• Three designers who influenced my career

• 13 October 2011 by Matt Bruning 3 Comments

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There are a lot of designers out there I’m a big fan of. But, when I think about my career and where it’s taken me, a lot of it can be traced to the things I learned from the three designers who influenced me most early on.

Mig Reyes
Interactive Designer | Threadless
migreyes.com

What I learned from Mig:
Passion projects are underestimated. Client work pays the bills, but don’t neglect to start projects you’re passionate about on your own. If you share what you’re passionate about as a designer it can and does lead to some awesome opportunities.

Von Glitschka
Illustrative Designer | Glitschka Studios
drawsigner.com

What I learned from Von:
Von got me back in touch with my illustration roots and made me realize that I didn’t have to make a career distinction between designer and illustrator. They can work together to broaden the possibilities of approaches I could take in my design work.

Jacob Cass
Graphic Design | Just Creative Design
justcreativedesign.com

What I learned from Jacob:
Jacob has been a huge source of motivation for me. He’s won several awards, traveled and worked around the world, spoken at conferences like TED, and put out some killer work. He’s also only 23. Being a relatively young designer myself, seeing Cass’ career has beaten the lazy out of me on several occasions and given me a lot of personal goals that I once thought not to be realistic for a designer under 40.

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