What Erik Spiekermann thinks about motivation

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German type and information designer; founder of MetaDesign and FontShop, designer of typefaces including FF Meta, and a letterpress printer at p98a in Berlin.

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   Our readingThe motivation for good craftsmanship is the human urge to do something for its own sake and to do it as well as possible.

   Their wordsDer Ansporn für gutes Handwerk ist der menschliche Drang, etwas um seiner selbst willen zu machen, es so gut wie möglich zu machen.

   ↗Der Ansporn für gutes Handwerk ist der menschliche Drang, etwas um seiner selbst willen zu machen, es so gut wie möglich zu machen.spiekermann.com 1st of 3 in this piece