As a God-believing, type-obsessed, freelance, meat eating photographer, and sometimes-graphic designer, I’ve many influences reigning over my life and work. There’s my beliefs as a practicing Christian, and there’s the sway of other designers I may, and will collaborate with. More importantly, there’s the wrath of the demands of prospective clients.
Ultimately, design, and even life, is all about being open minded. Open mindedness is about being flexible, about growing, and being open to new ideas. It’s about collaboration, and learning from past experiences and constructive criticism. An open minded person never dismisses ideas, and looks not at just some, but always all of their options, and decides on the best way forward from there. An open minded designer is a product of the world; of many minds (which are always better than one), with their eyes forward and not down at their feet and selfish ideas. They’re listeners, taking in the needs of a client, of friends, of those that surround them, and translate all these influences into a cohesive single voice. They’re adaptable, and pleasant to work with, but strong-willed and full of ideas.
Visually, an open minded designer is always looking for new and innovative ways to implement their ideas. They’re explorers, pioneers, hunters and inventors. Never stale, never boring, never comfortable. Never an imitator, but always a collector of past successes and ideas.
It’s my eternal goal to be an open minded person, and designer.
Ultimately, design, and even life, is all about being open minded. Open mindedness is about being flexible, about growing, and being open to new ideas. It’s about collaboration, and learning from past experiences and constructive criticism. An open minded person never dismisses ideas, and looks not at just some, but always all of their options, and decides on the best way forward from there. An open minded designer is a product of the world; of many minds (which are always better than one), with their eyes forward and not down at their feet and selfish ideas. They’re listeners, taking in the needs of a client, of friends, of those that surround them, and translate all these influences into a cohesive single voice. They’re adaptable, and pleasant to work with, but strong-willed and full of ideas.
Visually, an open minded designer is always looking for new and innovative ways to implement their ideas. They’re explorers, pioneers, hunters and inventors. Never stale, never boring, never comfortable. Never an imitator, but always a collector of past successes and ideas.
It’s my eternal goal to be an open minded person, and designer.
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