Thursday, August 22, 2019 from 99U
It’s easier said than done, we know. But being self-employed doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy some downtime. Here’s how to reframe the idea of “time off” to find balance.Tuesday, August 20, 2019 from 99U
The hunt and capture of inspiration requires patience, craftiness, and sometimes brute force. We asked three creatives about the traps to set for when inspiration comes your way and how to hold on for dear life once you've got it.Design Debate: In the Age of Social Media Self-Promotion, Do Creatives Still Need Personal Websites?
Friday, August 9, 2019 from 99U
A design studio, a creative director, and an art director take on the issue of social media vs. personal websites for creatives to spread their work.Thursday, August 8, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of BAE Audio. Despite being one of the most prestigious high-end audio gear manufacturers in the US, it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia entry. However, you’ve definitely heard music made using its...Thursday, August 8, 2019 from 99U
Building and maintaining a personal website is good for you, your data, and your career. It’s also essential to creating a free, open, and inspiring web. Here's how to get started and do it right.Wednesday, August 7, 2019 from 99U
There's no need to panic when asked for a professional summary. Here's our guide to the tricky-but-crucial bio statement all freelance creatives need.Friday, August 2, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
Izotope’s Neutron 3 Advanced audio software is an AI-powered mixing assistant you inject into your favorite DAW. It uses machine learning to balance and EQ your audio tracks so you can spend more time getting your music right and less...Thursday, August 1, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
Ugly Gerry is a new, free font created by a pair of activists apparently fed up with the US government’s practice of gerrymandering voting districts. Every letter in the font is composed of images of gerrymandered US voting districts....Thursday, August 1, 2019 from 99U
It’s not a pleasant state of being, but under the right lens it can spur creative growth and reengagement.Friday, July 26, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
I was curious when the famous programmers do their work. And it is quite easy to find. The result of programmers work is a code. Code is stored in version control systems (VCS). When you put code in VCS the time is record. One of the...Thursday, July 25, 2019 from 99U
Brooklyn-based illustrator Ilya Milstein shares his path of professional self-discovery, the hard-won advice he gives to aspiring artists, and how to bring stability to the otherwise uncertain life of a freelancer.Wednesday, July 24, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
Sensel’s Morph is a pressure-sensitive touch controller that’s easier to use than it is to describe. Unlike other touchpads, it’s infinitely customizable and comes with several overlays that transform it into a MIDI controller for music,...Tuesday, July 23, 2019 from 99U
The CEO of an award-winning design firm shares his blueprint for successful teamwork.Monday, July 22, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. There are different schools of thought when it comes to getting your vocals perfect for any...Monday, July 22, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
Samsung’s Space Monitor is a clever gadget whose sum is greater than its parts. On first glance, it’s simply a decent screen mounted on an innovative bracket. But it’s hard to overstate how huge an impact it’s had on my workflow as both...Thursday, July 18, 2019 from 99U
Picking up the pieces after a major career blow can be fraught with obstacles and self-doubt. We spoke to a handful of creatives about lessons learned and how they managed to come out on the other side after an apparent crash-and-burn...Wednesday, July 17, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
Mobile video is a big deal, but you don’t need me to tell you that. Big Tech has been fast-moving into the mobile video space for a few years now, and recently a slew of mobile-specific content has arrived. Instagram launched IGTV in...Tuesday, July 16, 2019 from 99U
From family challenges to becoming a parent to divorce, creatives talk life-changing experiences that shaped their work and what helped them to the other side.Thursday, July 11, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
Samson’s G-Track Pro is a gumbo-esque mashup of microphone, audio interface, and onboard mixer. It’s a bit of an oddity, but if you’re looking for a dead-simple hardware solution to take your podcast or gaming stream out of the audio...Wednesday, July 10, 2019 from Creativity – The Next Web
Insta360’s EVO is a nifty little 360 cam that transforms into a 180-degree VR camera. It’s not the first device out there capable of shooting in both modes, but it’s one of the few that can be had for less than four figures. And, thanks...Monday, July 8, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Video games that foster creative freedom can increase creativity under certain conditions, according to new research. The experimental study compared the effect of playing Minecraft, with or without instruction, to watching a TV show or...Tuesday, July 2, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
A typical child plays many roles, such as friend, neighbor, son or daughter. Simply reminding children of that fact can lead to better problem-solving and more flexible thinking, finds new research. Better problem-solving was just one...Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
What kind of potato chip would you create, and what would you name it, if you wanted to sell the product exclusively to pregnant women?Thursday, May 23, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
