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Creativity and Play
Tim Brown on Creativity and Play
Interesting lecture on the relationship between creative thinking and play………..
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Local Inspiration
Portsmouth and Southsea are a constant source of inspiration for creatives. This retro railway poster is available in the Southsea Gallery, Albert Road.
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Ten Principles of good design – Dieter Rams
Good design is innovative.
Good design makes a product useful.
Good design is aesthetic.
Good design makes a product understandable.
Good design is unobtrusive.
Good design is honest.
Good design is long-lasting.
Good design is thorough down to the last detail.
Good design is environmentally friendly.
Good design is as little design as possible
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This is an inspirational description of creativity by Mo Cohen you can find out more about him here: http://talkfromthesidewalk.wordpress.com/
Creativity is about creating from zero. It is about unconcealing something that has previously been unseen and making it accessible. In this sense it is about risk, imagination and uncertainty. It is an attempt to cut through [...]
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Old style typography
I saw this recently while I was out and about. It struck me that you rarely see this type of craftsmanship in modern signage. I guess everything is that much more ephemeral and transitory these days.
Scatter gun takes aims at culture
Art, design, photography, scattered thoughts on culture, you name it scatter gun covers it.
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Sister Mary Corita