"There are those who have become successful by being talented, and there are those who have become successful by working hard. Then there are those who apply both hard work and natural talent to become great."
- Greg Washington
There are designers, and then there is Greg Washington. The way that this man composes flash based websites in such beauty and simplicity in beyond my comprehension. He is definitely a leader in multi-media design and digital layout. By the way, he is self taught.
This quote is the truth in every sense of the word. In the workplace and in life for that matter we as individuals have to learn to assess our talent and our desire to achieve. Some of us have less talent and an extreme desire. Some of us have the talent but less desire. And some of us are blessed to have both traits running through the course of our veins.
In my personal opinion, in the creative industry I think that it is far better to have a natural talent than only a strong work ethic. Talent can be changed into ethic. And when a talent learns the way of the formal then the talent becomes bankable.
Check out his design work for Inquiring Mind Magazine: http://www.inqmnd.ca/
Greg's quote is found in an interview by Josh Spears: http://joshspear.com/item/speartalks-greg-washington/
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