I just came across this while mindlessly surfing and just love it so I'm not waiting til next Friday to show you: http://www.thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com/ From the site:

"The idea for this site originally came out of my own list in my diary, under the very same title: Things I have learned in my life so far. Astonishingly, I have only learned twenty or so things so far. Over the last five years I did manage to publish these maxims all over the world, in spaces normally occupied by advertisements and promotions: as billboards, projections, light-boxes, magazine spreads, annual report covers, fashion brochures, and, recently, as giant inflatable monkeys.

So here I extend this same question to you:

What have you learned in your life so far? What is it that you are fairly sure about? What is it that you believe in by now?

Please do write it down beautifully. Design it digitally, photograph it, draw it, scan it and upload it. Use any media that works for you, paint, sculpture, film…."

On his site, Stefan Sagmeister invites us to connect our lives with creativity in a marvelous way. I need to think about it more, since my "don't sit on balloons" lesson is likely not what he is looking for. If you participate, let me know, and I'll do the same. OK?

Below, find a beautiful example that was submitted by Jia Chen.

Labels: inspired by others, jia chen, Stefan Sagmeister, things i have learned in my life