"Design is as much an act of spacing as an act of marking."

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Source : Ellen Lupton (2014). “Thinking with Type”, p.91, Chronicle Books

Ellen Lupton

#Design Quotes #Spacing Quotes

“If a site is done with pleasure and a fun attitude, it's a great way to communicate with your fans.”
“Well, I do expect a lot of myself. I'm a harsh critic because I know what I'm capable of. I have hit those occasional peaks amongst the valleys, but the peaks are so few-things like genuine flashes of virtuoso brush inking, like I've never executed before or since-I can count on one hand the number of jobs where I've been able to hit that mark. The same with penciling. Sometimes it just flows, but more often than not, it's pure physical and spiritual torment just to get something decent on paper. I often get very discouraged with the whole creative process.”
“And Iâ€™m not spying! Iâ€™m evaluating!â€ â€œItâ€™s the same difference!”
“Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.”
“My father used to get me to read the newspaper to him, as if I was a radio. I would stand there and read the 'Times.”
“I worked for a while as a teaching assistant while I was struggling. I really enjoyed it, working with kids with special needs, autism. It takes a hell of a lot of concentration, and you've got to focus on the child properly for seven hours a day.”

Source : "Joseph Mawle: 'I've played some despicable characters'". Interview with Ursula Kenny, www.theguardian.com. March 19, 2011.
“My oldest step-son wants to direct or produce. As far as being an actor, I've already told them they have to wait until they're 18; I won't take them to auditions.”
“'Traveling While Black' is about empathy, what African Americans experience in traveling throughout America, and how it hasn't changed that much from the past. If it can be experienced in virtual reality, then perhaps some empathy can be gained.”

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