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In a Quest for Originality, Don’t Forget How to Be Good.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

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In a Quest for Originality, Don’t Forget How to Be Good.

“Don’t try to be original, try to be good.” – Paul Rand. On first read I thought, “hell, I can be good, just don’t ask me to be original”. Original is like asking me to be something I’m not; original is someone else.

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Your Creative Beginners Mind

Monday, December 7, 2009

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Your Creative Beginners Mind

Allow me to lower the bar. Originality, the origin of which is you, is rooted in self expression. I helped teach a few years of Photography 101 on the college level years ago. Not much stuck with me except for one distinct pattern. Nearly all students where eventually infected with a malady; It was apparent that we educated the originality out of our students. It’s important to bear in mind that these were art students eager to develop their professional skills.

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