Category Archives: Design
Process
Art has two moving parts. The first part is process: how the artist creates something. The second part is result: how an audience perceives, reacts and understands this piece of art. A piece of art is successful (the second part) … Continue reading
Creative Rehab
Does creativity have an off / on switch? Do you have to concentrate on “being creative” to produce a meaningful piece of work, or can you wait around for the creativity to hit you? DJ / producer Mark Ronson told … Continue reading
A War of Authenticity
Art is not like other culture because its success is not made by its audience. The public fill concert halls and cinemas every day, we read novels by the millions, and buy records by the billions. We the people, affect … Continue reading
Less is Addicting
“Curiosity is the intellectual need to answer questions and close open patterns. A story plays to this universal desire by doing the opposition, posing questions and opening situations.” – Robert McKee There is a story the classic screenwriter Nora Ephron … Continue reading
The Puzzle of Creation
The process of artistic creation is often as compelling, if not more so, than what is actually created.1 Jack Kerouc wrote On The Road diligently for three weeks straight, caffeine free, while living with his wife in Manhattan. The original, … Continue reading