One of the Greatest Graphic Design Myths

There once was a young boy who loved basketball.

He wanted to learn to dribble, so he practiced bouncing the ball all day.

He wanted to learn to catch and pass the ball, so he enlisted his sister as his pass buddy.

He wanted to shoot like the greats, so he practiced layups, jumpers, and 3-point shots with the hoop in his driveway every chance he could.

Once he mastered dribbling, catching, passing, and shooting he said, “Now I’m ready to be a basketball star.”

His father took him to the court for his first street game with the neighborhood kids. It didn’t take the boy long to realize that combining all those skills he had learned separately was a challenge! Dribbling alone wasn’t the same as dribbling while down the court at top speed. Passing the ball with his sister a few times wasn’t the same as making a great assist for a score.

The boy continued to play and improve his skills. As he got older, he made the junior varsity team. The level of play was different than the neighborhood pick-up game. A couple of years later when he went to varsity, there was a more complex playbook and higher-level competitors.

The boy learned that there are levels to being good at basketball. Whatever he thought that he had mastered, he…