Shedding One’s Skin
“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”
—Henry David Thoreau
“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”
—Henry David Thoreau
“Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life.”
— Marcus Aurelius
The ability to ask, “What if?,” is an essential part of every executive’s skill set.
“The tricky part, is that what it takes to get from here to there doesn’t really look like design to most designers. I’m talking about research, analysis, organization of findings, non-linear reasoning, and the ability to write these things down.”
“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.”
“I love to write. Not anything substantial, like novels or stories — just blog posts. Writing about a subject helps clarify, mature, and sometimes even change my opinion on a topic. Afterward, I feel accomplished and productive, and the responses I get are fulfilling, constructive, and often more numerous than I expect.”
Oneskinnyj is the online repository of me—Justin Kropp—a designer, educator, and writer. This space is a place for me to write about the visual culture I'm engaged in, post observations relevant to my life, share experiences, and create with wild abandon.