i was reading that book.. Things I've Learned In My Life So Far, by that designer i went to see a few weeks ago named Stefan Sagmeister...

there's a ton of inspiring things in there.. so much that i could probably underline every single word.. but one thing i absolutely loved was this.

he was talking about a design project this magazine gave him, and they basically told him to whatever he wants with it. being a designer, he usually has guidelines he has to follow to satisfy the client and he said having to think of whatever he wanted for this magazine proved very difficult. he asked himself, "what do i want to say when i can say anything?"