Lesson One

A famous calligrapher was sitting on a tree
resting, doing nothing. A small type designer
saw the man of letters and asked him, "Can I
also sit like you and do nothing ?"
The calligrapher answered : "Sure, why not ?"
So, the type designer sat on the ground below
the calligrapher and rested. All of a sudden,
a foundry appeared, hired the type designer
and took advantage on him.

Management Lesson :

To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be
sitting very, very high up.



Lesson Two

A sad type designer saw a bull and started to
tell him his thoughts. "Oh, bull, I would love
to be able to get to the top of the font design
tree," sighed the sad type designer, "but I have
not got the energy." Suddenly the bull voiced :

"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my
droppings ?" replied the bull. "They're packed
with nutrients."

The sad type designer pecked at a lump of dung,
and found it actually gave him enough strength
to reach the lowest branch of the font tree.
The next day, after eating some more dung, he
reached the second branch facing a slab typeface.
Finally after a fourth night spent in front of
FontLab, the type designer was proudly perched
at the top of the font tree with an OpenType in
his hands.
He was promptly spotted by a craftsman, who shot
him out of the tree.

Management Lesson :

Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't
keep you there.



Lesson Three

A little Finnish type designer girl was flying
south for the winter. Getting to the airport,
it was so cold that the girl froze and fell to
the ground into a large field in the middle of
a forest. While she was lying there, a reindeer
came by and dropped some dung on her.
As the frozen girl lay there in the pile of dung,
she began to realize how warm she was. The dung
was actually thawing her out! She lay there all
warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy,
"the ABCs of love..." (http://tinyurl.com/4f84f).
A passing Art Director man heard the girl singing
and came to investigate.
Following the sound, the AD discovered the girl
under the pile of reindeer dung, and promptly dug
her out and took advantage on her.

Management Lesson :

1. Not everyone who shits on you is your enemy.
2. Not everyone who gets you out of •••• is your
friend.
3. And when you are in deep ••••, it is best to
keep your mouth shut !