How can employees' working time be organized so as to enable them to perform in the best possible way when completing both creative and routine tasks? Economists investigated this question and made a surprising discovery. Which working...Wednesday, May 8, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Humans use imagination a lot, whether it be thinking about what's for dinner later tonight or trying to imagine what someone else on the other side of the world may be experiencing after reading the news. As situations become farther...Friday, April 26, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
If you believe that great scientists are most creative when they're young, you are missing part of the story. A new study of winners of the Nobel Prize in economics finds that there are two different life cycles of creativity, one that...Monday, April 15, 2019 from creativiteach
Would you like to use more creativity in your classroom? Could you use a little inspiration? How about some short videos for professional development? The American Psychological Association (APA) may have just what you’re looking for....Tuesday, April 9, 2019 from creativiteach
One of the most important things we can do to help students prepare to be creative scientists is to help them understand how science works. We need to share science that looks like science—unpredictable and full of questions—rather than...Thursday, April 4, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
Though most firms today embrace a culture of criticism, when supervisors and peers dispense negative feedback it can actually stunt the creative process, according to a new study.Monday, April 1, 2019 from creativiteach
Ever scratch your head wondering how to make a coffin shaped paper box? OK, I haven’t either, but now that I’ve thought about it, I’m curious. The thing that sparked my musings, about coffin-shaped boxes, paper polygons, “exploding...Tuesday, March 26, 2019 from creativiteach » Creativity in the News
It is hard to do experiments in schools, particularly large scale experiments. A true experiment requires randomly assigning participants to an experimental group (which gets some kind of treatment) and a control group (which...Friday, March 22, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
There is an effective formula for unlocking employees' creative potential, according to new research. Employers should incentivize workers to produce an abundance of ideas -- even mediocre ones -- and then have them step away from the...Monday, March 18, 2019 from creativiteach
Sometimes even the most interesting creative project can start to feel like a burden. Experiments don’t work and have to be redesigned. Poetry needs editing. Interviews have to be transcribed and paintings need work. Those moments, when...Friday, March 15, 2019 from The Creativity Post
A look at the college admission scandal in the broader context of fairness.Thursday, March 14, 2019 from The Creativity Post
Sometimes it's the simplest of breaks in your routine that hold the key to the biggest breakthroughs.Monday, March 11, 2019 from creativiteach
One of my favorite books about creativity is titled Beautiful Oops. It makes sense because creativity, by definition, means thinking in new ways—sometimes incremental changes, but sometimes a complete change of course, a different...Monday, March 4, 2019 from creativiteach
We are soon to have another actor in the family! My husband has worked in theater for many years so much of our life has revolved around the show-of-the-moment. We can recite dialog from one show or another for almost any occasion. Now...Saturday, March 2, 2019 from The Creativity Post
What’s an obscure fact about you that you might share with the world to help us remember you and your brand?Wednesday, February 27, 2019 from Creativity News -- ScienceDaily
The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect. Psychologists investigated the impact of background music on performance by presenting people with verbal insight...Monday, February 25, 2019 from The Creativity Post
High-tech companies like Google and IBM are realizing that their most productive problem solvers don’t all have college degrees. They are actively hiring workers without them.Monday, February 25, 2019 from creativiteach
The Periodic Table is having a birthday! In March, it will be 150 years since the Russian scientist, Dmitri Mendeleev, took all of the 63 known elements and arranged them into a table. Today the Periodic Table contains over 100 elements...Monday, February 18, 2019 from creativiteach
I’m not a sports fan. I almost never care who wins the Super Bowl. I’ll admit this year I rooted for the Pats, but that’s mostly because the older I get, the more I appreciate Tom Brady’s longevity. But...Monday, February 11, 2019 from creativiteach
Valentine’s Day crept up on me this year. My best excuse is that, like everyone in Michigan, my head is spinning from weather whiplash. Between the Polar Vortex and springlike temperatures, we’ve had 60 degree temperature...Sunday, February 10, 2019 from The Creativity Post
Here’s an overview of why mentorships are increasingly popular, including benefits, structuring guidelines, and lots of helpful information for parents, teachers, and kids.Sunday, February 10, 2019 from The Creativity Post
When we know how to identify people by their creative strengths, we help them understand their core identity.Saturday, February 9, 2019 from The Creativity Post
A look at "named art" in the context of AI.Saturday, February 9, 2019 from The Creativity Post
A look at "content art" in the context of AI.Saturday, February 9, 2019 from The Creativity Post
A look at AI and art in the context of defining art in terms of the qualities of the work.Thursday, January 31, 2019 from The Creativity Post
If you have ever thought of suicide, this letter is for you. I hope it lets in a little light so you can see the next step.Monday, January 28, 2019 from The Creativity Post
When we dare to think up, suggest, and pursue new solutions, we wrest ourselves out of the human tendency toward sameness; we think beyond perceived assumptions, and we pulverize limitations.