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The Art of Selling
2008-07-13 21:44:00 One of my first bosses taught me an important lesson. Good designers are a dime a dozen, he said. Coming up with a great design solution is the easy part. The hard part, he said, is getting the client to accept the solution. "But if the work is good, don't the clients know it when they see it?" I asked. My boss just looked at me silently for a long time. And then, with gentleness and no small amount of pity, he reached out and patted me on the head: Poor kid. He was right, of course. In any creative activity where clients are involved, you have to make the sale twice. Before you get to the customer, you have to sell the client. I love this little snippet by Michael Bierut that highlights why some great designers don't really go anywhere. The ability to sell a design is one of those skills I would rank very closely to creativity in terms of important ones a designer should have. Via: Design Observer
By: Design Sojourn
Pixter Multimeedia Creativity System - Silver/Black with Winter X Games and
2008-06-08 09:00:00 This Pixter Multimedia Creativity System comes with Dora the Explorer and Walking with Dinosaurs! The Pixter Multimedia System gives kids the power of creativity with over 100 built-in creative tools, games and activities. Brand-new design features include a multi-directional D-pad, 3.9" TFT screen, video player and flash player, and sleek, ergonomic shape.
Guest Comment: Creativity in Affiliate Marketing - Netimperative
2008-06-08 08:59:00 Guest Comment: Creativity in Affiliate MarketingNetimperative, UK- - Jun 5, 2008Can affiliate marketing be considered creative? Robert Glasgow, managing director at Webgains Europe, looks at how the practice has evolved ahead of … READ MORE HERE…. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Guest Comment: Creativity in Affiliate Marketing - Netimperative", url: "http://top-dollar-website.com/-articles/guest-comment-creativi-ty-in-affiliate-marketing-netim-perative.html" });
By: Top Dollar Blog
First Skit Script: Prayer Time
2008-06-08 05:00:00 I’ve been working on a skit for tomorrow’s service for the last few days and haven’t been writing here as much. Sorry about that, but hopefully between getting moved in, writing a small skit, and day to day life, you’ll find it in your hearts to forgive me? Even if you don’t, it’s okay. The ...
By: deCloned
Vibering Concept for Hearing-Impaired!
2008-06-05 19:18:00 The deaf people can?t hear anything even the cars or heavy truck sound horns it is helpless in front of them. This may cause accident to them but Vibering concept giving hands to help those people who are able to hear. The Vibering consists of wristwatch and two rings. The ring will feel vibration and then ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Vibering Concept for Hearing-Impaired!", url: "http://www.vhxn.com/vibering-c-oncept-for-hearing-impaired/" });
Content Development ? Requires Specialization Apart From Creativity
2008-06-05 09:19:00 Having written essays, stories, and articles during our school and college years, we all can claim to have content development capabilities. However, that basic level experience may not help much in promoting commercial interests such as creating well written and interesting content for websites and print media publications. It’s simply because professional content development requires ...
Google Logo First Hot Air Balloon!
2008-06-04 18:49:00 Google Logo is something special because it remembers you something extraordinary. Previously the logo design is made with a view to remember Anniversary of first ascent of Mount Everest. The logo indicates the first hot air balloon with a logo representing the hot air balloon. There were people who likes to travel this Hot Air Balloon ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google Logo First Hot Air Balloon!", url: "http://www.vhxn.com/google-log-o-first-hot-air-balloon/" });
The Science of Creativity
2008-06-03 04:36:00 Here’s an interesting article… http://www.sciam.com/article.cf-m?id=how-to-unleash-your-creati-vity Enjoy.
Getting the Juice of Creativity to Spill
2008-06-02 17:40:00 Had lunch with Ong at his residence. It had been a long time since we met.The best way to unleash the creativity juice is to really step out of the usual environment and to engage in a meaningful and constructive conversation. Recall when you had a conversation with someone and you just built an idea on top of an idea smoothly. Yes! That's the feeling I'm talking about.Ideas spurned out as we chatted. Grooved and ready for a whole new series of adventure...
