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A Monday Musing

Experience is what allows your level of skill to catch up with your level of desire. word art created at wordle.net

Shepherd Fairey, the designer of the Hope and Change iconography which helped Barack Obama become elected last November, is being taken to task for his use of a photo of Obama owned by Associated Press. This has brought issues of copyright, ownership and fair use to the forefront of our news media, and is significant [...]

Drawing the Line Between Imitation and Creation

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Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is the laziest form of creativity.

Do We Need A Secretary Of The Arts? A Tale Of Two Petitions

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There is an online petition with the goal of creating a better world by implementing a Secretary of the Arts position among the others in the President’s Cabinet. The petition is being circulated by Jamie Austria. When I logged on to read the petition, I found this text: To: President Barack Obama Congratulations and thank [...]

Being Successful

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Over on Zale Tabakman’s blog, Success Through Balance, my response to one of his questions asked on LinkedIn is featured. The question and responses describe how an intangible element – faith – figures in to one’s success in business and life. Read his post here. Thank you, Zale!

10 Tips for Design Students (Especially Mine)

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Having mentored so many students over the past 20 years (wow, has it been that long?), I’ve learned that their success as students and ultimately as designers depends as much on them as it does on me. Here are some tips gleaned from both observation and experience for making the grade: The teacher is there [...]

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