I’m screwed. The flight is full. I need to go where I’m going but there are only middle seats. Isle seat gate keepers refuse to look me in the eye. Creativity has a middle seat and as with airlines, you never want to be in it.
Continue reading...22. August 2010
You’re freelance, you know about cash flow; some months are easier than others. Your number one job is keeping a strong grip on passion’s handle, however, with passion driven businesses your credit line is self discipline.
Continue reading...3. August 2010
We’ve been dealt a line of crap so many times we don’t believe as much of what we see and less of what we hear. What started as a 70’s T-shirt, “question authority”, has morphed into a societal mantra, “question reality.”
Continue reading...28. July 2010
"Apple of My Eye" is a great little short film shot and edited on the iPhone 4 in 48 hours. It's a great example of working "inside the box" of a creative challenge.
Continue reading...25. July 2010
Creativity confronts the status quo; “established authority” if you will. Creativity is by nature disruptive; always asking questions and refusing to follow. With our shift from authority to authenticity, wouldn’t it make sense that creativity has shifted too?
Continue reading...1. July 2010
There are elements of a great picture beyond composition, simplicity, light, color, texture and all that designy-crafty stuff. With some tormented thought, I’ve narrowed it down to three elements that seamlessly overlap but are also separate enough that they seem to own a category.
Continue reading...15. June 2010
I had a chance to talk with Creative Director and Copywriter Mike Allen about his career in Advertising and get some of his thoughts on branding and creativity. Here are 10 minutes from that discussion.
Continue reading...7. June 2010
What is the street artist’s intent? Anti-social pop art with an extreme satirical point intended for consumption across all socioeconomic barriers, or is it hype driven brandalism by an artistic terrorist bent on pulling one over on a naïve culture?
Continue reading...3. June 2010
How do we know we aren’t behaving like comfort loving factory workers? I doubt there is a material answer, but the subtlety of creative exhaustion knows no bounds. Take a look at this experiment explained by Dan Heath at Fastcompany.com.
Continue reading...1. June 2010
I think this is what Sir Ken Robinson has in mind: Too many of us tolerate what we do rather enthusiastically do what we love. Our schools don’t teach us to discover and cultivate our passions. Transforming means shifting from a linear manufacturing approach to an organic agricultural approach; create the environment under which students can flourish.
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29. August 2010
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