Great three part (the fourth part is also coming soon) video series documenting past inventions and highlighting how everything we create is solely a derivative of the past and helps us to understand, learn and foster creativity.
Posts Tagged ‘Creativity’
The lost meaning of “inspiration”
An excellent short read on “inspirations” lost meaning: “If we as designers can learn to fight the urge for quick answers and focus more on unique, lasting solutions that revolve around defining problems, there’s a chance to turn it all around. Finding new appreciation for both concept and execution (and their relationship to each other) [...]
The Creative Method
Informative slides on understand creativity, creative methods and systems based on “actions, connections, and deviations.”
Making Ideas Happen
Watch “Jack Dorsey: 3 Keys to Twitter’s Success” from 99%
Inspiration kills
Discussing the downside of looking through online inspiration and “best of the web” galleries
On going different and pushing boundaries
“If no one’s upset by what you’re saying, you’re probably not pushing hard enough.” — Rework by Jason Fried of 37signals In the midst of my current redesign (and about fifty tossed ideas later) I came across the above quote which I engraved in my mind for the remainder of my redesign efforts. I used [...]
