Curiosity, creativity, discovery and wonder — they aren’t traits of youth. They’re traits of learning.
Benjamin Salka — CEO of Story Pirates
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I think it is interesting that most of these trends include many multiplied colors, gradients and even real imagery. I like that designers are pushing beyond traditional barriers that printing reproduction could cause and creating some cool designs.
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Instead of being fastest around the tracks everybody knows, creative people move adaptively through wildernesses nobody knows.
David Brooks, New York Times Columnist, highlights some outstanding points about the relationship between creativity and competition.
Test your kerning skills on your iPad or desktop with Kern Type — a game that scores your letter-spacing ability.
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When Warren Buffett announced his secretary pays a higher tax rate than he does, millions of Americans took notice. So recently, The White House introduced The Buffett Rule Calculator — which answers the question: How many millionaires paid a lower effective tax rate than you? The number ain’t pretty, you guys.
If the goal of this widget is to instigate conversation about tax fairness, it feels like a smart move.
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Beyoncé has finally taken to Twitter and Tumblr http://www.beyonce.com/inspirations
2012 has been dubbed, by smarter people than I, the Year of Tumblr. In Queen Bey fashion, Ms. Knowles leads the charge by completely revamping her web presence, starting with an RFP to seek out an agency partner to design her new site. http://adage.com/article/digital/digital-marketing-beyonce-unveils-revamped-web-presence/233955/
Bey ended up working with Designed Memory http://www.designedmemory.com/ and the result is a veritable rabbit-hole of inspiration, video, and photos of baby Blue and her glowing new mom, sans makeup. And even a shot of Hov (that’s Jay-Z to the unwashed masses) cradling his tiny girl.
The new web presence transforms Beyoncé from glittering consumer good to wife, sister, mother, and human incarnation of overall genetic blessedness.
If you’re curious, click away!
Think left and think right
and think low and think high.
Oh, the thinks you can think up
if only you try!
Dr. Suess - “Oh the Thinks You Can Think”, 1975
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Interesting article and videos featuring John Cleese’s thoughts on how we can facilitate creativity in our daily lives.
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This is an example of a plugin called Trapcode Particular for After Effects that we are purchasing.
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In his Creative Mornings talk, Jason Fried of 37signals explains why his company maintains a culture of quiet:
“There are a lot of interruptions in the modern office. It is interesting to me that the places where people are supposed to learn things, like a library or school or classroom — they’re always quiet. We treat our office like a library.”
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