Over the last seven years, Jacob has worked as a graphic designer at Illinois State University, and he has screwed up. A lot. Working with a super-sized ego at a medium-sized web office, failure comes fast; but so does education. With some humility, a lot of self-deprecation, and just a touch of irreverence, Jacob will share stories of professional embarrassment, creative conflicts, democratic dissolution, and international espionage (note: there is no international espionage). Through these professional flubs, some simple but challenging truths were discovered that help projects run smoother; even in an environment when common sense solutions can seem elusive.
42. “If everything is red, then no one will
understand what to do”
“No one likes the color red. It’s too intense”
“Blue and brown colors together are really
hot right now”
47. “Consistency requires you to be as
ignorant today as you were a year
ago.”
-Bernard Berenson, Renaissance
Art Historian
48. “If you try to be consistent, you tie
yourself to a rock and you restrict your
own movements! Don’t do this! Let all the
paths be reachable without any obstacle!
Free yourself from the consistency!”
- Mehmet Murat Ildan, Turkish novelist
and playwright
49. “Success is neither magical nor
mysterious. Success is the natural
consequence of consistently applying
basic fundamentals.”
-Jim Rohn entrepreneur and motivational
speaker
50. “It's not what we do once in a while that
shapes our lives. It's what we do
consistently.”
-Tony Robbins, motivational speaker