Lately when I go to see some clients, I’m not always sure how to dress. One of my colleagues insists that I not wear jeans when we visit P&G. He dresses up. So I go business casual to make him feel better.
But another creative colleague dresses in Converse sneakers, T-shirt, and shorts when it’s warm. He rides a motorbike and carries his helmet and beat-up backpack in with him. He’s an illustrator. Have you noticed that musicians, who have to play music in time, are never on time? I think the have the same gene that makes illustrators, who create beautiful images, seem to care very little about their own.
Note this: The illustrator in sneakers does a whole heck of a lot more business than either I or my well dressed collaborator. Read the rest of this entry »
