What would you tell a student?
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1) Take yourself seriously. Even too seriously, if need be. If you don't, no one else will.
2) You get a job to A-get paid and B-do good work. To be a good employee, pursue A at all costs, and to be a good designer, pursue B at all costs. You can be both, but most of the time you have to decide which is more important. Realize that despite what anyone says, pursuing B gets you A, so do so when you are young and can still make sacrifices for your work.
3) Know what you are worth, and value your own opinion about it more than anyone else's. If you don't, you will get taken advantage of. If you are wrong, adjust accordingly.
4) Use your favorite color a lot.
5) Travel.
6) To be a designer, you have to be creative. Not everyone is creative. If designing doesn't work out for you, remember that being creative opens doors to other things you can do.
7) Stay out of advertising whenever possible. Find out why by doing advertising.
8) Make friends with those you sit near, and they will watch your back. Watch their back too.
9) Now that you are out of school, put down the bottle.