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The Chaotic Life of a Digital Creative
I’m not a big fan of reality tv, but I would love to peek into the world of a digital creative designer. First, I can’t imagine a job where the tools of the trade change daily. Responsive Web Design...
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The Power of 3
For many years now I’ve been fascinated by the number 3 and how it seems to have an important and powerful place in our culture—at times even magical. Think about it—the Holy Trinity; Goldilocks and...
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5 Tactics to Silence the Biggest Creativity Killer
A few years ago, concert pianist Jeremy Denk rediscovered his boyhood piano-lesson journal from more than 30 years ago. Denk sat and went through the notebook, carefully rereading all of his old...
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Create a Nurturing Environment for Bold Ideas
When it comes to having original, bold ideas, there’s an interesting paradox. To generate these “unsafe” ideas, people must work in a safe environment. This image is courtesy of Shutterstock. I made...
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Creativity is the Force of Invention
So often creatives are separated from the logical thinkers, citing left brain, right brain tendencies. It’s not really a fair representation of people and how their brains reason. Leonardo da Vinci is...
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Today is National Dog Day!
Coco, the best dog ever National Dog Day is the second National best Day behind Mother’s Day! Oh, and Father’s Day, of course (see my dog, Coco left). When it comes to branding, capturing a day and...
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Burnin’ Down the (In)House: 6 Tips to Fire Your Creativity
Okinawan karate master, Gichin Funakoshi stated that karate is like boiling water: Without constant heat it returns to its tepid state. Creativity is like karate: without the constant applied heat of...
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Creative Bliss: 5 Exercises to Get Your Creativity Unstuck
Have you hit a creative roadblock? In his book, “Unstuck,” Noah Scalin presents 52 inspiring prompts designed for any field and any level of experience. They’re divided by time commitment (from 30...
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How To Overcome Self-Criticism and Lack of Motivation
Procrastination is just one of the creative gremlins that keep us from hitting our full potential at work. Self-criticism is another self-inflicted obstacle; so is lack of creative energy—we’ll call...
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Creative Bootcamp: 3 Exercises to Build Your Brain
In her TED Conference talk, “Eat, Pray, Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert makes an analogy that creativity is like Dobby, the house elf in “Harry Potter.” The mythical creature in J.K. Rowling’s novels...
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