Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Notes on being brave: Excerpts from "How to Grow as a Graphic Designer"
Fear is always a significant deterrent...Redefining oneself does not have to be a grand gesture: it can be thorough small adjustments in lifestyle, art, physical activity, faith, relationships, or work. The key is to do it: don't wait for catastrophe to force change on you. "You can do so much in a year, so much in a month, even so much in a single day if you just get started."
- Glenn Mitsui
"Decide what you want - what you can live with and what you can't - your key values. Everyone's are different, and there are no right or wrong answers. To do good work or to make a good life, it's the same thing: You have to know yourself."
- Lana Rigsby
"This is how you build confidence - by staying in the game. Every day, it is stamina that helps you get the good idea and see it through to the end."
- Noreen Morioka
Failure is an experience that teaches as much as it hurts.
The safe path is often a circuitous one, a route that leads to nowhere. And the more familiar that path becomes, the more fearful the traveler is to leave it, whether he or she is enjoying the journey or not. That's why it is so important to turn the unknown into the known, and to do this as expediently as possible. "...To do anything worthwhile, you have to take a few risks. You can only start to take risks when you realize what your life is worth."
"Do something that is completely out of context with your normal life. Get away from home and work. Think about what really makes you happy, write it down, and then do it. Come back home and move on it. The only way to start is just to start."
- James Lienhart
"If you aren't being honest with yourself, you aren't much good to anybody. You cannot be good at your job if you aren't being honest about what your job actually is, or what you want it to be."
- Paul Rodger
When you go through something tough, something that really stretches you, you learn what is important to you. Learning what is truly important is the best gift you can give yourself.
- Terry Marks
"Very early in my career, I had a mentor who said that once every six months you should sit down, and without spending too much time thinking about it, list five to ten things you would really like to be doing. His advice was that if you find yourself doing things that are not on your list after several of these reviews, then maybe you need to reconsider your plan."
- Eric Madsen
"You are only put on the planet for a short time. Do what you want to be doing in life. Even a small change in your course could make you happier as a person and as a designer."
- Jesse Doquilo
"You have to make the leap of faith - not be reckless or wild, but you do have to throw yourself out there and just do it. It is scary, and you might fail, but that is all the more reason to do it. That's what makes life exciting. That's what lets you know you are really pushing."
- Sean Adams
...sometimes it's best to simply...let go. When a situation starts to affect the quality of your life and creativity, it's time to change plans.
"You have to be honest about, and responsible for, what you want."
- Jeff Keedy
And then there's Bruce Mau's Incomplete Manifesto.
- Glenn Mitsui
"Decide what you want - what you can live with and what you can't - your key values. Everyone's are different, and there are no right or wrong answers. To do good work or to make a good life, it's the same thing: You have to know yourself."
- Lana Rigsby
"This is how you build confidence - by staying in the game. Every day, it is stamina that helps you get the good idea and see it through to the end."
- Noreen Morioka
Failure is an experience that teaches as much as it hurts.
The safe path is often a circuitous one, a route that leads to nowhere. And the more familiar that path becomes, the more fearful the traveler is to leave it, whether he or she is enjoying the journey or not. That's why it is so important to turn the unknown into the known, and to do this as expediently as possible. "...To do anything worthwhile, you have to take a few risks. You can only start to take risks when you realize what your life is worth."
"Do something that is completely out of context with your normal life. Get away from home and work. Think about what really makes you happy, write it down, and then do it. Come back home and move on it. The only way to start is just to start."
- James Lienhart
"If you aren't being honest with yourself, you aren't much good to anybody. You cannot be good at your job if you aren't being honest about what your job actually is, or what you want it to be."
- Paul Rodger
When you go through something tough, something that really stretches you, you learn what is important to you. Learning what is truly important is the best gift you can give yourself.
