Creativity & the midlife crisis…
“Forget a Fast Car. Creativity Is the New Midlife Crisis Cure.” Who needs a Ferrari when you can pick up a paintbrush? (A recent article from the New York Times) … Read More
Category: Make
Creative Growth SoCal MeetUp
We just started a MeetUp which will feature events from art, design, and architecture tours to creative classes for everyone–no need to feel you are a great artist. We currently … Read More
Want to be more creative? Focus on doing “First Things First.”
CORE PRINCIPLE: FIRST THINGS FIRST If you want to accomplish important things focus on your internal compass of what matters most now, rather than a clock, a to do list, … Read More
First subscriber form
Testing ConvertKit as the best way to collect subscriber emails.
Inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy
For the seventh year, students of Visual Thinking were asked to make a project called, “Organic Assemblage,” inspired by one of my favorite artists, Andy Goldsworthy.
Beautiful Food: a project for Visual Thinking classes
In order to get my students to understand that visual composition matters in everything from architecture to army uniforms to advertising and art, I’ve added a new assignment, called Beautiful … Read More
Everyday Creativity…
Not everything we do has to be immense in it’s goal. Yes, it’s a nice idea to collaborate on a start-up that seeks to end world hunger, but we also … Read More
Build a business / find a great job: creative use of LinkedIn
I learned more about the power of using LinkedIn from Lynda.com* than from any other source. The KEY idea for me was to include ASPIRATIONAL PROJECTS in a highly developed … Read More
Transform an object…
Follow in the footsteps of Dada artists–transform the meaning / destroy the function of a utilitarian object, by encrusting it with exotic materials.
3d Printing can set you free…
but the learning curve means it can also freeze your creativity. I was asked to write about a recent failure last year, and the first thing that came to mind … Read More