“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty and Truth” – Albert Einstein
It is my belief that all of us are creators; all of us apply a design methodology to some aspect of our life quite intentionally but don’t necessarily think of it as such. Our most innate drive as humans is to seek happiness and fulfillment. I believe that our minds and bodies need kindness, beauty and truth for fulfillment in much the same way they need clean air, water and good nutrition to survive. Design represents the means we develop to move from simply surviving to thriving.
What makes some of us Designers as professionals is our ability to hone, adapt and scale the methods that we all intuitively know and use to achieve individual fulfillment. If we employ kindness, beauty and truth in our pursuit, we can help unleash the potential in every person to create something. And when we all engage in creating something; there is the potential to create something amazing together.
Sara L. Hinkel, M.S.Ed. 