Ron Miriello

- Like sex ed - there's nothing quite like it...
- School could be a place to hide
- Design doesn't work like other professions - education doesn't necessarily equal pay
- Reputation around you is the best credibility you could have 
   - Get the ends of the circle to connect
- What you do wins out over what you say
- Get involved in things beyond commerce 
- Don't give the work away, but do try to deliver
- Craft + innovation = MAGIC
- Work in the space of their mind & combine it with the "making:
- *how to apply what you're doing* don't have to be the best
- Modern craftsman > Brilliant craftsman
- Doesn't have to be 100% home made
- Move past the "object," the "thing," but it's still design 
- Less execution of design more thinking for people
- "You gotta go through the RIGOR"
- "Failure isn't as painful as you make it out to be"
- "It takes more than you think to kill you"
- We create magic on a schedule
- Guild system - that's where you get the wisdom
- It's a numbers game - be able to go through iterations quickly, efficiently
- Not luck, it's how much you want it.
- Endurance > talent
- Design doesn't have to be your whole life - you don't have to bleed Helvetica :)
- Born curious - keep protecting to keep your passion alive
- Identify design in other ways than the typical - manifests itself in random ways
- Try to see something in yourself that is slightly different than others 
   - Keep in touch with your creativity