P L A Y .
This is not your everyday manifesto. The concept behind this manifesto started from playing with paper and foldings. It evolved while playing with origami, so the name came quite easy and naturally. The philosophy behind PLAY is like the name suggests, to play a bit in life and maybe think more like a child, especially when designing. Take life a bit less seriously also. It consists of a lot of playing with words as well as playing with paper!
Design
Our first word!
All words for white on black manifesto.
The triangle patterns.
Manifesto - preparing for print.
Folded PLAY Manifesto
Origami
Manifesto!
{ PLAY }
MECHANISM
OBSERVE LIFE IN PIXELS.
Do not JUST look at things but try to detect every little detail.
DO NOT THINK TOO MUCH.
Do not think too much! Do not think too much! Do not think too much! Do not think too much!
GAMBLE
BREAK THE RULES!
Grow a pair, even if you're a girl and take risks. No risk, no gain.
ESCAPE YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
Do things that scares you, these are the most fruitful stuff!
IMAGINE
THINK LIKE A CHILD.
Don't take life too seriously or it will eat you up.
FIND INSPIRATION IN THE NOTHING.
Try to get inspired from the normality, these sometimes elaborate into the most extraordinary things.
CONNECT
COMMUNICATE IN MATHS.
Do not round up your words like you would round up numbers in maths. Be precise in your conversations like Mathematics (except the rounding up).
ASK ANYTHING TO EVERYTHING.
When you have a question, ask it! Even if the answer can't come in words. Do not let doubts hold you back from what you need.
STRENGTH
FOLLOW NO TREND EXCEPT YOUR STYLE.
"Style is looking at fashion and ignoring it"- BEANS
BELIEVE IN YOUR WORK.
Even when your work looks and feels like shit believe in it, and it will get better. Like Bruce Mau says "Love your experiments as you would to an ugly child".
DREAM
ASPIRE TO SUPERIOR GOALS.
Do not limit yourself to what you think you cannot do. Be positive, push harder and let the games begin!
DREAMS ARE NOT JUST FOR SLEEP
Derive yourself to realise what you really believe in.
ENJOY
IF YOU'RE BORED, STOP!
Enjoy your work like you're a child playing a game. Work done in a bad mood is a work best not done.
THE ROAD IS SUPERIOR TO THE DESTINATION.
The development of a project is much better than the result. We gain from the way we approach a situation more than we gain from the output.
SHARE
SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE.
When you share what you know you will embrace and magnify that knowledge forever.
SHOW OFF YOUR WORK.
Do not let anything discourage you in showing and sharing what you create.
THESE ARE THE POINTS THAT DIDN'T GET USED.
NEVER BE SATISFIED.
On the other hand if your work looks aesthetically beautiful and is super functional, do not feel too satisfied. Satisfaction diminishes creativity.
SHIT HAPPENS, DON'T GIVE UP!
BE CURIOUS, SEARCH ON!
Do not let the unknown get you behind, dive into it and discover it.
MECHANISM
OBSERVE LIFE IN PIXELS.
Do not JUST look at things but try to detect every little detail.
DO NOT THINK TOO MUCH.
Do not think too much! Do not think too much! Do not think too much! Do not think too much!
GAMBLE
BREAK THE RULES!
Grow a pair, even if you're a girl and take risks. No risk, no gain.
ESCAPE YOUR COMFORT ZONE.
Do things that scares you, these are the most fruitful stuff!
IMAGINE
THINK LIKE A CHILD.
Don't take life too seriously or it will eat you up.
FIND INSPIRATION IN THE NOTHING.
Try to get inspired from the normality, these sometimes elaborate into the most extraordinary things.
CONNECT
COMMUNICATE IN MATHS.
Do not round up your words like you would round up numbers in maths. Be precise in your conversations like Mathematics (except the rounding up).
ASK ANYTHING TO EVERYTHING.
When you have a question, ask it! Even if the answer can't come in words. Do not let doubts hold you back from what you need.
STRENGTH
FOLLOW NO TREND EXCEPT YOUR STYLE.
"Style is looking at fashion and ignoring it"- BEANS
BELIEVE IN YOUR WORK.
Even when your work looks and feels like shit believe in it, and it will get better. Like Bruce Mau says "Love your experiments as you would to an ugly child".
DREAM
ASPIRE TO SUPERIOR GOALS.
Do not limit yourself to what you think you cannot do. Be positive, push harder and let the games begin!
DREAMS ARE NOT JUST FOR SLEEP
Derive yourself to realise what you really believe in.
ENJOY
IF YOU'RE BORED, STOP!
Enjoy your work like you're a child playing a game. Work done in a bad mood is a work best not done.
THE ROAD IS SUPERIOR TO THE DESTINATION.
The development of a project is much better than the result. We gain from the way we approach a situation more than we gain from the output.
SHARE
SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE.
When you share what you know you will embrace and magnify that knowledge forever.
SHOW OFF YOUR WORK.
Do not let anything discourage you in showing and sharing what you create.
THESE ARE THE POINTS THAT DIDN'T GET USED.
NEVER BE SATISFIED.
On the other hand if your work looks aesthetically beautiful and is super functional, do not feel too satisfied. Satisfaction diminishes creativity.
SHIT HAPPENS, DON'T GIVE UP!
BE CURIOUS, SEARCH ON!
Do not let the unknown get you behind, dive into it and discover it.