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" One bit of advice I can give people is to remember that anything worthwhile takes a long time. "
Debbie Millman
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" Authenticity in branding requires a step by step, measured methodology that doesn't veer from a brand's key identity. "
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" We create constructs to understand ourselves, the way we look, how we feel, what we believe - and we telegraph that 'branding' to the world. "
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" My most memorable design-related encounter was also one of my most life-changing. I met Joyce Rutter Kaye, 'Print''s editor-in-chief from 1998-2008. It was at 6 A.M. on a cross-country flight from New York to Vancouver for the 2003 National AIGA conference. "
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" In design-led organizations, design permeates every initiative and expression. It's embedded in the culture. "
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" No matter how bleak the situation into which we have been thrown by the global economy, it does offer opportunities. Designers need only invent them. "
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" Humans metabolize their purchases very quickly, even if it seemed worth it for any number of reasons when you first bought it. After some time passes, people will go back to feeling the baseline feelings they had previously felt about themselves, no matter how shiny the object, the hair, or the experience. "
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" Even though brands are created by people, they belong to the corporations. "
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" I found that the only thing I felt passionate about drawing were words. "
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" Millennials don't want to be bombarded by ads. But what is so interesting to me, though, is how willingly they accept native content. Or native advertising - it's not even native content. "
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" Our abilities are limited only by our perceptions. "
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" The thing that I like about magazines, paper magazines, and papers in any kind of tangible format is the surprise factor of turning the page and not necessarily knowing what you're going to see. You're not looking for something. You're just experiencing something. "
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" Ever since Marcel Duchamp appropriated mass market objects and pronounced them 'readymades' and Andy Warhol elevated the Campbell's soup can and Brillo Box to art, artists and designers have been blurring the lines between fine art and commerce. "
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" Do not be afraid to want a lot. "
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" Courage is the birthplace of confidence. "
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" Never give up if it is something that you really want. "
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" People do not read first. First and foremost, they see color. Then they see numbers, then shape, and then, if you still have their attention and they understand what you put in front of them, then they will read. "
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" Actually - and ironically - people aren't really interested in a new brand form or flavor as much as they are interested in how a brand can change, impact, or improve their lives. They want brands around them that make them feel special and provide some social cache or confidence. "
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