Let's get weird

MegaMaker 2022

English - February 13, 2016 06:24 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 111 ratings
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Justin texts 150 strangers, and reveals how they replied.

Perfectionism can be restrictive. It can hold us back from experimenting, or putting out more work.

Makers need to get weird.

The biggest risk to creative work is curated perfectionism. It's happening in music, art, film, and on the web. Everyone wants a flawless portfolio and will only publish perfect work.

The challenge is that perfectionism can be restrictive. It can hold us back from experimenting, or putting out more work.

To make better stuff, we're going to need to get weird.

In this episode Justin talks about texting 150 strangers, and reveals how they replied.

Show notes

History of the World Wide Web
Jonas Downey's article: A rallying cry for the Weird Wild Web

Examples of weird web design

Levi Allen and his film: Untethered

Secret maker challenge #1: send me your doodles

Secret maker challenge #2: text me your first thought

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