Today SAVE 9% on everything with code “TAKE9” / “Insert Complicated Title Here” / Available at www.draw-down.com / “What’s my DNA?” Virgil Abloh asks an overflowing auditorium at the #Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Abloh goes on to provide his audience with a #cheatcode —advice he wishes he had received as a student. He then unpacks a series of “shortcuts” for cultivating a “personal #design language.” Trained as an #architect and engineer, Abloh has translated the tools and techniques of his student days into the world of fashion, product design, and music. His label, Off-White, works in seeming contradictions, marrying streetwear with couture, collaborating with brands like Nike, Ikea, and the Red Cross; musicians like Lil Uzi Vert and Rihanna; and “mentors” like #RemKoolhaas. Impervious to hurdles (“They literally don’t exist.”), Abloh takes us behind the scenes of his #designprocess — sharing the essentials of editing, problem-solving, and storytelling. He paints a picture of his DNA, and then flips the question: What’s your DNA? Designed by #Åbäke / Published by #SternbergPress and the #HarvardUniversity Graduate School of Design, 2018 #graphicdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/BtI-K8xgZ2D/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hecjjl67r1vg