is anyone here hungry when was the last time you found yourself starving
time you found yourself starving
time you found yourself starving a very good afternoon ladies and
a very good afternoon ladies and
a very good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and no I wasn’t referring to
gentlemen and no I wasn’t referring to
gentlemen and no I wasn’t referring to food I’m talking about the drive the
food I’m talking about the drive the
food I’m talking about the drive the drive to chase your dreams no I have
drive to chase your dreams no I have
drive to chase your dreams no I have spent so much time living on survival
spent so much time living on survival
spent so much time living on survival mode but I love it the energy the
mode but I love it the energy the
mode but I love it the energy the passion that’s the hunger finding
passion that’s the hunger finding
passion that’s the hunger finding ourselves craving over a desire that
ourselves craving over a desire that
ourselves craving over a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy
starving for inspiration and recognition
starving for inspiration and recognition and I know many creatives can relate to
and I know many creatives can relate to
and I know many creatives can relate to this MS blackhole getting your work
this MS blackhole getting your work
this MS blackhole getting your work published out there for the first time
published out there for the first time
published out there for the first time and being able to see it either
and being able to see it either
and being able to see it either physically on print or visually on
physically on print or visually on
physically on print or visually on screen is the best feeling in this world
screen is the best feeling in this world
screen is the best feeling in this world it’s a feeling so indescribable it’s
it’s a feeling so indescribable it’s
it’s a feeling so indescribable it’s like trying to explain the taste of
like trying to explain the taste of
like trying to explain the taste of water when you see your artwork out
water when you see your artwork out
water when you see your artwork out there be it a poster you can say hey
there be it a poster you can say hey
there be it a poster you can say hey you’re looking at my work I made that
you’re looking at my work I made that
you’re looking at my work I made that or better yet is when people actually
or better yet is when people actually
or better yet is when people actually recognize it that’s when you know you’ve
recognize it that’s when you know you’ve
recognize it that’s when you know you’ve created an identity you have branded
created an identity you have branded
created an identity you have branded yourself in the work that you have done
yourself in the work that you have done
yourself in the work that you have done and you have created a unique and
and you have created a unique and
and you have created a unique and distinguishable style that when people
distinguishable style that when people
distinguishable style that when people take one look they actually say hey does
take one look they actually say hey does
take one look they actually say hey does a service design
a service design
a service design it took me a while to get to that level
it took me a while to get to that level
it took me a while to get to that level and yeah I started off far from where I
and yeah I started off far from where I
and yeah I started off far from where I am today only because I was told that
am today only because I was told that
am today only because I was told that you couldn’t make a career out of this
you couldn’t make a career out of this
you couldn’t make a career out of this and it has frequently been mistaken that
and it has frequently been mistaken that
and it has frequently been mistaken that being good at art or design only meant
being good at art or design only meant
being good at art or design only meant that it had to be on a drawing block or
that it had to be on a drawing block or
that it had to be on a drawing block or canvas and I thought so to myself
canvas and I thought so to myself
canvas and I thought so to myself until I discovered graphic design design
until I discovered graphic design design
until I discovered graphic design design plays an important human portance
plays an important human portance
plays an important human portance especially with big brands it helps to
especially with big brands it helps to
especially with big brands it helps to differentiate them on so many levels
differentiate them on so many levels
differentiate them on so many levels design gives motive it serves a purpose
design gives motive it serves a purpose
design gives motive it serves a purpose and it tells a story behind the concept
so when you actually once you’ve
so when you actually once you’ve actually discovered your design and
actually discovered your design and
actually discovered your design and you’ve actually you’ve actually found it
you’ve actually you’ve actually found it
you’ve actually you’ve actually found it it’s like walking into a home that
it’s like walking into a home that
it’s like walking into a home that you’ve built for yourself you’ll
you’ve built for yourself you’ll
you’ve built for yourself you’ll recognize the furniture the paintings on
recognize the furniture the paintings on
recognize the furniture the paintings on the walls the books on the shelves and
the walls the books on the shelves and
the walls the books on the shelves and even the content of the drawers
even the content of the drawers
even the content of the drawers you can even redecorate and still find
you can even redecorate and still find
you can even redecorate and still find your way around in the dark if you had
your way around in the dark if you had
your way around in the dark if you had to let’s change is yoni constant and
to let’s change is yoni constant and
to let’s change is yoni constant and design is constantly evolving from the
design is constantly evolving from the
design is constantly evolving from the era where gradient was the in thing to
