Let your passions move you. Don’t be defined by what you aren’t; be defined by what your vision of the future will be. Don’t be afraid to think big. Think. There’s a bigger ocean. Your only limitation is your confidence in your compass.

In the last few years I’ve been listening to a debate about what the future of advertising isn’t. I sometime find it ironic that an industry that should be creative has such a difficult time articulating a vision.

As I look back and I consider what inspired me. What stands out to me is that the people I recall first are the ones that were the smartest, kindest, and the most thoughtful about their profession. They never stopped studying, teaching, exploring. Their lives were defined by their passion and they shared their passion every hour of every day with those that were willing to learn.

Inspired by a life of work,

Saul Bass www.designmuseum.org/design/saul-bass
Burne Hogarth www.bpib.com/hogarth.htm
Jack Unruh www.jackunruh.com/real.html
Stan Richards www.adcglobal.org/archive/hof/1999
Milton Glaser http://hillmancurtis.com/hc_web/film_video/source/milton.php
Woody Pirtile http://www.pirtledesign.com/index.htm
Eric Madsen http://emadsen.com
Matt Mahurin http://www.tlchicken.com/view_story.php?ARTid=3345
and http://www.about-tracy-chapman.net/videos.htm

People I love to watch:

Joe Duffy www.duffy.com/duffy/index.aspx
Alan Colvin http://designcue.com
Woody Pirtle http://www.designerid.com/video.php
Pentagram http://hillmancurtis.com/hc_web/film_video/source/pent.php
Russel Davis http://youtube.com/watch?v=6F1T9RDBY3I
IDEO http://ideo.com

Miscellaneous thoughts;

Stanford Design www.fastcompany.com/fast50_08/index.html
Ted www.ted.com
Art Center www.artcenter.edu
One Club www.oneclub.org
Cannes www.canneslions.com
Second Story http://secondstory.com
Communication Arts http://commarts.com