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By: Matt Kempster

Matt Kempster — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:26:07 +0000

Unexpected but great advice.

Always good for learning something new!

By: Tammy Jones

Tammy Jones — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:40:49 +0000

This is such GREAT advice! I haven’t learned this in a textbook or in any program. Thank you to a new friend who passed this on from Stress Design.

By: Jillian Adel

Jillian Adel — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:21:19 +0000

“It’s not where you take things from, it’s where you take them to.” – Jean-Luc Godard

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Jim Coudal / Humble Pied. « Underdogs and Optimists — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:39:09 +0000

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By: Nadia

Nadia — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:09:00 +0000

As a new design student, I think that this advice is something that has held true generation over generation but is still somewhat shunned by new designers. In fields like writing, you always hear “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” and yet in design, if you’re not aiming to do something new, then you’re criticized.

I know that I still have a lot to learn with design and learning from those I admire will be my ticket to developing my own design sensibilities.

Thanks for this!

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uberVU - social comments — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:00:19 +0000

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By: kara fellows

kara fellows — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:11:49 +0000

Great exercise! A great way to get students to identify typefaces, too.

By: Robynne Raye

Robynne Raye — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:41:57 +0000

I LOVE this advice, really helpful to young designers.