February 2008
9 posts
Recommended reading to help boost your creativity.
You and I were born with creative instincts. Creativity - or using original, unique ideas - is in our genetic makeup; it’s not something that has to be learned. That doesn’t mean, however, that you can’t intensify your creativity through experimenting and learning. As Arthur Koestler once said: “Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are...
Create your own custom font. Get it for free.
When it comes to text, custom fonts represent creativity at their best. But creating custom fonts isn’t easy, and it is often very expensive; custom font software can cost up to $650!
Fortunately, if you can’t afford professional software for custom fonts - and if you are good with a pen - there is an affordable way to create your own fonts. Say hello to Fontifier.
Fontifier is...
Six of the best ways to produce incredible ideas.
Having trouble coming up with ideas? Is that blank piece of paper - or computer screen - starting to drive you crazy?
Let’s face it, generating ideas is not an easy thing to do. But there are a few techniques you may not be aware of that can make generating ideas easier than you originally thought. In-fact: there are a lot of techniques you can use to help you generate ideas, but not...
Advertise effectively, and creatively, at your own...
Advertising is essential in making people aware of you, your business, your website, or your story. And being able to make other people aware of you or your brand means success. Unfortunately: advertising is expensive.
Whether you are trying to create awareness for your personal blog or website, or trying to sell a service for your business, advertising can end up costing you a lot of money....
Why simplicity is almost always best.
“Frustra fit per plura quod potest fieri per pauciora.” Or, in other words, “It is pointless to do with more what can be done with few.”
This principal - commonly recalled as KISS - originated around the time of Aristotle and is still highly regarded today as a prominent principal of creativity. But, despite all of the resources available about keeping things simple,...
How to identify ideas that won't stink.
Creativity is all about coming up with new, innovative ideas, right?
Actually, coming up with new ideas is only half of what creativity is about. Another - huge - part of creativity is being able to identify which ideas are great, and which are not so great. But being able to identify which ideas won’t stink is just as difficult as coming up with new ideas; unless, of course, you know...
Seven creative habits you need to acquire.
Last time I wrote about seven creative sins that you need to avoid, and I thought I would follow up this time with seven creative habits that you need to acquire.
If you are a creative amateur, professional, or wanna-be, these are seven creative habits that will help you increase your creative potential, and give your creativity more “oomph” when you need it most.
7. Making...
Seven creative sins you need to avoid.
Benjamin Franklin once said that “sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.” And Mr. Franklin couldn’t have been more right.
Creative sins are hurtful to everyone and their creativity. If you are committing any of these seven creative sins, you are hindering your creativity and hurting your creative self - even if you don’t...
Designing for yourself: a guide to...
It doesn’t matter who you are or what you do for a living, you are your toughest critic.
Anyone who has ever tried to put together their own portfolio, or paint a picture for their bedroom, or write their own book, will attest to the difficulty involved in creating for one’s self. It seems that, no matter how hard you try, the ending results of your labor are never good enough. No...