August 22 (11) 08:05 am
I’m back! The past two weeks I will remember as the most important and significant in my life. A) Got married B) Took real vacations (had not do without Internet for the past 16 years C) Sorted upcoming projects priorities.
Feel charged-up. Feel focussed. Feel ever so determined.
As I go through my inbox and catch-up – inspiring projects will follow. Proof that I’m rested? Fumbling on the keyboard – photoshop shortcut and cadence of editorial work.
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Illustration by: Mateusz Kolek
August 3 (11) 11:50 am
Watch Banksy Eat Cereal, Take Out The Trash by Matthew Newton
What happens when art imitates art? Honestly, nothing good. Look at Julia Kim Smith’s At Home With Banksy and it reminds you that the art world is always creeping closer to utter hopelessness (and self-referential obsolescence).
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After reading Matthew’s post – I felt so appalled – had to repost. No matter what – the ‘diva’ attitude is impermissible. This is pi-ti-ful! How much ‘pimping’ does he needs.. when you fall prey to ‘public’ life.. you’re done – you have eradicated the true self that got you there in the first place.
As creative people – we shall never forget – that having the need (talent) ‘to express’ goes with an as abyssimal responsibility towards an audience.. even if of 2-3.
Our talent is a gift of influence.
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via: Annals of Americus
July 21 (11) 08:56 am
Have got some idle time? Need to reboot your imagination? Spark your creativity? Be inspired? Here are two favorite TED talks:
Stefan Sagmeister: 7 rules for making more happiness
Stefan Sagmeister: The power of time off
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Recommend: Things I have learned in my life so far.
July 20 (11) 07:20 am
Have you heard of Kickstarter (a new way to fund and follow creativity)? 10,000 successfully backed projects. $75M were pledged. 100,000 repeat backers.
Project Statistics:
Launched Projects: 26,620
Successful Projects: 10,388
Unsuccessful Projects: 13,113
Live Projects: 3,119
Success Rate: 44%
Read their blog entry for full info.
July 13 (11) 06:42 am
Anatomy of a merger? Check out the Gridplane / Instrument announcement page! For once there seems to be more gain than pain. If you ever have gone through a merger – you know what I mean.
The presentation is imbued by the telltale clean, simple and beautiful JD Hoodge design signature.
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On a side note if you’re interested, they are hiring.
June 28 (11) 12:06 pm
Creativy x2 – because the business of design requires that our creative processes grow and seek nutrition and enrichment. Here are two articles to feed your mind.
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Creativity? Pursuit of change
One of my favorite quotes comes from a book I highly recommend: It’s not how good you are, it’s how good you want to be, by Paul Arden. "All creative people need something to rebel against, it’s what gives their (and clients) lives excitement," and, "Successful solutions are often made by people rebelling against bad briefs."
Here are some pointers to keep your creativity alive.
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Originally published in Design in Flight magazine – launch issue. / Republished by Icograda as a featured article.
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Ideas! A closer look at creativity!
So how do we in fact become proficient idea generators? First, ideas = creativity. The root of creativity stems from the word creation which is to create from nothing. Nice theoretical assumption. Now what is the practical side?
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Originally published in Creative Behavior magazine
June 23 (11) 13:44 pm
Long week-end ahead for us and intend on practicing what’s written on the poster and take time to read the 100 Ways to Kill a Concept: why most ideas get shot down by Michael Iva
Downloaded over 75K times and translated into 16 languages.
My next few days program?
Chill. Reboot. Create.
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