I stumbled over a great Q&A over at Quora. Someone asked about what to do with their great ideas and inventions so that they won't get cheated. I've decided to reproduce the question here and the answer by Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia,...
It's not hard to come up with something new. It's hard to come up with something new that people want. I think that is kind of the separation point between having lots of ideas or creating lots of stuff,...
Heidi Grant Halvorson shares on Behance's 99U that being in a position of power will allow you to be more creative.
Being in a position of power certainly changes you – not necessarily in an evil way, but research shows there is a definite shift in...
Creativity is relational. Its practice is mostly about casting widely and connecting disparate dots of existing knowledge in new, meaningful ways. To be creative, you’ve got to mine your knowledge. You have to know your dots. - Bruce NussbaumOne of the things that I do...
Everyone knows who David Ogilvy is.
He is probably one of the worlds greatest "ad men" and the likely inspiration to Mad Men. In 1948, David started Ogilvy & Mather, an advertising agency responsible for some...
Ingo Rauth, a friend of Design Sojourn and graduate of our Designer Mentoring Program back in 2009, shares a wonderful find on his blog: A 1972 made for Herman Miller video interview on Design with...
Chuck Close from Wisdom said:
The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of...
I'm always open to new experiences!
Last Saturday was the first time I presented a blog article to an actual physical audience! I was invited by the Design and Technology Educators Society (DTES) to present my controversial post: "Design Thinking is Killing Creativity".
Atari 900 Concept
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Atari 2600 Concept
I really love these old school hand rendered Atari...
Matt Ridley shows that the reason why humans have advanced as a culture was because we were able to exchange ideas and learn from each other. More importantly was his point that people do not know how to do everything, but instead leverages on groups...
I'm not sure how useful or practical this notebook is, but it is sure to get your creativity juices flowing by helping you think, or write for that matter, out of the box! It...
Peter Bregman shares why he returned his iPad:
The brilliance of the iPad is that it's the anytime-anywhere computer. On the subway. In the hall waiting for the elevator. In a car on the way to the airport. Any free moment becomes a potential iPad moment.
The...
Bill Buxton reflects:
As a person who tries to be creative and have new ideas, it's interesting to be reminded of how few ideas I actually have. Could it be that the two main skills and acts of creativity are (a) forget what you said before,...
You might have probably heard everyone's jaw drop after I mentioned this on Twitter over the weekend. A fellow designer and I were discussing this in detail and jointly came to this disappointing conclusion. It was quite a significant conclusion and likely to be...
Here at Design Sojourn, we are always encouraging you to push the limits of your ability and capability in the aim of being the best designers we can be. So this post might come across to you in a slightly different tone of voice. In...
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I have been thinking about the relationship between creativity vs. design vs. where does it comes from. I have also wondered why some people, not just designers, are more creative than others? Here are some of...
A couple of weeks ago I posted a link on my Twitter account that lead to a write up by Bruce Nussbaum on The Latest Trends in Design and Innovation--And Why The Debate...
IDEO's Tim Brown has written a great article on Design Thinking for The Harvard Business Review. This one sure did the rounds in the studio! Recently, I discovered that there is a pdf...
I recently read a really insightful interview with the members of the Griffin product development group on how they go about creating their wonderful accessories for the iPhone and iPod. One comment, in particular, struck a chord:
How does the process begin? TC: Regardless of...
I really enjoy reading blogs where the author shares his or her musings and anecdotal thoughts. I find that this gives a good insight into how that author thinks. Even better if these thoughts come from a designer. Check out Smart Design's...