R.I.P. Hillman Curtis
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- NJ_KL0
I think about how much I miss him, and start to feel sorry for myself.....but then I think about all the people who never got the chance to meet him, and I start to feel sorry for them.
- instrmntl0
Hillman Curtis, a Pioneer in Web Design, Dies at 51
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/2…
- instrmntl0
Thank you, Hillman Curtis.
http://cognition.happycog.com/ar…
- Iggyboo0
I was lucky enough to sit down for lunch with him (and with professors and another student ) after viewing his work and his life story at a symposium at college in 2005? . He had an incredibly inspiring life, he worked in music first he said and then later changed his entire career to interactive design, and founded an agency and became pretty well known for it and with his work with flash. To me meeting him gave me insight that you can start off doing one thing and do another whenever you want to in life. He was doing creative he said for the music cd covers and posters before he started with flash, and he kept that same strong creative personality. One thing I did notice with him was that he was incredibly drained from the amount of work he had been doing at the time. I respected him but I felt like he was having a really tough time with work life balance, the professors commented to him about it. I sympathized with him because it was a life choice, and it seemed like he wanted to rest. But regardless I found him inspiring and more so than any other designer or agency owner that visited the symposium series at the college I attended because he seemed down to earth and human and someone generally likeable for just being himself. RIP Hillman.
- breadlegz0
I love the way that he started out doing one thing, then moved to design, then web ... then just kind of made himself create videos that meant something.
- breadlegz0
Very inspirational guy.
- keiTai0
RIP
- RoyBoyII0
Too young. Respect & RIP.
- i_was0
"I originally went to school for creative writing and film," he said. "I then spent 10 years pursuing music, and, after failing at that, I did various random jobs. I got into design out of desperation -- I didn't want to wait tables or pound nails."
- sephil0
Respect
- woodyBatts0
I met him and Joshua Davis back in 2000, I can literally track my progress of my design and art from that week in NYC. Within a few months I stopped making excuses and moved here...wonderful inspiration, generous guy. Navigated the commercial and artistic with amazing humility.
You'll be missed.
- instrmntl0
The Generous Man – Remembering Hillman Curtis
http://blog.brendandawes.com/the…
- gabe0
He was one of the most influential figures early in my career. I found a lot of inspiration through his work. I'm very saddened to hear of his passing, but I hope his family and friends find peace in knowing his works and passion touched many people in which he lives on through them.
- teh0
I'm getting checked for colon cancer next week!
Fuck me!!!
This isn't fair he should have been able to die old with his wife and kids this is bullshit!
- utopian0
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- dMullins0
Fuck cancer! RIP Hillman.
- Jacque0
RIP. 51 is much too young to die.
- non0
RIP
- benfal990
- me too. bought way back and learned some stuff. he was def inspiring.prophetone
- great bookHombre_Lobo
- yip great book got a signed copy at a BADD event some years ago in london
Cabein - That was the first creative book I bought...breadlegz