A rejection doesn’t mean you failed. It means you tried. Try again.Linda Blair.
Failure is the best medicine—as long as you learn something.James Dyson.
Copying one person is stealing. Copying ten is research.Chet Atkins.
If you don’t love what you do, and do it with a passion, you probably won’t do it very well.Woody Pirtle.
Design is not magic. Design is a set of principles we follow to make our work appealing to the human eye. Design is more about science than art. A good designer is more of a listener than a talker. A good designer is more of an observer than a showman.Rafal Tomal.
… user experience is not a feature. You can’t put it on your to-do list and cross it off when it’s done. It’s an ongoing effort from the beginning of the project to the end and even beyond that.Rafal Tomal.
Look for creative ways to simplify your design. Minimalism is not about hiding features or content, but about doing less, better. Yes, actually simplifying design very often needs more creativity than making it complex.Rafal Tomal.
… we’re designing for users. The sooner you realize this, the better. User psychology is a complicated subject, but one thing is for sure: people by default are lazy and will look for the least resistant way to accomplish their task.
Too-complicated layouts, too-creative solutions and reinventing wheels won’t make your users’ life easier.
Inspiration is like sugar, a little bit will give you a kick but if you ingest too much you’ll feel sick and unmotivated. There is a threshold I’ve realized I should not exceed when looking for inspiration. The times I do, I have experienced a creative block which somehow took me back to the mimicking phase of imitating somebody else. Just like with sugar there is a sweet spot that will kickstart your brain into creating something unique maybe based on something you have seen but if you cross the line you may end up feeling unable to be creative.Claudio Guglieri.
… there are no rules to entering the industry, but here are 31 tips that might just help — read them/follow them/ignore them.
1. put yourself out there
2. release early, release often
3. take a leap of faith
4. go mobile
5. go guerrilla
6. bend the rules
7. but don’t reinvent the wheel
8. specialise
9. or diversify
10. learn from your idols
11. question everything
12. make tough calls
13. trust your instincts
14. move mountains
15. imagine best-case scenarios
16. go it alone
17. collaborate
18. don’t run before you can walk
19. exploit your interests
20. feel your way
21. follow your nose
22. be true to yourself
23. push, pull, test, tear
24. have gusto
25. reach for the stars
26. reinvent yourself
27. create positive change
28. keep on learning
29. be realistic
30. try your best
31. listen to your mum
Gem Barton.