“We are coming to the end of an era of industrialism, a time when manufacturing, marketing, politics and social systems were all in alignment, all organized to push us toward the center. The way of the world is now more information, more choice, more freedom, and more interaction. And yes, more weird.”
—We Are All Weird
March 2012
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DIVERSIFY YOUR INSPIRATION
In order to remain creative, staying curious and looking for inspiration all around you is crucial, not just in the latest showcase of fashionable WordPress themes. Read a book, perform a scientific experiment, listen to music you haven’t heard before, walk through a new neighborhood, or experience a foreign culture. Widening your horizons beyond your favorite websites and finding more than one source of inspiration is critical to making original, lasting designs.
We all need to respect the Difference between inspiration and imitation.
While nothing is original, we all need to respect the difference between inspiration and imitation. As Jean Luc Goddard said, “It’s not where you take things from — it’s where you take them to.” And if you don’t take them anywhere, what’s the point?
“If you care but your work doesn’t show it, you’ve failed. If you care so much that you’re unable to bring quality, efficiency and discernment to your work, we’ll walk away from it.”
—Seth Godin
“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult”
—Alden Nowlan
“Bad development work is based on the idea that poor people have nothing. Something is better than nothing, right? So anything you give these poor people will be better than what they had before.”
— Alanna Shaikh
