Comments on: Don’t Stick With What You’ve Been Taught; You’re a Creative So Get Creative. http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:56:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mariane http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-66560 Mariane Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:17:34 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-66560 Great post and good comments;) To break the creativity stiffness force yourself to make 100 paintings/drawings in one month. Have mdf cut in smaller pieces or use paper - all should be the same size. Then just go for it! After a while, the pressure of having to work on so many pieces make you do really b a d work but it is ok... even fun! be smutty, do all the "wrong" things, let it all come out: this is for your eyes only unless you decide otherwise. You will come through the tunnel refreshed and with files in both folders - and loads of completely genuine reference material for your commercial work;) Great post and good comments;)
To break the creativity stiffness force yourself to make 100 paintings/drawings in one month. Have mdf cut in smaller pieces or use paper – all should be the same size. Then just go for it! After a while, the pressure of having to work on so many pieces make you do really b a d work but it is ok… even fun! be smutty, do all the “wrong” things, let it all come out: this is for your eyes only unless you decide otherwise. You will come through the tunnel refreshed and with files in both folders – and loads of completely genuine reference material for your commercial work;)

]]> By: Ashely Adams : Online Printing http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-49142 Ashely Adams : Online Printing Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:58:45 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-49142 The real purpose of education is to set you free. It's to encourage you to think fresh, have a mind of your own and develop your very own perspective. Your post stresses this and that's what I like about it. Break free. Let the conventional inspire you, but not guide you. Simply put, do your own thing man. The real purpose of education is to set you free. It’s to encourage you to think fresh, have a mind of your own and develop your very own perspective. Your post stresses this and that’s what I like about it. Break free. Let the conventional inspire you, but not guide you. Simply put, do your own thing man.

]]> By: Metropolis http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-40933 Metropolis Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:12:08 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-40933 [...] - How To Be A Samurai Designer - Are These 5 Mistakes Holding You Back from Freelance Success? - You’re a Creative So Get Creative. - 12 Tips for Creating a Great Portfolio Site - Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? - 20 [...] [...] – How To Be A Samurai Designer – Are These 5 Mistakes Holding You Back from Freelance Success? – You’re a Creative So Get Creative. – 12 Tips for Creating a Great Portfolio Site – Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click? – 20 [...]

]]> By: Ben Rama http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-39128 Ben Rama Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:22:18 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-39128 true of design school or film school - they just teach you to design like everyone else when what you want is unique creativity. Thats why peopl like Phil Dunne dont look at inspiration - to containn thier energy and be original tx B true of design school or film school -
they just teach you to design like everyone else when what you want is unique creativity.

Thats why peopl like Phil Dunne dont look at inspiration – to containn thier energy and be original

tx B

]]> By: Kick-Ass Squeeze – August 2009 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-35853 Kick-Ass Squeeze – August 2009 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:33:59 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-35853 [...] Don’t Stick With What You’ve Been Taught; You’re a Creative So Get Creative. – “I believe anyone can be creative, I believe all people have a creative bone in their body but some do not see the need to use it or have the inclination to do so. At the end of the day if it is not in their interest to do so they’re not going to be happy whilst being creative.” [...] [...] Don’t Stick With What You’ve Been Taught; You’re a Creative So Get Creative. – “I believe anyone can be creative, I believe all people have a creative bone in their body but some do not see the need to use it or have the inclination to do so. At the end of the day if it is not in their interest to do so they’re not going to be happy whilst being creative.” [...]

]]> By: Dont stick with what youve been taught | Gavin Elliott | http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-35416 Dont stick with what youve been taught | Gavin Elliott | Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:58:43 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-35416 [...] Check out the post at Fuel Your Creativity and let me know your thoughts on the subject. Share it: [...] [...] Check out the post at Fuel Your Creativity and let me know your thoughts on the subject. Share it: [...]

]]> By: Friday Vidcast 8-28-09 | This Is Aarons Life – Web Design, Graphic Design, and UX Articles. http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-35344 Friday Vidcast 8-28-09 | This Is Aarons Life – Web Design, Graphic Design, and UX Articles. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:01:51 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-35344 [...] this week is Fuel Your Creativity. There is a great article on their by Gavin Elliot called “Don’t stick with what you’ve been taught, you’re creative so get creative.” It is a great read, and I recommend [...] [...] this week is Fuel Your Creativity. There is a great article on their by Gavin Elliot called “Don’t stick with what you’ve been taught, you’re creative so get creative.” It is a great read, and I recommend [...]

