Dont Wait Until You Know Who You Are To Get Started

The author, Austin Kleon, brings up many important points in Chapter two of Steal Like an Artist. An important point mentioned that struck me was when Kleon writes that the act of making things and doing work is the way that we will figure out who we truly are. He is absolutely right, we must know ourselves and what we are capable of to truly figure out who we want to be. For example, some people may not be capable of dealing with hurt people so they should not become doctors. A positive example would be someone who is very creative, they should dedicate their creativity in the Art field. Another point that I got out of the reading was that is okay to copy. Its okay to copy how others work, act, or even think. Copying can lead to the development of even better works and ideas. In life there is good theft and there is bad theft. Good theft includes, honoring, studying, and transforming what once was. Bad theft includes degrading, stealing from one, plagiarizing, and imitating. Basically, what the author says is that we need to give credit to the people who deserve it.

You must understand where a style is coming from in order to steal the thinking behind a style. It is also possible to do so by not imitating a work. You can steal the thinking behind a style by starting a different project with similar characteristics of the style you were inspired from. Imitating is copying oneself after and emulating is trying to be as good or successful as something or someone else.

A way to emulate my mentors work is by studying his style. Studying his background, his inspirations, and his way of thinking. Herb Lubalin is known for many clever logo creations and I take great inspiration from his work. When designing my logo for project 2 I took the time to study his designs and tried to be clever. A way I did that was by designing a 0 on a horizontal plane to look as if it was buried underground for the program Ground-Zero.


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