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 [...]
Categories: art, blog post, creativity, inspiration
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 [...]
Categories: blog post, communication, creativity
Creativity needs constant care and feeding. Here you’ll find 10 articles with creative exercises, tips, and activities; all geared toward helping you develop the best creative solutions. Next time you’re stuck for ideas or inspiration I hope you’ll find something here to fire up your right brain. On Creativity by Andy Rutledge “By this definition, creativity is merely a tool; it does not convey skill. For a dedicated few, though, this inborn capacity is then further augmented by certain disciplines, [...]
Categories: blog post, creativity, learning
Coming across many creative job opportunities in Toronto and the GTA, gave me the idea of starting 5/5 by-weekly posts to share the best 5 jobs I’ve found in 5 specific areas: senior creative, design, web development, marketing, and communications. Senior Creative Creative Services Manager, Henderson BAS Art Director (Interactive/Digital), AltisHR Director, Creative Media Solutions, Cineplex Media Creative Lead, Totem Communications Group Ltd. Artistic Director – Animation, Ubisoft Entertainment Design Web Designer, I Love Rewards Designer, Marketing & eCommerce, University [...]
Merging ideas (also called forced connections) is a technique for inspiring creativity, built on associational thinking, by presenting the mind with two or more seemingly unrelated ideas. Association of terms and concepts can stimulate your brain’s responses for generating ideas because the mind makes spontaneous connections between the terms, and in turn expands our perspectives. The forced connections technique has made many people rich. Kinder Surprise chocolate egg is an example of merging ideas. It combines two treats that children [...]
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Creativity and innovation provide competitive advantage, therefore hire creative people, suggests a pull-out section of Inc. Magazine called “How To: Hire For Creativity.” You may have many creative people in your organization but if its culture is resistant to change, many great ideas may not see the light of day. If you’d like to achieve a balance between fostering new ideas and sustaining performance, you need to build the conditions that allow creativity to flourish. Paul Williams offers 6 tips [...]
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