Unless you can begin with an interesting problem, it is unlikely you will end up with an interesting solution.

Be stimulated by rejection
BOB GILL

Design Determination Rejection
We need practice solving problems.
BOB GILL

Needs Practice Problem
Unless you can begin with an interesting problem, it is unlikely you will end up with an interesting solution.
BOB GILL

Interesting Problem Unlikely
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 GILL

Harder House Jobs
There’s nothing in my head that’s worth anything at all because it’s the culture that put it there.
BOB GILL

Culture Problem Solve
It’s much harder to be an in-house person than an outside person.
BOB GILL

Harder House Persons
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 GILL

Arbitrary Design Matter
How do you do original work when culture is telling you which font face to use, which layout.
BOB GILL

Culture Fonts Use
I’ve never had a problem with a dumb client. There is no such thing as a bad client. Part of our job is to do good work and get the client to accept it.
BOB GILL

Design Dumb Jobs
Forget all the rules you ever learned about graphic design.
BOB GILL

Arbitrary Client Design Forget Graphic

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