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June 14, 2005
Steve Jobs, Calligrapher
Steve Jobs told Stanford University graduates Sunday that dropping out of college was one of the best decisions he ever made because it forced him to be innovative.[snip] During the commencement speech, Apple Computer's CEO Jobs, 50, said he attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon but dropped out after only eight months because it was too expensive for his working-class family. He said his real education started when he "dropped in" on whatever classes interested him -- including calligraphy. [snip] He told the graduates that few friends could see the value of learning calligraphy at the time but that painstaking attention to detail -- including mastering different "fonts" -- was what set Macintosh apart from its competitors. "If I had never dropped out I might never have dropped in on that calligraphy," Jobs said. - Wired News
As a calligrapher, I can't help but wonder what his favored style was (Italic, Copperplate, etc.) Inquiring minds want to know. :-)
Cindy
Comments
I've bougt two caligraphy sets but I never could get the hang of it. I guess you can't be perfect at EVERYTHING. ;-)
Brain matter deposited by: Kat on June 14, 2005 2:37 PM
Maybe it's a symbol set... $$$$$......
Brain matter deposited by: Aron on June 15, 2005 5:02 AM
Aron - cute. :-)
Kat - it's not an easy thing to learn as it requires (quoting Jobs' comment) painstaking attention to detail. Eventually you get the hang of it though (classes help!)
Brain matter deposited by: Cindy on June 16, 2005 9:59 AM