Erik Spiekermann Interview

The Ideas on Ideas blog has a great interview with Erik Spiekermann in which he discusses the challenges, headaches and rewards of running a design business. The article is full of inspiring soundbytes that are useful to both seasoned pros and new designers—most will echo at least one of his sentiments. Examples: "I’m best when I improvise, which makes it difficult for our people sometimes to work with me" and "I am good at inspiring other designers. I am not very good at the daily aspects of running a business." [via Subtraction, where Khoi Vinh gets thoughtful about balancing the often conflicting (as in the case with Spiekermann) personal and professional.]