Gary Hustwit
"Helvetica"
New York, NY USA
"There's a momentum in actually starting a project and doing it. Just do it. The moment you say, 'I'm doing it,' it opens up so many possibilities."
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Gary's work combines: Design, Film, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
When he was in college, he put on a concert for fun and it ended up being a lucrative 400-person event.
2.
Says the punk rock mentality has carried over from his band days-punk was a group of people coming together for one common interest.
3.
He's a self-proclaimed "design geek."
4.
Looked around for a film on his interests-graphic design, fonts-and found nothing.
5.
Realized that there must be other people out there looking for the same thing; decided to make the film himself.
6.
Stresses the importance of making the switch from "I'm thinking about doing this," to "I'm doing this."
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Says everything around us is "design" and everything has people, stories, and history behind it.
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Everything comes together little by little-if you constantly take small, incremental steps to improve your life, they'll add up.