One of the people that I follow on twitter, @briguyblock, wanted to talk about his year – the good, the bad and the crazy. But, has not fully immersed himself in the world of blogging and asked for a bit of help. Since I believe wholly in the creativity of the individual, I couldn’t say no. Plus, his story is worth telling. So, Happy New...
Mount Everest. The highest mountain on earth (measured above sea level, of course). Only the strongest dare risk its treacherous peaks, freezing temperatures and thin air. “Everest for me, and I believe for the world, is the physical and symbolic manifestation of overcoming odds to achieve a dream.” – Tom Whittaker This has long been one of my favorite quotes. And I strongly believe it is extremely...
When was the last time you just sat down and started writing – let the words take you where they wanted instead of where you wanted? Adults have been taught to stay in control of their destiny, plan their next move and that each word has to mean something. Children believe that losing control is fun, planning moves is only for chess, and words can...
I found the start of my creative inspiration from one great site, through another great site (Cake Nouveau through Cake Wrecks). Normally Cake Wrecks shows off those creepy cakes that make us cringe or wonder ‘what were they thinking’. But the story that caught my eye was about a few cakes too beautiful and unique for words. The cake below was my favorite, as I...
Testing your creativity on things that are just for fun can help you keep your creativity strong when it really counts. Today’s creativity test: If you were given this picture and free reign to come up with an ad – what would you do? What product would you use it for? What slogan can you see? Let your mind soar…....
I recently got a chance to check out one of the newest twitter apps – Twollo – as well as speak with the creator, Paul Kinlan. He and I took our conversation out of the 140 character atmosphere, and chatted via email. I asked him a few questions about why he created twollo, the goal of the site and where he saw it going. Below...
We are not all the best. We don’t all belong on alltop.com. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get there someday. Yes, it would be great to be Steve Jobs or Michael Eisner without doing a thing. Be at the top of your industry, have everyone desire to have a company like yours. But that isn’t the reality for 99.9% of us. So, we work...
Aim’s (artists in mind’s) vision for a specialist centre for the documentation and storage of artworks by artists who experience acute and enduring mental health problems. We provide studio spaces, artists materials, mentoring by practising artists and professional support and development. aim also initiates and manages creative projects in prisons, secure hospitals, forensic units and in the community. …even better than their message? The artwork. The...
I am a big fan of stuff, but organized stuff. I may actually be a tad OCD (but I’d never admit to it!). In doing some furniture research for our *hopefully* new condo, I stumbled upon some very creative cabinets. Not only were they creative in the visual sense, but the thought process that it took to come up with some of these ideas shows a...
