vrijdag 21 maart 2008
donderdag 20 maart 2008
woensdag 19 maart 2008
maandag 17 maart 2008
THE BACK OF A NAPKIN - DAN ROAM
As someone who has gone to art school and seen that the act of repetitive practice can turn a mediocre sketcher into someone the world sees as "talented," I have no trouble understanding where Dan Roam is coming from in his book The Back of the Napkin when he speaks to his readers about visual thinking. Frankly, it doesn't matter whether or not people can draw when they present their ideas. All the errant lines and mistakes that they make when drawing under pressure contribute to a sense of immediacy and urgency in the final product.
Roam is a consultant by trade, and I trust that he won't take offense when I say that while his "back of the napkin" sketches lack the technical prowess of a Rembrant or DaVinci, his simple line drawings are clear, concise and evocative of the emotional verve one sees (and casually discounts) in the "funny pages." This, of course, is precisely the point of his book: simple sketches are often more compelling than technically adept Power Point slides.
donderdag 13 maart 2008
CREATIVE GENERALIST OR SPECIALIST?
If creativity is your livelihood, is it a good idea to pursue multiple interests and develop a range of skills, or should you focus on one or two key talents and become the best around in your specialism?
Review by Mark McGuinness
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woensdag 12 maart 2008
DOODLING FOR PROFITS
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Who says doodling is a waste of time? Here are four ways to solve serious business problems with a simple drawing
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maandag 10 maart 2008
ONLINE MOODBOARD BUZZBACK E-COLLAGE
Most of human expression is non-verbal and most decision-making happens in the sub-conscious. To better understand consumer insights we need to go from hearing what consumers are saying to understanding what they are feeling. With BuzzBack eCollage, you can do just that; pictures act as catalysts to express emotions. This means you can better reach into the consumer’s decision making process.
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woensdag 5 maart 2008
Do schools today kill creativity?
A must-see for every parent and teacher. Education guru Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. Sir Ken Robinson is author of "Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative," and a leading expert on innovation in education and business. (Recorded February, 2006 in Monterey, CA.)
DR. RANDY PAUSCH LAST LECTURE
Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal goals.
dinsdag 4 maart 2008
maandag 3 maart 2008
PICLINE - COOLIRIS
PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen slideshow experience. With just one click, PicLens makes photos come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes beyond the confines of the traditional browser window.
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vrijdag 29 februari 2008
CRAYON PHYSICS DELUXE
Crayon Physics Deluxe is a sequel to the popular freeware game Crayon Physics. Or you can think of it as the game I would have created if I would have had more than 7 days to do it. Way more than 7 days. More like 7 months or 17 months.
Anyway Crayon Physics Deluxe is a 2D physics puzzle game, in which you get to experience what it would be like if your drawings would be magically transformed into real physical objects. Solve puzzles with your artistic vision and creative use of physics.
The game features:
* Greatly improved physics (you can draw what ever you want)
* Huge number of new levels
* Easy to use level editor
Also you can test the original prototype which is freely available. But please understand that the prototype isn’t a demo version of this game and doesn’t reflect the quality of Crayon Physics Deluxe.
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donderdag 28 februari 2008
INTELLIGENT DESIGN - A DESIGNERS TAKE
A typographical film on the term ‘Intelligent Design‘ and its relation with design. Created by Christian Bramsiepe from the Köln International School of Design for All-Media Foundation.
donderdag 21 februari 2008
INSTITUTING INNOVATION
Is innovation implemented as a mind-set, a process, or a deliverable?
While innovation is often talked about as a "process," it's usually the deliverables of innovation that get the spotlight—for better or worse—while the discussion on process and mind-set get back burnered. But an investigation into these structural considerations is key to the drive to innovation, and this article provides lessons that top executives—people who have spent years instituting innovation into their organizations—have to share.
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woensdag 20 februari 2008
maandag 18 februari 2008
HOWARD REINGOLD - WAY NEW COLLABORATION
Howard Rheingold talks about the coming world of collaboration, participatory media and collective action -- and how Wikipedia is really an outgrowth of our natural human instinct to work as a group. As he points out, humans have been banding together to work collectively since our days of hunting mastodons.
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