Creative Process
Creative Process Collective
Following up on the creative connection of the last post, here are some informative blog posts detailing various aspects of the creative process. 1) How to approach one’s goal is described in The Strength’s Way. The difference between the creative thinker and the conventional thinker is that the creative thinking doesn’t usually follow the direct route — they go around conventional paths to ultimately find a way to achieve their goal. They explain three tips for creative thinking: identify what the goal is that you want to achieve, keep asking how are you going to achieve it, and develop a strategy for when you will. They offer J.K. Rowling’s example…
Toe Jam & the Creative Connection
What does a creative David Byrne video, a controversial political art cover, descriptions of bad real estate, a German Pulse exhibit, Tom Wolfe, a young architect’s program, Garfield and NPR’s Ira Glass’ commentary have in common? Rosecrans Baldwin posts in the Digital Ramble of the NYTimes’ The Moment blog, that they are all examples of the creative process at work. This post had me in stitches because it clearly left it to the reader to determine what was in good taste — without saying a judging word about if these examples were or not. Without disclosing if I thought they were “good” or “bad,” I’ll just say that I thought…
Tapping into Creativity
As I get creative inspiration from outside sources, like the Design House, I thought this blog post by Sean Hodge of “12 Ways to Tap into and Endless Well of Creativity” gave really useful advice for any type of artist. Here they are listed in a nutshell with further explanation on the PSDTUTS (Photoshop Tutorials) blog. 1. Mine your subconscious and dreams 2. Keep a drawing journal and doodle regularly 3. Study artists you admire 4. Look at the natural world around you 5. Look to other disciplines 6. Look to art and design history 7. Experiment with combining concepts and styles 8. Shoot lots of pictures 9. Look at…