era where gradient was the in thing to
era where gradient was the in thing to the now flat design the goal is to never
the now flat design the goal is to never
the now flat design the goal is to never stay the same that’s the whole point of
stay the same that’s the whole point of
stay the same that’s the whole point of making art is to be constantly moving
making art is to be constantly moving
making art is to be constantly moving and I move driven as well realizing I
and I move driven as well realizing I
and I move driven as well realizing I was more inclined to the clean and
was more inclined to the clean and
was more inclined to the clean and minimal look which made me slowly tune
minimal look which made me slowly tune
minimal look which made me slowly tune myself to that frequency and I started
myself to that frequency and I started
myself to that frequency and I started stripping down my designs to the
stripping down my designs to the
stripping down my designs to the simplest form as possible
simplest form as possible
simplest form as possible and in that I found minimalism its
and in that I found minimalism its
and in that I found minimalism its complexity in its simplicity the simpler
complexity in its simplicity the simpler
complexity in its simplicity the simpler to design the more complicated it is
to design the more complicated it is
to design the more complicated it is that’s because the creativity behind it
that’s because the creativity behind it
that’s because the creativity behind it has to be symbolic there is more to
has to be symbolic there is more to
has to be symbolic there is more to design than just simply picking a color
design than just simply picking a color
design than just simply picking a color or fun just because it looks good you
or fun just because it looks good you
or fun just because it looks good you have to go through a whole thinking
have to go through a whole thinking
have to go through a whole thinking process know it’s not easy but if you
process know it’s not easy but if you
process know it’s not easy but if you enjoy it the fun is endless I am
enjoy it the fun is endless I am
enjoy it the fun is endless I am learning every day to allow the space
learning every day to allow the space
learning every day to allow the space between where I am and where I want to
between where I am and where I want to
between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me not to terrify me many
be to inspire me not to terrify me many
be to inspire me not to terrify me many of us have no choice but to evolve
of us have no choice but to evolve
of us have no choice but to evolve through struggle but it’s good if we
through struggle but it’s good if we
through struggle but it’s good if we accept it and we embrace struggle as our
accept it and we embrace struggle as our
accept it and we embrace struggle as our greatest teacher when you find your
greatest teacher when you find your
greatest teacher when you find your style grow with it don’t abandon it due
style grow with it don’t abandon it due
style grow with it don’t abandon it due to fear work on it with confidence in
to fear work on it with confidence in
to fear work on it with confidence in your individuality and uniqueness
your individuality and uniqueness
your individuality and uniqueness because you are always going to be too
because you are always going to be too
because you are always going to be too much of something for someone too big
much of something for someone too big
much of something for someone too big too loud too soft too edgy but if you
too loud too soft too edgy but if you
too loud too soft too edgy but if you round out all your edges friends you are
round out all your edges friends you are
round out all your edges friends you are going to lose your edge it’s the same as
going to lose your edge it’s the same as
going to lose your edge it’s the same as design you can’t please everybody
design you can’t please everybody
design you can’t please everybody apologize for your mistakes but don’t
apologize for your mistakes but don’t
apologize for your mistakes but don’t apologize for being yourself keep that
apologize for being yourself keep that
apologize for being yourself keep that identity
they say the sky’s the limit but I
they say the sky’s the limit but I disagree because design took me to a
disagree because design took me to a
disagree because design took me to a different place mentally I believe
different place mentally I believe
different place mentally I believe there’s creativity and everyone you have
there’s creativity and everyone you have
there’s creativity and everyone you have just yet to express it so I say when you
just yet to express it so I say when you
just yet to express it so I say when you go out here out there today from this
go out here out there today from this
go out here out there today from this talk
talk
talk find your minimalism your creativity
find your minimalism your creativity
find your minimalism your creativity your identity use that to put your touch
your identity use that to put your touch
your identity use that to put your touch yourself in the work that you do because
yourself in the work that you do because
yourself in the work that you do because you yourself are an artwork waiting to
you yourself are an artwork waiting to
you yourself are an artwork waiting to be discovered that’s the drive and
be discovered that’s the drive and
be discovered that’s the drive and that’s the hunger that is going to get
that’s the hunger that is going to get
that’s the hunger that is going to get you there do what I did prove everyone
you there do what I did prove everyone
you there do what I did prove everyone wrong thank you very much ladies and
wrong thank you very much ladies and
wrong thank you very much ladies and gentlemen give yourselves a round of
gentlemen give yourselves a round of
gentlemen give yourselves a round of applause
applause
applause [Applause]
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