Saying yeah alright, to saying, no ta

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bú shì no laa não na saying yeah alright, net to saying, óchi không no ta. a-nim-ni-da non Illai hayžr nein

TIME

Designing is a process and this takes time, invest your time in creating work you love.

Not just using your time to create content to fill.

TIME

“It took me a few seconds to draw it, but it took me 34 years to learn how to draw it in a few seconds.�

- Paula Scher

OWN YOUR BELIEFS

“Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things.

It’s a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy.”

- Erik Adigard

OWN YOUR BELIEFS

Design is everything and evident everywhere, everything started with a design.

That design should be something that aids your beliefs or helps others understand them.

Don’t design for someone or something you don’t agree with, because it will carry on.

B E B R AV E

No can be difficult to say without explaining yourself properly.

Saying, “maybe” confuses you and others. If you don’t agree with a project and you’re considering whether or not you should be doing it, then don’t do it!

Don’t dilute your beliefs, take an act of self-respect.

B E B R AV E

“Content precedes design. Design in the absence of content is not design, it’s decoration.”

- Jeffrey Zeldman

ALTERNATIVE METHOD

Step One

ALTERNATIVE METHOD

If you have said say no, Don’t take no as an answer.

If they didn’t understand the first time...

Try alternative methods, such as sign language.

Steer clear of a simple middle finger though, this may seem unprofessional.

Step Two

K N OW W H AT YO U WA N T

“Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.”

- Jeffrey Zeldman

K N OW W H AT YO U WA N T

Rather than immediately responding to requests, ask yourself if it’s what you really want?

If you’re saying yes to everything, are you considering your own needs.

This could lead you to resenting your practice, and overall hindering your work.

NO IS YES ELSEWHERE

When you say no to one thing, you’re saying yes to another.

Saying no to some projects free’s you up both emotionally and physically.

Giving you the chance to engage yourself in other activities, which will inspire your design.

NO IS YES ELSEWHERE

“I don’t need an alarm clock. My ideas wake me.”

- Ray Bradbury

MORE PASSIONATE

If you are saying yes to every project, inevitably some of the projects you won’t be passionate about.

If youre not passionate about a design, are you really putting your all into it?

If you’re focusing on projects you are passionate about, by saying no to others, you’ll be challenging your best practice each time, and improving it by doing so.

MORE PASSIONATE

“I try not to make any decisions that I’m not excited about” - Jake Nickell

nahi

bú shì no laa não na net óchi không a-nim-ni-da non Illai hayžr nein