Exploring All Possible Options is a Surefire Path to Creativity
2008-05-31 12:40:00 Exploring All Possible Options is a Surefire Path to Creativity One defining characteristic about creative thinkers is that theyexplore all possible options. I want you to stop right now. Whatever you’re doing… I want youjust to pause for a second and I want you to imagine a world inwhich everybody looks the same. They not only look the ...
It?s Friday - We Need a Little Humor!
2008-05-30 16:11:00 When my kids were teens they introduced me to Weird Al Yankovic. We had a couple of his CD’s and played them any time we piled in the van to go somewhere and we laughed every time we heard them - this was twenty years ago. It seems that Weird Al is still going strong. ...
Creativity With Dust.
2008-05-30 09:56:00 Creativity With Dust.What would you do if you come across dust? Majority of the people would go for vacuuming & that's it. But here we have a few artists who have created beautiful works of art using dust. Dust Houses: When Maria Adelaida Lopez moved to Philadelphia to do a Master's degree in art school, she cleaned houses to support herself through the art school. This is her series of 'Dust Houses' that are doll houses & are covered over in vacuum cleaner lint. At present she is an artist & educator in Miami, no longer cleans houses for others.Dust Art: Scott creates temporary works of art on the back window of his Mini Cooper when the dust gets thick & it forms a canvas for him.Here is the rest of the gallery.A Life Of Painting With Dust: Paul Chisholm collects dust & creates extraordinary paintings, based on specks of dust. Using a hi-tech microscope he uncovers the hidden intricacies of his collected samples & then paints the abstracted, enlarged form.Other Posts:Street Art...
By: algebra of life
Top Ten Tips - Having An Ice-Cream Sundae Party
2008-05-29 06:00:00 If you’re in the mood to have a party, why not try something almost everyone enjoys - ice cream! Here are tips on having a successful ice-cream sundae party: Buy Basic Ice Cream - There’s no need to get fancy with the ice cream - that’s what mixing the toppings is for! Buy three or four ...
By: Tip Diva
Creativity in the Schizophrenia Spectrum
2008-05-28 15:41:00 DescriptionCreativity in the Schizophrenia Spectrum: A Special Issue of the Creativity Research Journal (Creativity Research Journal Volume 13, Number 1) By Louis A. Sass, David Schuldberg (Editors) Publisher: TF-LEA Number Of Pages: 136 Publication Date: 2001-02 Sales Rank: 1738414 ISBN / ASIN: 0805897399 EAN: 9780805897395 Binding: Paperback Manufacturer: TF-LEA Studio: TF-LEA Average Rating: 5 The articles in this special issue seek to re-examine the relationship between creativity and the schizophrenia spectrum of disorders in the wake of recent research and theorizing. They revisit both empirical and conceptual findings and issues regarding connections between the schizophrenia spectrum of disorders: schizotypy, psychotic-like traits, and creativity.Review: Fascinating ReadHaving been diagnosed with Schizophrenia at a very young age and after a few years recently experiencing a very good recovery I found this book to be insightful and inspiring. The book has a series of article...
Time Constraints and Stock Images Kill Design Creativity
2008-05-28 11:25:00 It’s a topic I think most people in design will have become frustrated with at some point or other, when you are given too little time/budget to give a job to attention it deserves. Quoting jobs is always a difficult one but what is even worse is when a job has a really small set ...
Updating to Wordpress 2.5.1
2008-05-22 15:30:00 I’ve finally done it! I finally updated The Sounding Board to Wordpress 2.5.1. (Thank you LunarPages - my host provider - for making the upgrade easy via their one-click install.) I’m... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Top Ten Tips - Cheap Gardening
2008-05-22 06:00:00 Gardening is a fun, relaxing hobby for many, and the end result yields plenty of food, flowers and foliage. But it does not have to be expensive. Here are ways to save while gardening: Swap Plants With Neighbors - If you and your neighbors have plants that can easily be split and germinated again or extra ...
