Archive for September, 2007
Brainstorm, thought shower, keep creativity flowing
Posted on September 28, 2007, by dazzer67, under preparation, quick tips, quotes.
“The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.”
Linus Pauling
But remember you need to capture those ideas. Always make sure you have pen and paper, or another capture device handy. With reference to the above quote, pen and paper is proabably the best. The concept is to get as many ideas out as quickly as possible, then review them later. Amongst all you have captured there may well be the gem.
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Online file conversion at you convert it
Posted on September 23, 2007, by dazzer67, under links, preparation.
A wonderful online application that could be very useful for us creative types, and will save a lot of time, can be found if you follow the link below. If you do follow it you’ll find an online tool for converter files from one type to another. So if you need to change a piece of music to another format, or an image to something more accessible then this could be for you… oh and did I mention that there is no cost at the moment!
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Don’t be bound, you can use anything
Posted on September 18, 2007, by dazzer67, under inspiration, quotes.
“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”
Henry David Thoreau
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A tale of two window panes
Posted on September 12, 2007, by dazzer67, under creative exercises, inspiration.
My desk is situated at the top of a modest office block that overlooks the town where I live and work. I am fortunate and have a large window by my desk, there is no cubicle for me! The window is divided down the middle making two panes. The view is interesting. Through one pane / view, I have greenery from some very tall trees, which change colour throughout the seasons. We go from luscious green, through autumnal yellow and brown. Then in winter we have the beautiful contrast of leaflessness and barrenness whilst hiding the latent life that will soon spring forth again.
The other view looks across the top of my town; roofs of slate, concrete and bitumen. A total contrast between panes, but unified in one view. I often sit looking out at this view and try to blur the two, bringing the man-made into the natural or the other way round.
This is one of the most basic ways to be creative, and let your imagination run. So your mission for today, should you choose to accept it, is to take two contrasts and merge them into one. Let your imagination free and let your creativity flow.
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Capture the idea the moment you think of it
Posted on September 7, 2007, by dazzer67, under creativity basics, inspiration, preparation, quotes.
I once had a dream. I remember the dream felt like a movie blockbuster. There was action, suspence and a fantastic story. I remember thinking in the dream that this would make a great film (don’t worry dreams are like that). The dream ended and so did my sleep. I slowly woke up, still thinking about the awesome dream. Gradually the plans and practicalities of the day ahead loomed into thought. The dream drifted to the periphery of my thought, but I still wanted to record what had happened.
I got washed, dressed and went downstairs to the desk that had my pens and paper ready to write the basic outline of my fantastic dream story. As I approached the desk I searched my mind for the story, reached out into my subconscious, grasping futilely. The idea was gone.
“Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.”
Hector Berlioz
I now keep a notebook and pen next to my bed. I have never had that dream again, however, perhaps writing this post will enable my subconscious to leak it into my dreams again.
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