mind the gap. (the best advice I’ve gotten)
(Ira Glass - on storytelling. Click through for the full quote.)
Early on in my Design Fundamentals course, my instructor shared this interview with Ira Glass. The interview was about storytelling, and this bit really gets into what’s it’s like at the beginning for anyone in a creative field.
I’d like to say it’s the best advice I’ve gotten and truly gets to the core of what our school’s about (if I can be so bold to make such a statement). You’ve got to keep pushing through. One of my biggest frustrations so far has been that what I want to be making and what I’m able to do just don’t line up. And there’s only one way to solve this problem, one way to get better — do more work.
As frustrating as it can be, and as much as you sometimes want to quit, you just can’t. If you love this, you just can’t quit. It’s this advice that’s gotten me through my first quarter… and I’m pretty sure I’ll have the full quote put on the cover of my binder. And on my fridge. And next to my mirror.
I’m very grateful for my first quarter instructors for pushing us so hard. It was a good first quarter… I can’t wait for summer quarter to start in July. Luckily I’ll have Royal Rumble to keep me busy!