By: Tip Diva
Creativity With Grass.
2008-05-21 21:14:00 Creativity With Grass.Vertical gardens are very popular these days. And for growing these, all you need is a metal support, PVC & grass felt, & its not that difficult as it looks. Patrick Blanc is a well-known vertical garden architect & this is his work: This one is from Singapore & it includes almost 100 panels. Grass planted on roof of Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.To celebrate the launch of a new website www.letsgreenthiscity.com these sofas were arranged in San Francisco.(Image credit: Funforever).Another high-profile installation by Blanc is at the CaixaForum Madrid by Herzog & De Meuron.A fresh salad billboard using grass:The National's Lyttelton fly tower in grass by Ackroyd & Harvey. The grass was planted into clay layered onto the concrete tower, & watered. It was a timed. Another artwork of Heather Ackroyd & Dan Harvey.This sculpture was created as a part of Eden Project. The carpet of grass which was grown was later floated in the lake at Akerby Sculpture Park, Swede...
By: algebra of life
Creativity With Currency.
2008-05-21 21:11:00 Creativity With Currency.Ads using currency to emphasize 'Investment in real estate', simple & cool. Ads from the advertisement - Gazeta Mercantil newspaper: Understand the real value of money. Dollar.Yen.Euro.Another set of ads which again uses the currency notes beautifully to send its message. Dress Made With $100,000 Dollars.This dress worth £50,000 ($100,000) was made from sterling pound notes.Ceiling made of currency notes:This would be the world's most expensive wallpaper! Over $500,000 has been added to the walls & ceilings of this Irish pub. All of this started with the first waitress who stapled her first tip to the wall. It has grown since then. And the best part is that all these dollar bills are artistically stuck on the walls & ceiling. (Image credit: Kanyeuniversecity).This is the result of thirty years of putting currency notes on the walls, dollar bill by dollar bill & there is over $750,000 in singles on the walls & the ceiling.Art with money: Some say mon...
By: algebra of life
Unleashing The Creative Genius Within You!
2008-05-20 20:40:00 By Joe Knight http://ezinearticles.com/?exper-t=Joe_Knight Want to learn how to become smarter fast even if you’re not a genius?(yet) You can use the same strategies as Aristotle,Tesla,De Vinci and Einstein to harness the power of your mind and creativity! You may not be a genius,but there is no reason you cannot release the genius creativity in you,in fact it ...
Creativity With GummyBear.
2008-05-20 20:07:00 Creativity With GummyBear.This incredible work of art using GummyBear is the creation of YaYa Chou. She always believed that 'to tell a story is to reinforce one's ideology', that shows in her work from making films to creating artwork. It was during 1997 when she moved to Los Angeles to study Experimental Animation & it was here that she got inspired by scene & set design for clay animation that turned the interest of awards-winning filmmaker to sculpture & installation. And there is more to it, she had no formal training in visual art, & still she remains a self-taught mixed-media artist.Other Posts:Metro Stations.Art With Eatables.Custom Painted Cars.Car Art On Roadsides.Mailboxes With A Difference.
By: algebra of life
The Art of Soul Transformation: Self-Psychology and Creativity
2008-05-20 07:12:00 By Reverend Doctor Silvia R. Behrend Click here to contact Silvia and/or see her GoodTherapy.org Profile So many of us understand counseling to be an art, a marriage of knowledge and a certain ability to use that knowledge elegantly, incorporating intuition and spirituality. In my experience as a minister offering counseling and as a chaplain ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Art of Soul Transformation: Self-Psychology and Creativity", url: "http://www.goodtherapy.org/cus-tom/blog/2008/05/19/the-art-of--soul-transformation-self-psycho-logy-and-creativity/" });
The Secret to Creativity
2008-05-19 16:43:00 Dear all, The following is a good article on Creativity. This is not of my own but downloaded from some website. It quite is worth sharing. Dinesh V DivekarFreelance Soft Skill & Behavioural TrainerBengalooru - 560 094 The Secret to Creativity The secret to creative thinking is to start with good problems. Then you need to turn ...
