Category Archives for creativity
Fighting Through It
I wanted to make a quick post to share an image that is currently floating around the social media world. Just in case you haven’t seen it, this is a really great quote of Ira Glass. Actually, I haven’t checked … Continue reading
Monsters in Progress
Wanted to share a few shots of some of the things I’ve been working on for Halloween this year. Kinda went a little bit crazy with the skulls. My skull stash… … Continue reading
Talking to Machines
I’m feeling a great sense of accomplishment today. Last night I sorted out an aspect of my MIDI/synth adventures that I’d been avoiding: sysex. Sysex is short for “System Exclusive” and basically refers to the language spoken by a given … Continue reading
The Freesound Project
I want to share with you an amazing website that I’ve been visiting for a few years now: The Freesound Project. If you’re into audio recording and have some kind of studio at home–be it a laptop with Garage Band … Continue reading
Rapid Iteration
Remember a short while back when I was yapping about killing your darling little ideas the second they stop working? Ben Kaufman over at The 99 Percent has written a really great article that develops this idea further. Ben gives … Continue reading
Your Best Idea Is Expendable
Something I (re)learned from watching Imogen Heap work during her recent “Heapsong1″ (which went on to be called “Lifeline”) project: no matter how much you love an idea, if it ever stops working, kill it. “Heapsong1″ was a successful experiment … Continue reading
Talking to…yourself?
I’m a huge fan of WNYU’s Radiolab series. The episode below is a great example of why. Here, they present a fascinating method of dealing with creative block: by bargaining with one’s creativity as though it were an external…something. You … Continue reading
Today’s Different
I am prone to boredom. I get stuck in routines of my own making and it dulls my motivation. Sometimes I need to remind myself that there are always choices. To aid with this, I’ve come up with a little … Continue reading
Pick a Crayon
Yeah…I know that’s not a picture of a crayon. Thing is, I didn’t have any crayons laying around. What I did have laying around is the title “Pick a Crayon,” which I liked. But I put off writing the post … Continue reading
License to Suck
How many times have you picked up your camera, your sketch pad, your guitar, or whatever only to put it down in disgust after ten minutes of failure to do anything? This happens to me all the time. It’s really … Continue reading
