The ugly. Just look around. Way too many ugly messages of out there that people call creative. It gives creativity a bad name. Some people think that dumbing it down for the masses is creative. I’m sorry, but it just trash. There are too many examples of bad stuff to start pointing my finger. Just […]
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I just returned to earth. Having been away for a few weeks to explore life, I came back with a few random thoughts about creativity that I think would be good to express right about now. To start, if we are not expressing our creativity on a daily basis, then what’s the reason to […]
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Art meets Science. It’s a complicated subject at best. As designers, we struggle with the pressure of the current trends verses logical problem solving or the idea that form follows function. Historically, architectural movements lead the way for other design disciplines such as graphic design, industrial design and product design. The best example was the […]
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Creativity is an amazing gift. I continue to under estimate it’s potential. I just returned from New York where creativity is on display everywhere you look, feel and eat. I went to the Jeff Koons Exhibition at the Whitney Museum with mixed feelings about his art. Here is a guy who doesn’t make any excuses […]
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Creative Hyperbole The more I get into this subject, the more I believe it’s important for you to stay focused on who you are. You can be slapped around trying to keep up with everyone and everything that appears to be creative. It’s obvious that creativity is all around us. We are so saturated with […]
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How to become a creative genius I loved Robin Williams. I don’t care what mood I was in, it instantly turned to laughter and happiness once I heard his voice. His recent death made me stop and think about what the secret ingredient was to thinking creatively on your feet. Robin was asked many times […]
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Jay Z and Queen Bey Creativity was blasting off that stage- a big thumping sound, amazing action packed videos, energy driven lighting, explicit lyrics, sexy dancing and furious rapping. I had a moment where I felt like I was the one “On the Run”. I felt like my version of creativity really sucked compared to […]
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The bright side of failure. “ Have no fear of perfection-you’ll never reach it”- Salvador Dali Once you realize you have the knack and your success rate for creating arresting ideas is high, you are on the other side of failure. There is a fear for everyone that their ideas could be failures, […]
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