Brilliant Designer!

Mirko llic shares his secrets of success in the blog - "Success Secrets of the Graphic Design Superstars". http://willsherwood.com/?p=650    Absolutely must see design work.

How to Live Before You Die

This is an amazing graduation speech given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University in 2005. It is timeless and speaks to how to really live your life.  Be inspired - listen to this address.  http://www.ted.com/talks/steve_jobs_how_to_live_before_you_die.html

Making College Relevant

Universities are increasingly making their curricular choices more narrow. This is being done in an effort to slot students right into jobs. But the irony is that in an industry survey "89 percent said they wanted more emphasis on “the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing,” 81 percent asked for better “critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills” and 70 percent were looking for “the ability to innovate and be creative.” Read more in this excellent article in Education Life, NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/edlife/03careerism-t.html?pagewanted=1&em

Immature America

David Brooks makes an excellent observation in this op-ed piece from the NY Times. There is a tendency in America to not acknowledge the realities of life - or the concept that no matter how much you try to ensure that nothing ever goes wrong, s... happens
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/01/opinion/01brooks.html?em