给年轻设计师的十个忠告
W+K全球执行创意总监John C Jay,给年轻设计师的十个忠告: 1.做真实的自己; 你所拥有的最大财富就是你自己,它让你独特。是时候不再搭理那些对你指手画脚的人了。 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.比其他人更加努力,你会一直从中收益; Work harder than anyone else and you will always benefit from the effort.. 3.合上电脑,与真实的人和社会接触,生命、生活才最实在; Get off the computer and connect with real people and culture. Life is visceral. 4.坚持给自己充电,脚踏实地,自己动手,别让创意留在虚空; Constantly improve your craft. Make things with your hands. Innovation in thinking is not enough. 5.多多游历,这是让自己眼界开阔,更加自知的好经历; Travel as much as you can. It is a humbling and inspiring experience to learn just how much you don’t know.
6.在这个技术主导的混乱世界里,坚持原创是王道; Being original is still king, especially in this tech-driven, group-grope world.
7.尽量不要跟蠢人工作,否则不久后自己就会被同化; Try not to work for stupid people or you’ll soon become one of them.
8.本能和直觉潜力无限,学着相信它; Instinct and intuition are all-powerful. Learn to trust them. 9.金科玉律就是切实工作,把它做好: The Golden Rule actually works. Do good.
10.如果以上所有建议都未能兑现,那么对所有人来说,第二条仍是最棒的优势竞争力; If all else fails, No. 2 is the greatest competitive advantage of any career.