this tech-driven, group-grope world. 7: Try not to work for stupid people or you’ll soon become one of them. 8: Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them. 9: The Golden Rule actually works. Do good. 10: If all else fails, No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career.
Daft Punk in San Diego? Don’t think so :(
July 24, 2010
I’m 97% sure that Daft Punk isn’t playing tonight at Petco Park. I could be wrong, but I’m probably right. Sorry guys. This blog sucks. Go here.
Nike SB x Todd Bratrud x BLENDS to benefit Keep A Breast Foundation
July 20, 2010
Last night’s release of the Todd Bratrud “Brain Wreck” Dunk was a success. We still have quite a few smaller sizes left between 4 and 7.5 for sale — so for all of you on the small size of the foot spectrum… come on by! You can still make your purchase at BLENDS in downtown San Diego and/or via phone order [619.233.6126]. It was such a pleasure to work with the lovely ladies from Keep A Breast. Be sure to stay in touch with all of their events supporting the cause. More info on last nights event after the jump. Continue reading Nike SB x Todd Bratrud x BLENDS to benefit Keep A Breast Foundation…
Portland, Oregon. “The City of Roses”
July 10, 2010
Looks like I’ll be here for a couple days. Definitely excited. Photo by Tommy of thisisnaive.
EdwinHimself.com turns one
June 7, 2010
Today marks the first year of this blog. I pretty much started this thing with no real concept. The only rule that I set for myself was to post an unfiltered influx of things I see, hear and like. Basically, a sort of creative, dot-connector that you can possibly use to kill time during your lunch breaks. In retrospect, I kind of wish that I had chosen a different name for this blog… because in reality, this blog is about the people, places and ideas that make up its content and has very little to do about me on a personal level.
Thanks again for your time. The internet should be taken lightly. This is just a blog. Use accordingly. Cheers for plenty more years to come.
Also, this site is best viewed with Firefox. In addition, added textual content is embedded within some of the images, so remember to roll over them with your cursor.
Happy Marty Levin Day
May 26, 2010
Marty Levin is a San Diego institution. Congrats on over 30 years of San Diego newscasting.
Dear Industrial Designers, Flat Plug Connectors?
April 14, 2010
Dear industrial designers, sometimes I want to plug in a lamp behind my bed, but I can’t do that if the connector sticks out two inches off my wall. From now on, please make all electronic devices (especially lighting units!) with flattened connectors to make them less obtrusive. Belkin did a great job in the image above. Please take note. Everything else is great though. I love the iPhone.
This is the iPad
April 8, 2010
There will always be an appreciation for printed matter, but alas, interactive media through audio-podcasts and video-clips add another dimension to the way we see, think and now hear our daily news. Before actually getting a chance to run through its collection of applications, my opinion of Apple’s iPad was definitely similar to that of many of my colleagues… it’s nice, but essentially just a larger version of the iPod Touch.
After spending about an hour with the iPad, I’ve come to conclude that its usability lies somewhere in between an iPhone and a MacBook. It allows its user to take advantage of its portability (try surfing on a MacBook in a crowded subway) without loosing the visual branding of the content that so often gets lost within the micro-dimensions of the iPhone. At the same time, this isn’t a word-processing machine. It wasn’t designed for that. It’s designed to be the best way to experience the web, email, photos and video. And it follows through.
During my short rendezvous with the iPad, I encountered some of the minor bugs associated with the Flash-based sites that I visited; but like everything else in technology, things get fixed. Also, a built-in camera would be nice for its next-gen version. In time, we’ll definitely get the chance to experience the media prowess of the iPad as more media outlets begin to adopt it’s format. Death to print? Maybe not just yet. A new tangent for media? Most definitely. At the end of the day, it’s the content that really matters.
For now, I’ll just take some time and enjoy my iPad Nano iPhone 3GS