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And like how I pick my typography and my color schemes and like all the things that designers think about when they're doing information design or technical writing even. And they asked me like, what tool, like, was it, Adobe illustrator, like as if me telling them or giving my, me handing my set of tools to a neophyte would like turn them into an expert.

And like how I pick my typography and my color schemes and like all the things that designers think about when they're doing information design or technical writing even. And they asked me like, what tool, like, was it, Adobe illustrator, like as if me telling them or giving my, me handing my set of tools to a neophyte would like turn them into an expert.

All of a sudden it'd be similar to like seeing a master carpenter and being like, if I only, I had all of his tools, I would be just as good as him at that thing. And it doesn't connect. It's not true. And so trying to emulate or recreate an expert's environment is not going to make you an expert. And we seem to think we can like jump in line somehow.

All of a sudden it'd be similar to like seeing a master carpenter and being like, if I only, I had all of his tools, I would be just as good as him at that thing. And it doesn't connect. It's not true. And so trying to emulate or recreate an expert's environment is not going to make you an expert. And we seem to think we can like jump in line somehow.

Okay.

Okay.

Woodwork. I think you are talking about tools, but it's a proxy for techniques, which is an entirely different thing. Is it?

Woodwork. I think you are talking about tools, but it's a proxy for techniques, which is an entirely different thing. Is it?

I think so. I mean, obviously you use tools to deploy a technique. Sure. But the how is really what you're interested in figuring out. Right. Not exactly. And the what might be like tangentially a part of that.

I think so. I mean, obviously you use tools to deploy a technique. Sure. But the how is really what you're interested in figuring out. Right. Not exactly. And the what might be like tangentially a part of that.

Right.

Right.

Well, for instance, you said like there's a light hanging off of, maybe it's duct tape over there, but they have it placed just right. Right. And it's like, well, the knowledge or the experience or whatever brought them to put that at the exact right place and know, you can't just transfer that by buying the same duct tape. Like you have to actually either learn it yourself or ask them like,

Well, for instance, you said like there's a light hanging off of, maybe it's duct tape over there, but they have it placed just right. Right. And it's like, well, the knowledge or the experience or whatever brought them to put that at the exact right place and know, you can't just transfer that by buying the same duct tape. Like you have to actually either learn it yourself or ask them like,

What are some of your techniques for, you know, accomplishing such high quality? Like that would be a question that I don't think Amy would have a problem with, but like, what tool did you create this in? Like she can just answer it was Adobe illustrator. And it's like, what did that do for you? It's like, okay, I should go get that. I guess like that's not, have you ever launched illustrator?

What are some of your techniques for, you know, accomplishing such high quality? Like that would be a question that I don't think Amy would have a problem with, but like, what tool did you create this in? Like she can just answer it was Adobe illustrator. And it's like, what did that do for you? It's like, okay, I should go get that. I guess like that's not, have you ever launched illustrator?

Actually, you know the worst one is After Effects. Like, good night.

Actually, you know the worst one is After Effects. Like, good night.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I definitely, I don't disagree with what you're saying. I think you can certainly learn techniques from people who are good at it. And it may be even just copy the way they do it until you can figure out your own process.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, I definitely, I don't disagree with what you're saying. I think you can certainly learn techniques from people who are good at it. And it may be even just copy the way they do it until you can figure out your own process.