If there two things every graphic designer has done, one is scribble out an idea before scrunching it into a ball so tight that it will never see the light of day again, and the other is having spent an entire day or more stuck firmly to their chair.
With this notepad from from Trapped In Suburbia, you can shoot some hoops or toss the football around and get a pinch of exercise while disposing of your dud ideas. Continue reading...
When it comes to creativity, that people simply are, or aren’t creative, seems to the theory that most subscribed to. In her TED speech on nurturing creativity, author Elizabeth Gilbert discusses alternate ideas adopted throughout the ages on the source of creativity.
In past times, some believed we are were all equal but for a little outside influence. To the Greeks, philosophers like Socrates had divine daemons whispering in their ear. The Romans had genius’, spirits which inhabited the walls of a studio.
And more recently, American poet Ruth Stone, who in her youth was literally chased across the landscape of Virginia by poems, looking for a poet the put them to paper. Continue reading...
Now, I don’t know exactly what Google bases it’s auto-complete suggestions on, but presumably it’s built around popular search terms. If this is the case, the graphic design community may be harboring a dirty little secret.
When you’re all alone…
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If you’ve ever had a drink in your life you’ll no doubt recognize the iconic bottle design of Absolut Vodka. It stands to reason their are plenty of equal, if not better products when browsing the shelves of your local bottle shop, yet even without the label, Absolut stands out from the crowd. Continue reading...
