Posts tagged design
Designed by Brother Teresa
I love your reblogs. All the cute illustrations, vintage photography, and hilarious gifs—but what else can you do?
I’m sure you’ve got some original artwork, entertaining stories, and provocative thoughts buried in that beautiful mind of yours. Let it all out.
This is my friend Nina Hans. We make art together.
Most people think I love hanging with her because she’s a Jew with nice legs. And while this may be true, the primary reason I enjoy Nina’s company is because she’s better than me.
Not a better designer, writer, or even a half-competent carnivore by any stretch of the imagination; but a better worker—i.e. Nina knows how to get sh*t done.
Designed by Brother Teresa
Designed by Brother Teresa
It is the creative mind — i.e. the writer, the speaker, the designer, the artist, the photographer, the director, the musician, the storyteller — that influence what gets HEARD and what gets IGNORED.
You ever stop & wonder how many times you crossed paths with someone before finally meeting them face-to-face?
While I’ve never been one to label coincidence as “fate,” I can’t help but be intrigued with this notion that certain people were meant to be part of our lives. Some brought for us to Love; and others, to help us Learn — a Divine Serendipity.
Designed by Brother Teresa
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then Moments is worth a thousand books. I cannot express how much I ♥ this.
The quote that changed my design life.
Around 4 AM every night, I take a short break from my design work and go looking for my pup. As usual, he’s lying belly up on the kitchen floor. So I quietly bend down, pat his exposed stomach, and plant a huge kiss on his fat nose.
He never wakes up, but it’s enough to keep me going. I pour myself another cup of coffee and get back to work.
Truth & Dare
- B: You know, I've never been one to complain about my grades, but why the hell would you give me a "C" on my project? During the class critique, not a single person had anything negative to say about my work.
- S: Brendon, I'm not going to argue with the quality of your work. It's BY FAR the best in the class.
- B: So what's the problem?
- S: The problem is I'm not stupid. I can tell just by glancing at your work that you spent no more than fifteen minutes on it. Everyone else spent days on their projects.
- B: But you just admitted it's the best in the class.
- S: Yes. But you know, just as well as I do, that it's not YOUR best. And comparing yourself to everyone else in the class might get you a passing grade. But if you really want to reach or transcend your goals as an artist, you have to stop comparing yourself to others who aren't even at your level. Sticking to a "grading curve" only limits your potential.
- B: So my grade is going to stay a "C?"
- S: Well, that depends on you. If you get an "A" in my class it's because you fought for one. It's because you went the distance. It's because you kept on working, while everyone else went home to watch American Idol.
- B: But you have to understand, I have OTHER classes to worry about too. Not to mention work and—
- S: Look. You can label me "Unfair" all you want, but I'm not going to budge. 'Cause when the smoke clears and you're one of the FEW people in this world who actually gets paid to do what they LOVE, you're going to thank God there were people in your life who challenged you to be more than "good enough." So rip your soul open and find out what you're made of. I DARE you to be Great.
The sucky thing about working in low-lit environments is it increases yours odds of producing blurry images. Keep your aperture open long enough, though, and you may just find yourself with a stack of serendipitous moments actually worth sharing.
Ghostly movements, vibrant colors, and optical illusions begin to emerge in your photographs. Are your chances of success low? Of course. But so are all things worth pursuing.
[images by Brother Teresa]
