12 Posts in “Creativity”
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Link Round Up: September
Nicolas Magand, aka [The Jolly Teapot], does a monthly round up of links and so, I borrowed the idea here. There are so many things that I read which make an impression but which don’t require a complete note or...
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The Tyranny of the Default
Its difficult to talk about virtual tyranny when real tyranny is knocking on the country’s door — if its not already made itself very comfortable in our favorite chair. But this feels relevant to me as I think more about being...
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Make Things Happen
This article made me think about some of the designers I have worked with in the past. There are not many — I have not made many career moves and have worked for small agencies less than 50 people. Even fewer...
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Zero Trust Internet
AI-generated content has gotten too good, and it happened faster than society can keep up with. A lack of media literacy which perpetuates misinformation is already a massive problem. It’s only going to get worse. Images and videos and audio...
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Thoughts on Thinking
I am feeling this statement and this article hard. Developing a prompt is like scrolling Netflix, and reading the output is like watching a TV show. Intellectual rigor comes from the journey: the dead ends, the uncertainty, and the internal...
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Polymaths For the Win, or Generalists over Specialists
I have long been convinced that people who know a little bit about a lot of things are positioned to be more creative. The multiple perspectives and wide experience gives them much to draw from when crafting approaches to problems....
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The paradox of UX personalization
There have been many articles that rail against Spotify and the way it recommends more of the same music — never something truly surprising or interesting. This one broadens the idea to all algorithmic platforms, and I think it encapsulates the...
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Designing with AI: AI Playbook for Design Teams
Quotes and takeaways As designers, we are always responsible for how we use our tools, and that is the same with AI. This was a year ago, and she talked about the way engineers are seeing efficiencies with CoPilot. But...
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Tips for presenting design case studies in an interview?
“Any tips for presenting design case studies in an interview?” a friend recently asked. Most certainly. ✦ Don’t bury the outcome with a big reveal. Many times I’ve watched patiently as designers wait until the end to share the final...
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Tina Seelig — Constraints Drive Creativity
Tina Seelig, author of “inGenius,” “Creativity Rules,” and recently “What I wish I knew when I was 20.” Quotes & ideas When you challenge assumptions, you open the aperture of what is possible. Example: Gave students each $5. Think about...
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Distractions as Processing Time
Thinking and reading about distractions, whether or not they are good or bad. When someone talks about technology (i.e. mobile phones), distraction is bad. Yet when someone talks about creativity, a certain amount of distraction is good. Or at least,...
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Reactions to David Carson 30 years later
I had a coincidence happen recently where a friend mentioned something that sparked “that makes me think of…” David Carson and she said “Who’s that” which led to some Googling and a stumble upon an article from 2017 about what...