- Terry Marks
"Very early in my career, I had a mentor who said that once every six months you should sit down, and without spending too much time thinking about it, list five to ten things you would really like to be doing. His advice was that if you find yourself doing things that are not on your list after several of these reviews, then maybe you need to reconsider your plan."
- Eric Madsen
"You are only put on the planet for a short time. Do what you want to be doing in life. Even a small change in your course could make you happier as a person and as a designer."
- Jesse Doquilo
"You have to make the leap of faith - not be reckless or wild, but you do have to throw yourself out there and just do it. It is scary, and you might fail, but that is all the more reason to do it. That's what makes life exciting. That's what lets you know you are really pushing."
- Sean Adams
...sometimes it's best to simply...let go. When a situation starts to affect the quality of your life and creativity, it's time to change plans.
"You have to be honest about, and responsible for, what you want."
- Jeff Keedy
And then there's Bruce Mau's Incomplete Manifesto.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Four walls and a Curry Vinaigrette for mah boyyys
1 clove garlic
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger (about 1/2 ounce), peeled and grated
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice or red wine vinegar, or more to taste
6 tablespoons olive oil
Pound the garlic in a mortar with the sea salt until it forms a smooth paste. Add the curry powder and the ginger, and work them into the garlic. Stir in the lemon juice or vinegar, then whisk in the oil.
(From a xerox of an unknown book of Katja's) :)
Serves four to six
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
2 teaspoons curry powder
1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger (about 1/2 ounce), peeled and grated
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice or red wine vinegar, or more to taste
6 tablespoons olive oil
Pound the garlic in a mortar with the sea salt until it forms a smooth paste. Add the curry powder and the ginger, and work them into the garlic. Stir in the lemon juice or vinegar, then whisk in the oil.
(From a xerox of an unknown book of Katja's) :)
Serves four to six
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Driving in L.A.
Finally throwing out the August 4-10 2005 LACityBeat, but had to store these tips somewhere
1.) Wilton Place (till Olympic)/Arlington Ave. (till Slauson)/Van Ness (instead of Western or Normandie) to go from the Hollywood Hills to Torrance.
2.) Hauser /Martel (instead of La Brea or Fairfax).
3.) Inglewood/Centinela (instead of the 405 or Sepulveda) to go from Mar Vista to Inglewood?
4.) Palms Blvd (instead of Pico or Venice) to go from Venice to the Pico-Robertson area.
5.) 23rd/Walgrove (instead of Lincoln or Bundy/Centinela) to go north-south when you're west of the Santa Monica Airport.
6.) Buckinghamshire Road (instead of Crenshaw Blvd) to go from the Crenshaw District to mid-city.
7.) Sixth St. to go from East LA to San Vicente.
8.) Allesandro (instead of Glendale Blvd.) to go from Echo Park to the Elysian Valley.
9.) San Vicente to go from mid-city to the top of the Sunset Strip. Also, the western San Vicente to go from Brentwood to the ocean.
1.) Wilton Place (till Olympic)/Arlington Ave. (till Slauson)/Van Ness (instead of Western or Normandie) to go from the Hollywood Hills to Torrance.
2.) Hauser /Martel (instead of La Brea or Fairfax).
3.) Inglewood/Centinela (instead of the 405 or Sepulveda) to go from Mar Vista to Inglewood?
4.) Palms Blvd (instead of Pico or Venice) to go from Venice to the Pico-Robertson area.
5.) 23rd/Walgrove (instead of Lincoln or Bundy/Centinela) to go north-south when you're west of the Santa Monica Airport.
6.) Buckinghamshire Road (instead of Crenshaw Blvd) to go from the Crenshaw District to mid-city.
7.) Sixth St. to go from East LA to San Vicente.
8.) Allesandro (instead of Glendale Blvd.) to go from Echo Park to the Elysian Valley.
9.) San Vicente to go from mid-city to the top of the Sunset Strip. Also, the western San Vicente to go from Brentwood to the ocean.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
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