Success Secrets from David Schimmel:

Figure out what your vision is, what your interests are and where you want to focus — and then spend the time when you’re not designing pursuing clients in that area.
People work with people they want to work with, not necessarily those who are best for the job. And [...]

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Success Secrets from Mike Salisbury:

It is very competitive. To get work takes getting attention. The attention of clients and the attention of people who will steer clients to you.
There is a lot of stuff going on in graphic communications today. Unique and modern concepts and looks and a lot of [...]

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Success Secrets from Rick Valicenti:

If you do good work, challenging work, and work that is attentive to production values and craft, odds are you will continue to attract those kinds of projects.
You’re only given opportunities when you’re ready for them. Enjoy the process. Enjoy the learning.
Should you choose to hurry your life along or [...]

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Success Secrets from Milton Glaser:

You have to work your ass off. You have to think about [work] as being the primary issue in your life. You have to pursue whatever talent you have and develop it.
I think entering award shows can be questionable because very often you don’t understand the vested interest that’s involved [...]

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