What’s the fast way to become a concept guru?

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Step 1: stop using the word “guru”

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But in all seriousness, one thing I go back to is reading art magazines, design blogs and art blogs. Like Artnet, This is Colossal, It’s Nice That. Reading how visual artists explain their work or make choices has helped me create my own parallels.

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Getting out of Pharma

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Practice/push yourself to be able to put an idea down on paper in a single sentence that you could present and people would understand the bigger idea with no visual reference. And if it is a platform that supports numerous ways of executing it, you’re on to something

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Look at tons of ads, get the back issues of Communication Arts Advertising Annuals and dissect all of the ads. There are several techniques that brands use: problem/solution, metaphor, humor, drama, exaggeration.

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Learn how to connect things from different universes of thought.

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Thank you all so much for sharing your wisdom!

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