Crop Circles
2008-05-18 06:01:00 Don't you just love crop circles? The last couple of years we've seen some really imaginative ones... and some that make you just scratch your head and wonder what they were thinking. The stories we used to hear as kids were that aliens made crop circles as messages to spaceships flying above earth. I'm not even going to entertain those thoughts, because the real story is WAY more fascinating. Crop circles are an art form. Those who make them are artists. The medium is a bit weird, and viewing can be tough. The creation of such art is often illegal. Those who do it are dedicated, persistant, and serious as all get out. Read a bit about them at the Crop Circle Makers website. See some examples of their work. And read the story of the Circle Makers. Today, designing and creating crop circles is much easier with the help of autocad and other computer design program. Nice Crop Circles There are some standard steps in creating crop circles, and I've found a nifty how-to s...
By: Miss Cellania
PulpMotion: Bring Out the Pulp of Your Creativity!
2008-05-18 04:20:00 The first thing you read when you land on PulpMotion’s website is: Tell your stories with style Pulp fiction is like a mix between: iDVD, iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto… in one word it’s a... Blog about Mac Computers, Apple Product and Design (from Photography, to Architecture). Embedded videos, apple commercials, photos, news, download links, a lot of tips and tricks, tutorials. Anything you need to make your Macintosh experience UNIQUE!
By: Mac Amour
Creativity With Balloons.
2008-05-17 19:52:00 Creativity With Balloons.At the first glance these seem to be real, but a closer view & it turns out to be made of big balloons. These may be a part of some show; not much information is given at the source. The world of fashion & its unique way of amazing people, here are cool fashion costumes made from balloons. This shows how using ordinary balloons one can create really great balloon dress. Just one other thing, if you ever opt for a balloon dress, do remember to stand at all times. This is German Panther, 2007, balloon which measures 960 x 370 x 300 cm. Other Posts:Interesting Bikes.Ads Using Poles.Vehicles Made Of Wood. Interesting Vehicles From Russia. Who Says Staircases Can't Be Creative.
By: algebra of life
Struggle and Self Improvement
2008-05-15 15:31:00 The philosopher Frederich Nietzsche stated, “What does not kills us makes us stronger.” I’m not sure I totally agree with that statement but in some instances it does seem to be true. We’ve probably all heard the story about someone helping the butterfly out of the cocoon only to find it was too weak to ...
Creativity at its best
2008-05-14 19:26:00 -- If you like this post, then please subscribe to my Also you can Subscribe by Email so that new posts will be sent to your inbox. Join Yahoo Group:- Posted By... Visit http://jokesrfunny.blogspot.com- for more....
How best to Manage ?Design??
2008-05-13 06:21:00 Wow a burst of link love and pointers from all my friends today seem to revolve around this theme. So I thought to compile it all right here in one place!
By: Design Sojourn
Schools: killing creativity
2008-05-13 05:22:00 This was fantastic to listen to. I’ve no idea who Sir Ken Robinson is (and haven’t the time to Google), but he’s right-on. Share This
By: Tiny Grass
How best to Manage ?Design??
2008-05-12 23:21:00 Wow a burst of link love and pointers from all my friends today seem to revolve around this theme. So I thought to compile it all right here in one place!
By: Design Sojourn
Creativity With Marbles.
2008-05-12 21:47:00 Creativity With Marbles.These are the creations of glass artist Andrew Roberts. Here are some more of these creative marbles:(Image: Credit). (Image credit: Wirelessmuse). (Image: Credit). (Image credit: Glassandpaint). Painting on marble:Other Posts:Chromed Cars.3D Floating Art.Top Office Pranks.Nature's Ice Show, Part 2. Paper Cars, Planes & Boats.
By: algebra of life
Universal Home Remote Tablet Concept!
