I always welcome advice from those who care and have experience. Here are some points from Frank Chimero's advice that stood out to me and that I want to carry with me:
+ Quiet is always an option, even if everyone is yelling.
+ Thoughtfulness is free and burns on time and empathy: You may not be as skilled with software or techniques or able to afford all the cool gadgets, but "beat them by being more thoughtful."
+ Develop a point of view: Reflect on experiences you have that others don't and vice versa. Combine or mash them up to try and make people "cry or laugh or feel understood."
+ When you’re aimlessly pushing things around on a computer screen, print it out and push it around in real space: This is great advice and something I hadn't thought of. If your work is going to live beyond digital, it should be tested and manipulated in the space where it will exist.
'When you ride the bus, imagine that you are looking at everything from the point of view of someone else on the ride.'
In the end, all you really have is perspective—yours or others'. Nothing really changes except perspective.
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