24 Creatives Share Their Best Career Advice: The Creative Advent Recap

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Once again, thank you to all the wonderful people who contributed to the first ever Creative Advent series. For those of you who may have missed some of the entries or are visiting for the first time, I have created a roundup of all the submissions and their authors. In 24 days we have covered what is easily a combined lifetime of experience within the creative services industry.

Happy holidays to everyone, and have a happy New Year!

Introduction: Anthony Zinni

“Context is the most powerful tool in a designer’s portfolio”

1: Megan Slabinski

“Project the appropriate message”

2: Pablo Solomon

“Always do your best”

3: Basia Christ

“Don’t take a job you can’t deliver”

4: Elliot Jay Stocks

“Work for the man first”

5: Andy Rutledge

“Love the business as much as the practice”

6: Corrine Stoppelli

“Make a difference by being yourself”

7: Bret Bouchard

“Dont give clients bad options”

8: Reed + Rader

“Great, but others do it better”

9: Kyle Meyer

“The value of an unexecuted idea is zero”

10: Steven Snell

“pursue your own projects”

11: Eric Karjaluoto

“Get the job done”

12: Alen Grakalic

“Quitting your day job and becoming a freelancer”

13: Scott Doty

“Read ‘What Color is Your Parachute’”

14: Jill Tanenbaum

“Not all business is good business”

15: Lauren Krause

“Try something new or different”

16: Jon Phillips

“Make friends and lend a hand when you can”

17: Liam McKay

“The client is not always right”

18: Rebecca Brain

“Hire terrific people to do all the other stuff”

19: Brandon Mendelson

“Never give up”

20: Jacob Cass

“Keep practicing”

21: David Airey

“Do not seek praise, seek criticism”

22: Jeff Fisher

“Share what you have learned about the business”

23: Adelle Charles

“Get your name out there”

24: Dave Shea

“Be able to admit when you are wrong”

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9 Responses to “24 Creatives Share Their Best Career Advice: The Creative Advent Recap”

  1. Jin
    December 24th, 2008 at 11:11 am

    It’s been a great read Tony. Thanks for posting these insights. Have great holidays.

  2. Raymond Selda
    December 24th, 2008 at 9:19 pm

    Very inspirational! This article motivated me even more. Lots of valuable advice. Thank you for this one.

  3. m- Tucson web design
    January 22nd, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    Insightful, motivating and refreshing. Thanks for sharing

  4. x-man
    January 24th, 2009 at 9:58 am

    Wow!! Good story

    Thank you for your sharing

  5. mytoy
    January 26th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

    Легче нести ахинею, чем бревно.

  6. binokli
    January 26th, 2009 at 2:09 pm

    Аксиома с тоской вспоминала то время, когда она была еще теоремой…

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