Never fall in love with an idea. They're whores: if the one you're with isn't doing the job, there's always, always, always another.
I still have a steady stream of book cover work. I'm grateful for it. Viva le book!
I am all for the iPad, but trust me - smelling it will get you nowhere.
Commercial Art tries to make you buy things. Graphic Design gives you ideas.
Life is a life-long assignment that must be constantly analyzed, clarified, figured out, and responded to appropriately.
Design is, literally, purposeful planning. Graphic Design, then, is the form those plans will take.