A New Signature
Have you ever experienced a major life transition (rebirth)? What were the baby steps of progress you made during the most intense parts of it? Why were they important?
In 2008, Bryan Breckenridge decided to redesign his autograph during a period of significant personal and professional transitions. He identifies this as an important milestone for several reasons:
Seven Key Reasons:
1. It reignited his creative abilities that had begun to deteriorate
2. It represented ownership and freedom in his personal decisions
3. It functioned as a high-stakes project with daily visibility and momentum-building potential
4. The final design drew inspiration from trail running on Mount Tam near San Francisco and a painted design spotted on a Spanish hotel wall near Barcelona
5. The simpler signature reinforced his need to simplify multiple life areas
6. It confirmed his genuine affinity for change
7. The streamlined design uses less ink
Assignment
- 1.Reflect on successful small steps taken during your own transitions, write them down, and consider making even minor signature modifications to recognize how modest gestures can represent substantial progress during transformative periods.