2008-05-12 18:13:00 This is a fully connected home control device which has touch screen control with drag and drop flash menus allows the user to customize your device for how much you use them. It makes the voice command simpler with lights on, off and it can connects any Bluetooth device. This is one of the perfect devices ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Universal Home Remote Tablet Concept!", url: "http://www.vhxn.com/universal--home-remote-tablet-concept/" });
HandPhone Concept!
2008-05-11 18:05:00 It looks kidding but when I was small, I usually use my hand as a phone to build me as busy. The Handphone concept works with few wires, a portable device which fixes on your fingers and hands. The Handphone looking quite nice but your fingers, and turns your fingers into a portable cellphone device. The ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "HandPhone Concept!", url: "http://www.vhxn.com/handphone--concept/" });
Happy Mother?s Day
2008-05-10 23:51:00 I was going to write something sweet for Mother’s Day and then I received this from my son. I decided fun is better than just sweet. I think you have to have raised sons to get the full value of this and appreciate the sibling dramatic art. This brings back all kinds of memories and ...
Interactive Digital Cooking Aid Enabled with USB and Wi-Fi!
2008-05-10 17:51:00 The interactive digital cooking aid will enables those users who lacks in cooking ability or giving the user confidence to prepare healthy meals. There are many benefits of keeping this digital cooking aid one can easily find the recipe you want according to the ingredients you have and how much time you want to spend preparing ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Interactive Digital Cooking Aid Enabled with USB and Wi-Fi!", url: "http://www.vhxn.com/interactiv-e-digital-cooking-aid-enabled-w-ith-usb-and-wi-fi/" });
If you want creativity in schools, then demand it!
2008-05-10 14:46:00 Meris Stansbury, Assistant Editor of eSchool News in an article ?Creativity is important but neglected,? may be pointing out the obvious: businesses want creative individuals and schools are trying to promote creative individuals. But the pressures and mandates of the current testing craze (being driven in the background by business leaders!) are squelching schools? abilities to promote creativity anywhere in the curriculum. Educators and employers agree that creativity is increasingly important in U.S. workplaces, according to a recent report. Yet, the report suggests a disconnect exists between what survey respondents say they believe and how they act. In fact, findings indicate most high schools and employers provide creativity-conducive education and training only on an elective or ?as needed? basis. The report, ?Ready to Innovate: Are Educators and Executives Aligned on the Creative Readiness of the U.S. Workforce?,? was released in April by the Conference Board and Americans f...
Creativity With Banana.
2008-05-09 21:57:00 Creativity With Banana.A Banana wall: This is work of Stefan Sagmeister's displayed at Deitch in NY from January 31 to February 23. The bananas you see here are real, all 7,200 of them on a huge wall.Banana Club & Museum:The world's largest Banana Museum displaying thousands of banana products in America since 1976. The Banana Club & Museum has been featured on 94 Television Shows around the world, in all major newspapers around the world & also several dozen national magazines.(Image credit: unknown).Banana Art: Just in case if you want to see the whole stuff here is the gallery. Other Posts:Art With Eatables.Custom Painted Cars. Interesting Bookshelves.Ads Using Swimming Pool.Mailboxes With A Difference.
By: algebra of life
Creativity here I Come!
2008-05-07 16:55:00 Well here it is for new colors… I used this template before, It’s pretty simple. I also created a new page up on top for a link to my photoblog, and I added the url link to the blogroll on the right. The photoblog template is great, it matched the main color of every pictures ...
By: La Vie 101
PANASONIC WIRELESS HOME THEATER SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER
2008-05-07 00:23:00 Panasonic has announced that its first home theater in a box (HTiB) system with an integrated Blu-ray Disc player will be available for purchase in late Spring, with a suggested retail price of $999.95. The new model, SC-BT100, is the perfect complement to a high definition, flat panel large screen TV. The new model epitomizes ...
