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- Love is a Verb, and Brandon Boyd is a Creative GeniusDecember 1 2008
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There are few people who wholeheartedly inspire me more than Brandon Boyd. He’s the lead singer of Incubus - my favorite band since I was 15 - and their music is what I’ve know exclusively as the constant soundtrack in my life over the last 8 years. Aside from being an incredible lyricist and musician, he’s also an artist and creative thinker. He’s one of the few artists that I not only have great respect for, but whose artistic style has visibly influenced my own. Recently, I found THIS article, containing an interview from Subvert Magazine where he talks about, among other things, being creative. He is so smart, and I think I especially identify with him because his artistic style, and general attitude are something I very much see myself in. Here’s some of my favorite soundbites and images, but I’d encourage anyone to read the full article.
On people making excuses why they can’t start a creative career:
“In my opinion, there never has, never was and never will be a shortage of things to be inspired by! And the biggest thing holding one back is usually a bad attitude”
On Success:
“I didn’t grow up idolizing rock stars so much as I did romanticizing the idea of living a creative and expressive lif
- Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2008November 21 2008
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I thought this article in Time Magazine was fascinating. Here’s a few highlights (and my inability to resist adding my own commentary) from the list I found particularly interesting:
Considering some of the other items on the list (i.e., The Hadron Collider and the Bionic Hand) I thought it was interesting that a website that allows you to watch TV episodes made it to the #4 spot. I love this website, it’s the only way I keep up with episodes of The Office.
What I found most fascinating about this invention was the name it was given: iLimb. This just shows how far reaching and influential Apple’s presence in our society has become. Now to go with your iTunes, iPod, iMac, you name it, you can buy an iLimb.
- Is/Isn’t and the Creative ProcessNovember 21 2008
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One of my favorite ways to wrap my mind around a brand is to do an exercise I call, “Is/Isn’t”. Basically all it consists of is making two columns, and writing abitrary items in either colum (IS or ISNT) to help develop an idea of what the brand is.
Recently, I stumbled upon THIS blog entry that highlights some work done by Landor & Associates . They surveyed 1000 people and asked them to associate products with one candidate or the other - It does a beautiful job giving an example and illustrating the point. In a slightly different format, they chose Obama and McCain, and showed what each candidate “IS” (and therefore, what the other candidate ISNT)… without further rambling:
- “Why Didn’t I Think of This: Web Design” -PreviewNovember 18 2008
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For an upcoming post with the above title, I’m finally going to collect all the incredible websites I’ve stumbled upon and give them their well-deserved recognition. What makes a website good? Only about 1,000 things, but to name a few:
-Aesthetic (First impressions matter people)
-Navigation (Not only must this be easy to decipher, but doing it in a creative fashion scores bonus points)
-Content (Beauty without Brains is nothing. As illustrated beautifully in THIS commercial)
-Surprises (Who doesn’t love to be caught off guard with a lil something extra?)
BUT just to give you a little taste (and to calm my insatious excitement), let me give you a little preview with a website that is just TASTY
Seattle-based advertising agency HL2 has a beautifully simple site. Using animation that appears to be Flash, beautiful black and white line-art illustrations (a quality that almost always sells me on its own) animate when your mouse rolls over, and gentle ambient noises change as you navigate through the different areas of the site. This one is a true Gestalt with the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. While all the elements are somewhat subtle on their own, together they bring to life the beauty of illustration and graphic design with the purity of minimalism. LOVE IT. WISH IT WAS M
- Feeling Colourful?October 19 2008
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My new favorite website: Colour Lovers. A fabulous place where you can create your own palettes, patterns, and view some beautiful creations of other users. You can also see color trends in websites and magazines, and save the creations of other users to your set of favorites. My most favorite part? Sometimes when creating a palette, you’ll pick a color no one else has used yet. In that case, just like the folks at Crayola, you get to name your own color, upload inspiration images, and much more. Prepare yourself to fall in love.
Posted in Cool Stuff Tagged: color, colour, palette, swatch
