Posts Tagged ‘creativity’

Cool slideshow on creativity, featuring some inspirational quotes and examples of clever ad design.

Good stuff from VizThink.

Illustrator Michael Kline is really getting the most out of his grocery budget. Using scans of everyday food items, he is realizing benefits well beyond the addition of wonderful textures to his art…
I’ve managed to raise the bar a bit on the entire process in regards to the business side. First, using scanned food (yes, [...]

Yesterday, a handful of folks stepped away from their ordinary work routine and met up at the Magellan Idea Center in Atherton Lofts in South End to add a bit of color to their workday. It was Charlotte’s second Jelly session, a casual coworking event where anyone can stop by, to work collaboratively, bounce ideas [...]

Just found this great article on creativity, written with film sound design in mind, but widely applicable.
On Being Creative
Reorganize chance. That is the basis of your work
Mistakes, accidents, and the unexpected often provide the spark that leads to great work. The trick is to plan and execute your creative process in a way that makes [...]

Update: PPT now available on Slideshare
This past Friday at work, I gave a presentation about pecha kucha, in the pecha kucha format (20 images x 20 seconds). One of the main things I learned, while putting this together, is that 20 slides for 20 seconds each is a lot more time than it seems like. [...]

A List Apart Issue No. 243 brings us an article from illustrator Kevin Cornell on keeping the creativity flowing, and one from developer Jack Zeal on using metaphor in client conversations.
Conversations about creativity is a series of interviews with various creative types, including authors, musicians, visual artists and comedians.
In a very personal edition of the [...]

The New York Times asks: Is the Key to Creativity in Your Pillbox, or in Your PC?
I say neither. Drugs may lead to insight and the computer may multiply productivity, but it takes a sound mind to channel either toward a useful end product.

In the latest entry of The Painter’s Keys, Robert Genn talks about the Flynn effect – the year-after-year rise of IQs – and wonders whether we are seeing the same effect on creative intelligence.
In my lifetime, art quality has appeared to improve. There’s certainly more competition, and there are a lot more folks working toward [...]