Netdiver Mag

Today is the day! How befitting! My first line of defense against the continuing renoferno and in order to concentrate, is to focus on a new project.

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It’s all About Being Creative

I’m going to self-publish a book containing brain bites around creativity, design and business of design topics. I’m taking my stacked of print-outs to the library to sort, edit, tinker the book structure and content.

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I will practice Make Change as suggested and illustrated by Ivan Huwa – till I make it happen. Making it happen derails adversity.

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Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules…

You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.

— Steve Jobs

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Now I am Champion (well, aspiring to be :)

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via: Commond Cloud

Aside from illustration and design, Karan Singh is a curator and writer for a self-initiated side project by the name of Pig Bimpin’. It’s an online resource documenting creative people, articles of industry and a showcase for excellent work.

The name, “Pig Bimpin”, is a play on the title of a famous track by American hip hop artist Jay-Z, ‘Big Pimpin’, a slang used in describing those who exude success, fame and fortune. “Pig Bimpin’”, flips the script on this name, a direct allusion to the often less the glamourous fruits of creative labour.

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Excellent interviews w/ Alex Trochut, Matt Moore, Justin Maller, Arnan Chair, Jeremy Somers and Ravi Vasavan.

Steve Jobs – 1955-2011

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A Collection of 60 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes About Life, Design and Apple by Federico Viticci

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Steve Jobs and The Value of Saying No by Ben Popper

You’ve got to say no, no no and when you say no you piss off people and they go talk to the .. and they write a shitty article about you.

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Innovation is not about saying yes to everything. It’s about saying no to all but the most crucial features.

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Now we understand what it means. Illustration by Chang Kim, professor of Graphic Design & Information Design at San Jose State University. Brilliant!

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via: the internets

Reigniting Your Creative Spark by Denise Jacobs

We cannot expect to be inspired or creative while we’re stressed…or can you? Frequently, at the root of a debilitating creative paralysis which cripples our imaginations is negative stress from perceived pressure from external sources, fear of failure, and a sense of danger.

Not all stress is negative, however.

Negative stress has an upbeat doppelganger known as eustress. Triggered by taking on challenges that are internally mandated, eustress causes exhilaration, focus, optimism, curiosity, and a sense of excitement. Eustress transforms uninspired boredom into high motivation.

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via: Jeffrey Zeldman

Remember the co-creation article I shared? As a ‘why’ person – I am reaping insight in the white paper in ref w/ co-creation = sharing (insight, tips, direction, etc) in view of a project I’m working on.

Admission of ignorance here.. No one owns all knowledge – ain’t that why the net work = net worth w/ the right people around us to watch / tutor / correct? Here is an addendum passed on by Matt Legrand.

Design Thinking Is A Failed Experiment. So What’s Next? by Bruce Nussbaum.

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Major renovations and construction happening in and outside our building – noise level? You don’t want to know. Will be working off-site for the next 2 weeks.

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via: The Lollipop Shoppe one of my all times fav Eames design: the Rocking Chair

Save the words for another day. Or for meet-ups with clients. So they say – Intercity who love graphic design and art direction have used huge giga visuals to show off their portfolio. That’s it! And plenty.

And yes they have created the CR (Creative Review) logo and a lot of their covers. So words – are irrelevant. Their work speaks amply.

Don’t we wish clients would be just this way wowed?

Anyone heard of the co-creation principle? The Spirit of Co-creation (Risk-Managed Creativity for Business) white paper by Sense Worldwide – free to download as .pdf.

This is what I’m currently reading and suggest you do too – it’s an eye-opener about the ‘sharing’ future.

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Illustration via: USOTA content / capacity