Coding and Design Tips & Tutorials

[caption id="attachment_27888" align="alignnone" width="2179"] Lettering by Debbie Millman[/caption] As the voice and founder of the Design Matters podcast, Debbie Millman has interviewed designers, authors, musicians, photographers and entrepreneurs learning not only the secrets of their successful journeys, but also the failures and rejections they’ve experienced along the way. Her keynote for the HOW Design Live Conference, which was streamed live here on Creative Live, is called, On Rejection: A Cautionary Tale of Dreams, Hopes and Rejection.

[caption id="attachment_10793" align="alignnone" width="620"] Photo: James Duncan Davidson/TED[/caption] TED has been in the business of talking for over 30 years (it began as a one-off conference in 1984), and the massive success of NPR's TED Radio Hour, as well as myriad other conferences and lecture series have made the talks a must-see (and a must-do) for many designers, musicians, writers, developers, CEOs, and other entrepreneurs. Between Ignite, Creative Mornings, and the various TEDx conferences held around the world, the national and international audience has stepped up to the lectern and packed the auditorium and declared that we are ready to talk and to listen.

For most of us working full-time in creative fields, it can already feel a little bit like we have the system beat. If you're lucky enough to pursue your artistic goals and utilize your skills for a living, it can be a pretty dreamy job description.