Dell brings new laptop designed by Mike Ming
2008-05-06 23:32:00 Unorthodox, adventurous contemporary art meets on-the-go technology with the inaugural Special Art Edition Inspiron 1525 laptop, featuring two exclusive artworks by Mike Ming. Choose from ?Bunch O Surfers? or ?Sea Sky,? two unique designs that reflect Mike Ming?s quest to create art that relates to broad audiences, yet speaks directly to everyone. The laptops are available for ...
Self Improvement and Creating . . . Carrots!
2008-05-06 18:11:00 Creativity doesn't hang around only in galleries, museums, concert halls, and libraries. It hangs around in gardens created by the hands of little boys in overalls and Dads who love them. And creative people often don't have time or need to worry about self improvement because great joy comes from creating - even carrots.
Creative Ideas - The Biggest Reason You Don?t Have Enough Good Creative Ide
2008-05-06 15:34:00 By Dan Goodwin http://ezinearticles.c-om/?expert=Dan_Goodwin Would you say you have all the great creative ideas you need? Enough ideas that you can just grab one anytime you need and, fresh with inspiration, dive head first into creating another wonderful piece of art? If so, you’ve obviously found a highly effective way of generating ideas. Stick with it, it’ll be one ...
A Spring Tonic To Renew Your Creative Faith
2008-05-06 15:28:00 By Celeste Varley http://ezinearticles.com/?exper-t=Celeste_Varley If the slow start to spring reflects your own artistic lack of umph, here’s a spring tonic. You might think you cannot make a painting if you can’t draw anything. Or, you can work endlessly on a piece and it seems to go nowhere, or stay unresolved. If you have just finished a big ...
Creativity With Computer Components.
2008-05-05 18:20:00 Creativity With Computer Components.Billboard made out of computer Components. Circuit Egg - a sculpture made out of old circuit boards. Computer components lamp.A tech palette - created by Sculptor Pierre I. Egg & chips. Recycled circuit board magnet.Circuit board bench - this doesn't seem like a structurally sound idea.Circuit board art.Harddrive desk clock.Earrings of Circuit board, CD-Rom, refractive polymer, lenticular plastic & sterling silver.One can make a coffee maker out it.New use of an old mouse? Keyboard got a new use.A great use of a monitor.More.Titled Technology Smiling, this Mona Lisa is made up of hundreds of computer components.More.Mac fanboys dream mailbox.Other Posts:Interesting Nails. Custom Painted Bikes. Creativity With Post-Its.Swimming Pools You Love To Get In.It's Not Easy To Stand Out From The Rest.
By: algebra of life
Manic-depressive creativity
2008-05-05 00:00:00 http://i244.photobucket.com/alb-ums/gg5/Popkov_2007/voorkidsrus-sia.jpg In Nederland zou het gemiddelde kind gillend naar zijn ouders rennen bij het zien van de meeste van deze beelden, in Rusland stoort het kind zich er kennelijk niet aan. Vaak staan de beelden op plaatsen waar veel kinderen bij elkaar komen, als bijvoorbeeld speeltuinen. Manic-depressive creativity.
By: Hoempa
Creativity in Its Highest Form
2008-05-04 07:48:00 A creative compilation of interesting works that give the ordinary objects some meaning outside their usual one.
By: PicturesInn
Creativity With Barcode.
2008-05-03 16:16:00 Creativity With Barcode.Here we have Barcode art by Scott Blake. He started it before year 2000 & since then he has made 30 portraits of cultural icons, traditional paintings & videos all based on barcodes. And here we have some barcodes with a brand new look from the land of invention - Japan.Other Posts:Green Cars.Interesting Lamps.Interesting Sculptures.Face Illusions Around Us.High Speed Photography - II.
By: Crooked Brains
Top Ten Tips - Finding The Perfect Mother?s Day Gift
2008-05-03 06:01:00 Mother’s Day is for celebrating that special woman in your life - and not just your mother, but perhaps a grandmother, aunt, older sister or close friend who’s been like a mother to you. Don’t know what to get that person? Here are some creative and unique ideas: Make A Photobook Or Scrapbook - Gather memories, ...
By: Tip Diva
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