work ≠ personal satisfaction
work ≠ personal satisfaction
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Peter Saville (of all people) talks about work being 'for others, to others'. Even Sagmeister is very clear about his work serving a clients needs, not his own.
The rise of design magazines/design awareness in the last 10/20 years gives all young students the idea their personal vision is of absorbing interest to the world. Obviously that's not true, I'm fine with that.
"Creativity" that has no direction can be a pain in the fucking arse; I actually enjoy the constraints of a client, I have no personal creative axe to grind.
Your boss sounds like a bit of a jaded prick but in essence it's not a terrible mantra.
Design ≠ art.
...and remember getting a client to buy into a braver, smarter, better idea is PART of your job. Go forth!
- PS. I would guess the number of 'satisfied' people is higher in the design world than the art world, after allbiusness