creativity
“Creativity is a Verb”
cameronmoll [http://cameronmoll.tumblr.com/post/20481241055/creativity-is-a-verb]: > Milton Glaser, as quoted in Jonah Lehrer’s Imagine: > There’s no such thing as a creative type. As if creative people can just show up and make stuff up. As if it were that easy. > I think people
10 Photographers You Should Ignore
I don’t agree with all of it, but the point of blazing your own trail is spot on. (via Marco Dughera)
"The Ongoing Sabotage of Art"
An interesting opinion piece from photographer Kirk Tuck [http://visualsciencelab.blogspot.it/2012/03/vital-role-of-critics-and-ongoing.html] (via Marco Dughera): > “What I’m arguing for is the idea that, before inflicting on our shared culture, another meaningless rectangle of bouncy color and vacuous content that we all have a responsibility
Creativity Requires Time And Space Two Things
> “Creativity requires time and space. Two things the modern world likes to erode.” — Hugh MacLeod [https://twitter.com/#!/gapingvoid/status/181995358803595264]
Rethinking Productivity for Creatives
I’ve been posting a lot [http://thislifeofleisure.com/tagged/productivity] lately about productivity, or un-productivity really, and wondering why I’m dissatisfied with apps like Omnifocus and Things for task management. I don’t believe I’m alone. I believe it has to do with the difference between analytical
Work Alone
Whenever possible, work alone to boost your creativity. What artists have long suspected has born out to be true, according to Susan Cain in her new book, Quiet [http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Power-Introverts-World-Talking/dp/0307352145]. Years of experiments have shown collaboration tends to create fewer and lower quality ideas, compared
Artists Work Best Alone
> “Artists work best alone.” — Woz
Get Fired Everyday
> “Get fired everyday.” — Carl King [https://twitter.com/carlking/status/169165039541030912]
Access To Tools Is Easier Too Every Digital Tool
> “Access to tools is easier too. Every digital tool in the world is easily available, often for free…Alas, the only access that’s harder than ever is access to the part of your brain that’s willing to take advantage of all of this.” — - Seth Godin(This
Get Booed Off Stage At Least Once
> “Get boo’ed off stage at least once.” — Carl King [https://twitter.com/#!/carlking/status/160103367761334273]