I’ve made so many kinds of things! I just found these two copies of books I designed and laid out in their entirety, from almost ten years ago now. Both tasks I just stumbled into, did to the best of my ability, and then never found another book job again.
I’ve been reflecting on how many people I’ve helped make their thing, or helped counsel so that they made decisions that wound up being really good for them, and how often I’ve felt left behind or like people go on to bigger things and I’m left holding some trinket or memory. It’s a negative framing, and one I want to set aside.
I think I have been a truly great facilitator of other people’s work, and I’m glad to be able to do that. I’m grateful when people trust me to help them. The only thing better than knowing someone you admire trusts your perspective is having that but also being able to pay your bills! A rare confluence.