I received an email from an old client today. She wanted to thank me again for the t-shirt design I did for her non-profit organization. What they were after was a t shirt, to protest the spread of Hate all over the world, and they wanted to do this in a friendly way. The design took me all of 2 minutes to come up with, simple and to the point.

That’s the thing, designers today underestimate what they are capable of. They don’t realize that a small idea can give birth to an explosion of creativity, which in some cases leads to things far beyond the scope of any normal designer. It’s as they say, a picture really does speak louder than words. Why should people write letters to congress in protest of certain things, why is design not given the respect it rightfully deserves.

As designers, we have the ability to create, to destroy, to deceive or tell the truth in ways no one dared to do so before, all with a simple graphic, be it a funny one, a simple one, serious, detailed, abstract or 3d, we can spark emotion. We can anger people, we can please them, make some cry and others laugh, we have so much influence over the general public, as designers today, we blind ourselves from the truth. We can make a difference.
No need for long speeches, money or power to get on TV and say what we have to say, we just use our creative skills, and create, beautiful designs, that speak for themselves, louder than any words ever can.

We need to realize this, and do something about it. I’m tired of hearing people say they care, designers saying they would love to make a difference, and really not giving a damn. If you truly care about something, however talentless or talented you are, prove it now.

Be Passionate - Michael Kane

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