Such a dope resource for inspiration and really well executed. Two of my favourites is the interviews with Dan Martensen and Scott Pommier.
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This is a bold statement but fuck it; Andre 3000 serves one of the most incredible verses I’ve heard in hip hop. I caught this song for the first time a few months back and it’s been on constant rotation ever since…
Styles will change / They say change is dang-erous / As a king standing on the terrace / While his partner pointing up at the rightful man / Cowards / Then… live like there ain’t no ‘morrow / And if one come then this the motto / Now I put message in bottle / You go to the nearest beach and open your car door / And you walk to the place where the sea meets the land / Yeah it’s easier to run the street than walk in the sand/
Hey I’m talking young man / As if chalk in my hand/ I will take yo’ little ass to school / It’s cool / When the kids call me sonny, the hood calls me stacks / The bees call me honey, Hollywood calls me back / Crack and I have a lot in common / We both come up in the 80s and we keep that bass pumpin’ / Now that’s a nega-tive comparison / Embarassin’ / Unfortunate that if you come up fortunate / The street considers you lame /
I thought the name of the game / Was to have a better life / I guess it ain’t what a shame / I don’t slang, never slung / But I’m one with the slum / That has a name well fitting / No wonder why they called it the trap / So watch your tail / And I’m not kidding / The rats and mice would give advice / They say that you can paint and draw / Get out of here / Go show them that we’re more than slangin’ raw / That’s when I broke into my big Rube impression / And I tried to enlighten but that night a learned a lesson / That the morals that you think you got go out the window / When all the other kids are fresh and they got new / Nintendo / Wiis / And yo’ child is down on her knees / Praying hard up to God for a Whopper with cheese / Do you b) Hit the street hard with a flare / Or do you a) Go for school for heating and air / Dare making under seven / But make a crooked killing / Or do a bit of both until your holding on a million / Brilliant / You got one foot in and one foot out / You put yo’ left foot back in and then you shake it all about / You do the Hokey Pokey ’til you turn your life around / That’s what it’s all about / 3000 out
Some great words of wisdom from Wieden+Kennedy’s Executive Creative Director. Although targeted towards designers, this applies to any creative field.
1. Be authentic. The most powerful asset you have is your individuality, what makes you unique. It’s time to stop listening to others on what you should do.
2. Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort.
3. Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral.
4. Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough.
5. Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know.
6. Being original is still king, especially in this tech-driven, group-grope world.
7. Try not to work for stupid people or you’ll soon become one of them.
8. Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them.
9. The Golden Rule actually works. Do good.
10. If all else fails, No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career.
Via AIGA
Read MoreI just opened up a Tumblr account called Whiskey and a Camera. I needed a place to archive random things that inspire me. Check it out.
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