I believe Artificial Intelligence is at its best when it augments human creativity and ability, not replaces it. Once you remove the human touch, you remove the soul from the end product.
André Givenchy
There’s innate beauty in the dance between chaos and control. It’s a balanced dance requiring focus, discipline, creativity, and a willingness to try new things even in the face of uncertainty. All with a goal of crafting something that is truly exceptional — in aesthetics and functionality.
taste = vision
craft = execution
both are necessary, master them both.
Good enough… is never good enough.
If you’re not willing to take an uncomfortable risk, then the odds are against you for anything truly wonderful to ever happen for you.
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Help is a gift. Give it selflessly and often.
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It saddens me to see designers, engineers, and makers who choose mediocrity, but they’re meant to be so much more.
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A day can always be wasted—unless you choose to make it not.
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Embracing a facilitative mindset means trading control for impact. It's scary, but the results are worth it.
Challenge the notion that power lies in holding information. True influence comes from sharing knowledge and empowering others to create.
Active listening is a designer's secret weapon. When we truly hear the humans who use our creations, we uncover needs they didn't even know they had.
I believe that the best solutions often emerge from chaos and collaboration. Our job is to navigate that beautiful mess and extract the gems.
Designers, our role is evolving. We're no longer just creators, but connectors—bridging gaps between disciplines, cultures, and perspectives. Don't get left behind.
True innovation happens when we let go of our egos and embrace the wisdom all around us. Your next breakthrough might come from the most unexpected place.
When you're in a leadership position, making the shift from expert to facilitator, that's when you open doors to unexpected insights and opportunities for innovation. As designer leaders, our job is to create the conditions for creativity to flourish.
As designers, our greatest superpower isn't in having all the answers—it's in asking the right questions and empowering others to contribute.
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