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		<title>Design Observer&#8217;s Michael Bierut: Design Lessons Gleaned from Comedians</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 10:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cerentha Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a genius to graphic designer Michael Bierut&#8216;s latest essay over on Design Observer. He shares what he learned while watching HBO&#8217;s Talking Funny &#8211; an hour long documentary about comedy. And while the lessons are aimed at graphic designers, they are pertinent to anyone doing creative work. The show&#8217;s premise is simple. Take four comedians [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/wp-content/uploads/bierut.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9029" title="bierut" src="http://www.hermanmiller.com/lifework/wp-content/uploads/bierut.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="236" /></a>There is a genius to graphic designer <a href="http://www.pentagram.com/partners/#/20/" target="_blank">Michael Bierut</a>&#8216;s latest essay over on <a href="http://observersroom.designobserver.com/oblog/post/seven-things-designers-can-learn-from-stand-up-comics/27038/" target="_blank">Design Observer</a>. He shares what he learned while watching HBO&#8217;s <a href="http://www.hbo.com/comedy/talking-funny/index.html" target="_blank"><em>Talking Funny</em></a> &#8211; an hour long documentary about comedy. And while the lessons are aimed at graphic designers, they are pertinent to anyone doing creative work.</p>
<p>The show&#8217;s premise is simple. Take four comedians at the top of their game - <a href="http://www.rickygervais.com/" target="_blank">Ricky Gervais</a>, <a href="http://www.jerryseinfeld.com/" target="_blank">Jerry Seinfeld</a>, <a href="http://www.chrisrock.com/" target="_blank">Chris Rock</a> and <a href="http://www.louisck.net/" target="_blank">Louis C.K</a>. &#8211; and ask them to talk about their craft. What I loved is that Bierut learned anything at all. Most of us would have watched it and been entertained, maybe found a bit of fodder for the next dinner party or a quip to offer up in the office the following day. But Bierut managed to watch it through a design filter and by the end of the hour had seven design lessons. The last sentence of his essay says it all, &#8220;&#8230; look for lessons wherever you can find them.&#8221;</p>
<p>So what are the seven lessons? I wouldn&#8217;t dream of paraphrasing the man! You can read the original post <a href="http://observersroom.designobserver.com/oblog/post/seven-things-designers-can-learn-from-stand-up-comics/27038/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
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