CATALOGING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
Title: Caine’s Arcade. A cardboard arcade made by a 9-year old boy. Context: We have all just lost any excuse we once had to not innovate our asses off. Synopsis: Remember when you were 9 and you went to your … Continued
Title: Creativity Lessons from Charles Dickens and Steve Jobs Context: Creativity comes to one only once one stops trying so hard to be creative. Synopsis: There is an accidental nature to creativity that flies in the face of those people … Continued
Banging your head against a wall in frustration is an essential—and perhaps needlessly painful—part of creativity. via vimeo.com
Title: Human Demo: New Yorker Cartoonist Matthew Diffee Shows How To Be Creative Context: Ideas are a dime a dozen, but you’d better be prepared to work hard for that .10¢ Synopsis: Ideation is a game whose success is measured … Continued
Title: The Rhythms of Work vs The Rhythms of Creative Labor Context: We all work for a living. The lucky among us also labor at something we love. Synopsis: Many pages have been filled since the dawn of the industrial … Continued
Title: The Myths of the Overworked Creative Context: Our energy is a finite resource that requires renewal or you will go into debt. So stop spending what you don’t have. Synopsis: Fact: we suck at taking care of our internal … Continued
Title: 100 Things You Should Know About People: #57 – There Are 4 Types Of Creativity Context: Sure you might be creative…but what type of creative are you? Synopsis: People are born creative. People must work to learn to be … Continued
Title: What Good Design Can Teach Us About Motivation Context: How’s that cubicle in the room with gray walls helping your creativity? Synopsis: Is your work environment enhancing your creativity? For most people the answer is sadly, “no”. The old … Continued
Title: Banishing Your Inner Critic Context: Everyone has an inner critic but not everyone lets it sabotage their productivity. Synopsis: You know exactly what the inner critic does to undermine your confidence, yet most of us sit there and take … Continued
Title: Why We Crave Creativity but Reject Creative Ideas Context: If nobody thinks you ideas are crazy then they probably aren’t creative enough. Your ideas I mean. Synopsis: Ever had someone in a meeting roll their eyes when you presented … Continued
Say what you will about creativity, odds are somebody has already beaten you to it. via slideshare.net
Title: Unusual Thinking Styles Increase Creativity Context: It’s our job to be creative. Which means it’s our job to think unusual thoughts. I love our job. Synopsis: You know that way you like to work? Yeah, the way where you … Continued
Title: Lessons of the Square Watermelon Context: What is possible is not always the same thing as what we think is possible. Synopsis: Here is the true tale of the square watermelon. This inorganically shaped gourd is the curiously elegant … Continued
Title: Why You Can’t Buy Creativity Context: Sure you earn your salary but the quality of your output does not (or should not) be a function of how much money you make. It’s the other way around really. Synopsis: How … Continued
Being creative isn’t the problem. Staying creative is. via vimeo.com