creative bliss

At the beginning of the year we greet each other with wishes for a happy New Year. We wish each other more happiness, love, success and just about anything that we’d like more of. We say that somewhat habitually, just as routine regards. But what if we could really make this year much better than the previous one? Our lives are run by work, duties, responsibilities, commitments, deeds, control, drive, achievements, pains, plans, desires, you name it. At the beginning [...]

Anikó has been drawing and painting ever since she could hold a pencil in her hand…  She sees the most valuable feature of digital art as the endless freedom of artistic techniques, easily allowing to alter hand-drawing with computer and photo manipulation – where traditional and abstract elements live together in harmony. Anikó’s paintings are full of tension and emotional dynamics.  She describes her work as “a piece of me, which is continuously recharging and wishing to express itself over [...]

A Twitter follower insisted that she was not creative.  It wasn’t an easy task to convince her, within the parameters of only 140 characters, that her notion was a myth.  What’s worse, I’ve heard a lot of people expressing similar beliefs which are damaging to the creative process.  Here are the top 10 common myths about creativity: 1. Only “creative types” are creative Great ideas are often built on common concepts, by ordinary people.  Creativity is usually triggered by a [...]

There is so much you could do with a digital camera, quality photo editing software, and a lot of creativity. Planet (Stereographic Projections) Photography can produce invariably surreal and incredible results – both crazy and fun. These phenomenal photographers take amazing panoramic images and wrap them to create fantastic floating planets from simple scenes – known as Planet Panorama amongst photographers.  If you’re curious how to make your own, this tutorial unveils the magic behind the mini planet photos. Image [...]

There were many creative job opportunities in Toronto and the GTA in November. In this edition of 5/5 by-weekly posts I share the best 5 jobs I’ve found in 5 specific areas: senior creative, design, web development, marketing, and communications. Senior Creative Creative Director – Granite Club Art Director – Rogers Account Director – Koo Creative Level Design Director – Ubisoft Entertainment Art Director – Invesco Trimark Design Multi-Media Designer – RIM Graphic Designer – I Love Rewards Senior Graphic [...]

What exactly is creativity and how can you improve and nurture it?  Researchers define creativity as the development of ideas, products, or solutions that are perceived both as (a) unique and novel and (b) relevant and useful. You can find below 10 of the best definitions I have found from published literature and online sources. “Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and [...]