Speak Up founder, Armin Vit interviews Ethan Bodnar, an 18 year old self-taught designer, blogger, and entrepeneuer about how he discovered design and the impact it’s had on his life:

“After a few minutes of sniffing around I realized why I had never heard of Mr. Bodnar: He has not been around the profession too long… well, in fact, despite being a soon-to-be-published author with strong typographic inclinations, he is not a professional designer yet, not even a graphic design student, nope, he is an 18-year-old high school senior. This preceding sentence is in no way mocking, it’s authentic surprise and enthusiasm, even more so at Ethan’s preternatural conviction to become a graphic designer, which he expresses consistently and adamantly in his blog with joyful eloquence.”

I don’t remember being this talented at 18, much less knowing a thing about typography or the gainful use of Helvetica (flush left) on a grid. Apparently 18 is the new 30.