Maxims for Mavericks
Paradigm-bending pop art
Paradigm-bending pop art
Maxims 4 Mavericks (M4M) creates meaningful, eye-catching art with a thought-provoking message. We work with companies, organizations, teams, families, and more to deliver custom images that uniquely embodies and reflects the goals, values, and vision of each client we work with. To accomplish this, M4M founder, Kent Healy works directly with clients through a process of interviewing and observing (with possible in-person site visits) to articulate, in visual terms, what the organization/team/family stands for and what may inspire them. M4M also licenses existing art. Read what others have to say about Kent and M4M.
In addition to the many services we offer, we have a blog that Kent uses to share new pop-art images with the world every few days. You can subscribe for free here. Keep in mind, nearly every pop-art image is available for purchase.
See the full gallery here.
In addition to the many services we offer, we have a blog that Kent uses to share new pop-art images with the world every few days. You can subscribe for free here. Keep in mind, nearly every pop-art image is available for purchase.
See the full gallery here.
The world is full of people willing to give all the reasons why something will never work. It's much easier to kill ideas than it is to experiment, take a chance, and risk failure.
"No" justifies inaction — and this often unfounded negativity is progress' executioner. But thankfully, not everyone lives life with a sickle in hand.
The world is better only because some people are willing to follow through and execute an idea they believe in.
"No" justifies inaction — and this often unfounded negativity is progress' executioner. But thankfully, not everyone lives life with a sickle in hand.
The world is better only because some people are willing to follow through and execute an idea they believe in.
Innovation and progress requires testing the rules and assumptions that most people believe are inescapable and unchangeable (Tweet this quote). And in the process, new perspectives often present new approaches that change the way these seemingly stubborn rules effect our lives.
For instance, we all know gravity is a very real thing. But while many people thought this meant it would be impossible for humans to fly, there were some Mavericks who decided to challenge that 'rule.'
Instead of denying that gravity existed, the Wright Brothers revealed a invention that changed the rules: The airplane. In their day, even the concept of human flight was blasphemy, but thank God they ignored the pessimists – and the 'old' rules.
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For instance, we all know gravity is a very real thing. But while many people thought this meant it would be impossible for humans to fly, there were some Mavericks who decided to challenge that 'rule.'
Instead of denying that gravity existed, the Wright Brothers revealed a invention that changed the rules: The airplane. In their day, even the concept of human flight was blasphemy, but thank God they ignored the pessimists – and the 'old' rules.
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On one hand, rules and norms create social cohesion and order, but on the other, they breed conformity and complacency. Most social norms and rules were created with a purpose, but relevance is never permanent.
Times change and change often requires a new approach. This is why tradition is never an excuse for repetition (Tweet this quote).
Too easily and too often we assume our existing rules and norms are the best, most logical, and perhaps only way to navigate the world. But this train of thought is not only fallacious but perilous. We shut doors of opportunity and growth that we didn’t even know existed.
This maxim is far from an ode to lawlessness. Some social norms and rules are beneficial and others are enforced by judicial law, but many are not. Outside the laws of science (which we admittedly still know little about), the majority of our most restricting rules (often self-imposed) can be bent, broken, and refashioned — and this does not require being unlawful or unethical.
Don’t choose conformity and compliance over creativity because you’ll most likely end up somewhere (and someone) you don’t want to be. Let your intuition and creative inclinations be heard before you become part of the herd. (Tweet this quote)
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Times change and change often requires a new approach. This is why tradition is never an excuse for repetition (Tweet this quote).
Too easily and too often we assume our existing rules and norms are the best, most logical, and perhaps only way to navigate the world. But this train of thought is not only fallacious but perilous. We shut doors of opportunity and growth that we didn’t even know existed.
This maxim is far from an ode to lawlessness. Some social norms and rules are beneficial and others are enforced by judicial law, but many are not. Outside the laws of science (which we admittedly still know little about), the majority of our most restricting rules (often self-imposed) can be bent, broken, and refashioned — and this does not require being unlawful or unethical.
Don’t choose conformity and compliance over creativity because you’ll most likely end up somewhere (and someone) you don’t want to be. Let your intuition and creative inclinations be heard before you become part of the herd. (Tweet this quote)
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