• http://notes.hellostanley.com/post/3213237412/the-thing-i-hate-the-most-about-advertising-is

The thing i hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.

– Bansky

• http://notes.hellostanley.com/post/2106818175/what-makes-steves-methodology-different-from

What makes Steve’s methodology different from everyone else’s is that he always believed the most important decisions you make are not the things you do – but the things that you decide not to do. He’s a minimalist… constantly reducing things to their simplest level. It’s not simplistic. It’s simplified. Steve is a systems designer. He simplifies complexity.

– John Sculley on Steve Jobs

• http://notes.hellostanley.com/post/2106800396/yes-its-true-that-a-team-at-google-couldnt

Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can’t operate in an environment like that. I’ve grown tired of debating such minuscule design decisions. There are more exciting design problems in this world to tackle.

– Douglas Bowman moves from Google to Twitter.

• http://notes.hellostanley.com/post/2106789451/you-can-steal-someones-words-images-or-code

You can steal someone’s words, images, or code instantly. And that means it’s tempting to try to build a business by being a copycat. That’s a formula for failure, though. The problem with this sort of copying is it skips understanding — and understanding is how you grow.

– Jason Fried