What is deep about "Everybody poops"

I love the free talks on creativelive.com but this one was funny, provoking and inspiring. It tells us to let go of perfection and that throughout our careers we all "poop" (aka also produce work that is not great ").But should this stop us? No!

The illusion of perfection

When we look at designers and design magazines, sketchbook presentations on YouTube etc we might get a feeling of a level of perfection that we just can't meet. Does that mean that all successful designers out there only produce golden eggs? I believe no. Who would really want to show off their failed attempts? That one design that never made it. Pages of ideas that in the end just weren't that great...

I think we, who fear failing and not being good enough, need to understand what James Victore puts simply as " everybody poops". In the course of our creative adventures we will all create ... we will create a lot of work. And honestly, not everything will be great but that should never put us off to try and try again. I think we need some more designers like him.

James Victore is like his posters, bold and fearless. I think this is what makes his work authentic.

You will understand what I mean if you listen to him. Here are some of my notes.

Interested? Here is a short glimpse of his talk on perfection

And to be bold and fearless too ... Here is one of my recent typography "poos". I thought I had produced something funny and stylish until my dear husband pointed out that I have done exactly the opposite of what I was trying to say by writing "between" literally ON the lines. Lol. But hey, everybody poops.

This is a response to the blog prompt "Unpopular" / Today I chose the unpopular thing to do as a designer - admitting that not all our stuff is great and posting my own "bad" example ;)

Thoughts about Jan Bajtlik at typo Berlin '15

image I found this article from typo Berlin about a young graphic designer from Poland. He shares his 5 principles, where especially the first one really resonates with my idea about the deeper meaning & motivation behind design.

1. Responsibility for others

Jan wanted to influence the early experience children have with letters in a playful and hands on approach. He published already several books that have received prices and were translated into several languages. Furthermore he held over 100 workshops with children all over Poland.

What I find so inspiring about him is that even at a young age he uses his skills to make people's lives better and he uses the power of design for something positive.

Read the whole article and watch his talk >>HERE<<

Little Milestone / Do you dare to celebrate the small things?

wpid-wp-1436729096712.jpg Today I want to share with you one of the little milestones I have reached.

My photographs of a community festival this summer have been published in a local newspaper - with credits. That made me really happy. I hope more opportunities like this will come and I can continue to improve my photography skills.

I know it's not a big step, but it means something to me. I just wanted to help out, so let's say it was a personal project rather than unpaid work. I loved talking to people and capturing the atmosphere of the place. It's not the first time for me to document events. I have done two weddings before but this was quite different and I really enjoyed it. Being used to getting little credit for free work, it just made my day that my name was actually included in the small article.

What I try to say with this little recollection is that

I think it's very important to feel successful about small steps, even if it seems insignificant to your big dreams.

I do believe it's invaluable, for me personally, to cherish the small things on the road towards my creative dream. It helps me to keep going and growing.

Have you reached any little Milestones recently? Do you feel you can appreciate those small moments or do you feel they don't really matter to you?

I'd love to hear some of your voices, fellow bloggers :)

About the photo: This was one of the shots of the previous photowalk which captures my feeling of slow but steady development.