{"id":1720,"date":"2023-01-19T20:55:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T20:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:13:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T16:13:50","slug":"into-the-mind-of-designer-typographer-mackey-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymind.com\/into-the-mind-of-designer-typographer-mackey-saturday","title":{"rendered":"Into the mind of identity designer, Mackey Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video interviewee-picture\"><video autoplay loop muted src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Mackey-Saturday.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You likely see <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mackeysaturday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mackey Saturday's work<\/a> several times a week going about your regular day. From the Instagram logo to the almond milk in every grocery store, his identity work has defined and refined some of the world's leading brands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We've always admired Mackey's ability to find simplicity and clarity in chaos \u2013 not to mention, his surfing and skateboarding skills. So we asked him what's been on his mind lately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the best compliment you received recently?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">\u201cI really needed you here today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the last thing you read?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conference-Birds-Attar\/dp\/0393355543\/ref=asc_df_0393355543\/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=312009759033&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=9571623561765911795&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9073499&amp;hvtargid=pla-491134185270&amp;psc=1\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conference-Birds-Attar\/dp\/0393355543\/ref=asc_df_0393355543\/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=312009759033&amp;hvpos=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=9571623561765911795&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9073499&amp;hvtargid=pla-491134185270&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\">\"The Conference of the Birds\"<\/a> by Attar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">CLICK THE + BUTTON IN YOUR BROWSER WHILE VIEWING THE BOOK TO SAVE IT TO YOUR READING LIBRARY IN MYMIND.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"595\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds_book-1-1024x595.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds_book-1-1024x595.png 1024w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds_book-1-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds_book-1-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds_book-1-1536x892.png 1536w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/birds_book-1-2048x1189.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What book do you want to read next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/Learning-Humility-Year-Searching-Vanishing-Virtue\/31352843799\/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade_10to20-_-product_id=COM9781514002124USED-_-keyword=&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT_X2HxRSzQvagjVNRJHIkVgykVfr5Yb5IbcLhQVsHTsL-Bnw1nmzYUaAqbpEALw_wcB\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/Learning-Humility-Year-Searching-Vanishing-Virtue\/31352843799\/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade_10to20-_-product_id=COM9781514002124USED-_-keyword=&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiAiJSeBhCCARIsAHnAzT_X2HxRSzQvagjVNRJHIkVgykVfr5Yb5IbcLhQVsHTsL-Bnw1nmzYUaAqbpEALw_wcB\">\"Learning Humility \u2013 A Year of Searching for a Vanishing Virtue\"<\/a> by Richard J. Foster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">A quote that\u2019s meaningful to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center is-style-custom_2ckfb3b91\">\u201cSelf forgetfulness in the presence of greatness is the pinnacle of joy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Highlight the text, including quotation marks, and right click to save this to your mind as a quote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">Best gift you\u2019ve ever given?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Hopefully a compliment, piece of encouragement or opportunity when someone needed it more than I would have been able to realize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">Where do you want to travel to next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">In terms of major destinations, Dakar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What would you buy, if money weren\u2019t an issue?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">My own time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What hobby would you take up, if you had the time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Tenkara fishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s an image or piece of art you can\u2019t get out of your head?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">The sun setting over the Osa Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">The funniest thing you\u2019ve seen lately?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Probably something from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kookslams\/?hl=en\">K<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kookslams\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">ookslams<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s one thing that shows up when you search \u201cred\u201d in mymind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brandxeditions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The website for Brand X Editions<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">What\u2019s the most beautiful thing in your mind?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">The artwork of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"\/\/www.artsy.net\/artist\/thomas-trum\/works-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Trum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Loops-1-1024x583.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Loops-1-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Loops-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Loops-1-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Loops-1-1536x874.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mymind.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Loops-1-2048x1165.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_ax59j2p7m\">Click the + button in your browser to save the page to your mind while viewing it, or right click to save this image. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_5dzmfzg0c\">If you could build an extension of your own mind, what would it look like? How would it work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">My mind has always been dominated by the simple phrase, \"what if\u2026?\" I run almost everything past that question. It\u2019s a way to both be considerate and simultaneously creative. I like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-custom_kxolv5b1c\">\u2698<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You likely see Mackey Saturday&#8217;s work several times a week going about your regular day. From the Instagram logo to the almond milk in every grocery store, his identity work has defined and refined some of the world&#8217;s leading brands. 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