Frank Chimero sums everything he knows as advice to graphic design students. This one was particularly interesting to me:

If you can’t draw as well as someone, or use the software as well, or if you do not have as much money to buy supplies, or if you do not have access to the tools they have, beat them by being more thoughtful. Thoughtfulness is free and burns on time and empathy.

And this one made me think:

Be wary of minimalism as an aesthetic decision without cause. Simple is almost a dirty word now.

I’ve been linking to Frank’s blog a lot, and that’s because he really is on a roll lately.