A couple of years ago Michael Bierut republished a list of the Top Then Things They Never Taught Me In Design School. Maybe ID teaches us some of these things, but it's a good list to think about and remember -- even if you're not a designer. For those too busy to click on a link, here is the Cliff's Notes version:
- Talent is one-third of the success equation.
- 95 percent of any creative profession is shit work.
- If everything is equally important, then nothing is very important.
- Don’t over-think a problem.
- Start with what you know; then remove the unknowns.
- Don’t forget your goal.
- When you throw your weight around, you usually fall off balance.
- The road to hell is paved with good intentions; or, no good deed goes unpunished.
- It all comes down to output.
- The rest of the world counts.
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