With a great deal of courage, I started on my first job as a designer at a digital agency in 2011. Armed with five years of design school experience, I was confident it couldn’t take too long to become a design director at a prestigious design firm. After a few weeks reality pulled a Will Smith on me and smacked me in the face. It turned out I knew sh*t.
So, I reached out to some of the top creative minds in the Netherlands and asked if I could interview them and get their advice on how to succeed as a starting creative. To my surprise, everyone (except for one) I contacted was more than happy to help me out. For an entire year, every Monday, I shared their tips online, to inspire young creatives like myself.