9 Creative Lessons From Virgil Abloh
Design is hope made visible.
You can live your life as the result of history and what came before, or you can live your life as the cause of what’s to come. You choose.
When talent doesn’t hustle, hustle beats talent. But when talent hustles, watch out.
When you work only for money, without any love for what you do in and of itself, your work will lac... See more
wearecollins.com • 101 Design Rules
@mrb5994
2 years ago
Breakdown of the video:
+ Find a personal narrative to amplify your work. Give it a authentic identity.
+ Find a inefficiency in the industry that you are able to utilize.
+ Have a wider skillset. Do not focus on one particular aspect of the business.
+ Try to reverse-engineer garments. You will learn a lot about the construction ... See more
2 years ago
Breakdown of the video:
+ Find a personal narrative to amplify your work. Give it a authentic identity.
+ Find a inefficiency in the industry that you are able to utilize.
+ Have a wider skillset. Do not focus on one particular aspect of the business.
+ Try to reverse-engineer garments. You will learn a lot about the construction ... See more
virgilabloh • Brand DNA Event - Virgil Abloh + Samuel Full.
James Turrell took inspiration from astronomy and perceptual psychology. Coco Chanel was most influenced by nuns and religious symbols. David Adjaye drew from Yoruban sculpture, and Steve Jobs from Zen Buddhism and calligraphy. We could continue this list forever, but that’s not the point. The point is to look outside the confines of our industry t... See more
The Browser Company • Optimizing for Feelings
Scott Belsky Talk at South Park Commons
Often designs from frustration
Right now, greater skill is being brought by compute and developing a democratization of many things (code, design, etc.). Because of this, taste will probably be the most important skill
Taste is derived from culture and overlap of industries
Because of that