How to make your creative process (creation) easy, gentle and fun. Applies to most creative processes, including getting creative about your problem solving.
How to make your creative process (creation) easy, gentle and fun. Applies to most creative processes, including getting creative about your problem solving.
Experiment with these ideas to find your creativity sweet spot.
Recent research studies the link between creativity and emotional states, offering answers to the age-old question, "How can I be more creative?"
Want your child to get the most out of making art? Let her create in her own way at her own pace.
The latest work on aging shows the benefits of creative engagement around the globe
For many of us, a large chunk of the creative process can involve just staring into space, waiting for our muse to send us a bolt from the blue. Trouble is
“To know what you’re going to draw, you have to begin drawing.”
Even people who lack ideas can set the scene for inspiration. Daydreaming, a belt of booze or even gazing at the color green can help.
"Our modern world of push notifications, 24/7 news cycles, and constant contact is almost completely inhospitable to the kind of retreat artists must make in order to focus deeply on their work."
Far from just an individual capacity, our creativity is also influenced by the environments that we live and learn in. Each of those memorable people were shaped by their culture. Thomas Wolbers a…
Many emotions can help creativity if we use and manage them well.
Making art is about the journey, not the destination.
In our lives, we face so many distractions, notifications, and constant demands on our attention that it’s difficult to find time to think.
We’ve all been there. That enchanting, mysterious moment when the muse strikes. Creativity is intoxicating. It’s frenetic. And — not to sound crass — it’s profitable. Unfortunately, creativity is also fickle: the more you chase it, the harder it is to catch.
two creative extremes Salvador Dali offered aren't good answers for creative direction. You want strategies to turn creative extremes into challenging, workable
Imagination is more important than knowledge. – Albert Einstein Remember when you were little and the best gift of all was a large cardboard box? That box could be anything from a small family home to the vanguard of an intergalactic attack fleet. With a few hastily drawn lines in permanent marker — and a Read More...
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it; they just saw something and conn…
Who doesn’t love a good photo effect? One popular design trend we’re seeing is the duotone effect. If you’ve spent any time on Spotify, you’ve seen duotone images. It’s part of their signature look. Their use has helped increase the popularity of duotone across print and the internet. Although it’s being used in fun new...