Bob Gill on culture
Bob Gill10 quotes“How do you do original work when culture is telling you which font face to use, which layout.”
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We need practice solving problems.
Bob GillBob Gill Counter the effects of culture (steering your design ideas) by going out and looking for new experiences.
Bob GillBob Gill Strange as it may seem, wrote Richard Feynman, we understand the distribution of matter in the interior of the Sun far better than we understand the interior of the Earth.
Bill BrysonBill Bryson If you haven’t read Alan Fletcher’s The Art of Looking Sideways you should be arrested for calling yourself a Designer
Bob GillBob Gill I know that being an in-house person is much, much harder than being outside…that’s why I’ve never had a job.
Bob GillBob Gill Unless you can begin with an interesting problem, it is unlikely you will end up with an interesting solution.
Bob GillBob Gill No matter how many times your amazing, absolutely brilliant work is rejected by the client, for whatever dopey, arbitrary reason, there is often another amazing, absolutely brilliant solution possible. Sometimes it’s even better.
Bob GillBob Gill There’s nothing in my head that’s worth anything at all because it’s the culture that put it there.
Bob GillBob Gill Be stimulated by rejection
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From our community writers
I managed to cut myself loose and while there was pain – there weren’t any blood.
Jenny WinbladhJenny Winbladh Free will exist only in a confused mind.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland If you are true to yourself, you are already a winner.
Alex DanielAlex Daniel You deserve words that remind you of your value.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan Do always wonder about your worth and remind yourself that even roses have their own thorns.
Megan LaoMegan Lao I’m like sugar in the coffee. Stir me and I’ll dissolve into you.
BelaBela Plans have changed. Life looks different. & now we’re all figuring it out as we go.
Tanya GillTanya Gill Be loyal to those loyal to you.
Sonya TeclaiSonya Teclai
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It seems reasonable to expect that beauty will emerge from a fusion of the individual character and culture of the potter,with the nature of his materials.
Bernard LeachBernard Leach I think Latin American cultures are really rich and fascinating. I like the pomp and circumstance of some of their rituals and ceremonies.
Bitsie TullochBitsie Tulloch Our culture is different, but culture is nothing but group habit, culture is paradigm and when you get past the culture, people are essentially the same.
Bob ProctorBob Proctor We must have an expansionary vision, one that captures the imagination and diversity of the whole community, one which benefits a nation which has moved beyond the basics of literacy and numeracy and which wants to develop a learning culture.
Bob BrownBob Brown There’s nothing in my head that’s worth anything at all because it’s the culture that put it there.
Bob GillBob Gill American culture has always known success, not suffering, so we’ve never known what to do with this part of the Bible.
Bill VaughanBill Vaughan Positive culture comes from being mindful, and respecting your coworkers, and being empathetic.
Biz StoneBiz Stone A culture of honor is celebrating who a person is without stumbling over who they’re not.
Bill JohnsonBill Johnson