]]> By: Eric http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-35170 Eric Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:30:26 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-35170 Totally agree! Money has been the death of my creativity as well. I long to tap back into that well of child-like freedom to create. Maybe it's not possible at this stage? Maybe it's be corrupted by adulthood? Maybe it's been lost to complacency and the need to pay the bills? I feel like I am looking for the 'Jerry Maguire' epiphany of "fewer clients, less money" and more heart. But I digress. Enjoy the simplicity of watching your son paint. That sounds very Zen. Totally agree! Money has been the death of my creativity as well. I long to tap back into that well of child-like freedom to create. Maybe it’s not possible at this stage? Maybe it’s be corrupted by adulthood? Maybe it’s been lost to complacency and the need to pay the bills?

I feel like I am looking for the ‘Jerry Maguire’ epiphany of “fewer clients, less money” and more heart. But I digress.

Enjoy the simplicity of watching your son paint. That sounds very Zen.

]]> By: Eric http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-35168 Eric Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:24:32 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-35168 First of all, very good post! Great topic and good discussion so far. But how can one 'Learn from Others,' to quote your topic heading, and still not become directly influenced? While I completely see your point of being an individual and not, as Robert McKee puts it, "a hack," I think that it is helpful to learn from the experiences of others (teachers, in classrooms or otherwise) to avoid making their same mistakes and also to discover new inspiration and new techniques. Yes, often people fall into patterns of copying and not being original, but it is still important to draw inspiration not only from other media but also from your own. First of all, very good post! Great topic and good discussion so far.

But how can one ‘Learn from Others,’ to quote your topic heading, and still not become directly influenced? While I completely see your point of being an individual and not, as Robert McKee puts it, “a hack,” I think that it is helpful to learn from the experiences of others (teachers, in classrooms or otherwise) to avoid making their same mistakes and also to discover new inspiration and new techniques. Yes, often people fall into patterns of copying and not being original, but it is still important to draw inspiration not only from other media but also from your own.

]]> By: Josh http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-35111 Josh Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:42:21 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-35111 "Don’t let anyone discourage you, not even you … just do it" - Best quote ever “Don’t let anyone discourage you, not even you … just do it”

- Best quote ever

]]> By: Gavin Elliott http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-34884 Gavin Elliott Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:43:19 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-34884 Hi Adam, Thanks for the comment, it seems more of a different point of view rather than a disagreement. I do understand that clients can sometimes try and erode your creativity and it is about time we try and educate the clients. They're great at what they do and we wouldn't want to intrude on their profession, so in reality we should be given the same virtue. Gavin Hi Adam,

Thanks for the comment, it seems more of a different point of view rather than a disagreement. I do understand that clients can sometimes try and erode your creativity and it is about time we try and educate the clients. They’re great at what they do and we wouldn’t want to intrude on their profession, so in reality we should be given the same virtue.

Gavin

]]> By: Most Interesting Ideas http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-34880 Most Interesting Ideas Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:24:36 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-34880 Beautiful post Beautiful post

]]> By: Gavin Elliott http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-34879 Gavin Elliott Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:19:37 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-34879 Hi Arron, I am so pleased to hear that, and if you so wish I'd love to see your finished work when you're done. Gavin Hi Arron,

I am so pleased to hear that, and if you so wish I’d love to see your finished work when you’re done.

Gavin

]]> By: Gavin Elliott http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-34874 Gavin Elliott Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:06:31 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-34874 Hi Aaron, It is sooo true. Too many times we're asked where we get our inspiration from and too many times do we answer with CSS Galleries or showcases. Things need a shift so they do not stay stagnant. Gavin Hi Aaron,

It is sooo true. Too many times we’re asked where we get our inspiration from and too many times do we answer with CSS Galleries or showcases. Things need a shift so they do not stay stagnant.

Gavin

]]> By: adam http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/don%e2%80%99t-stick-with-what-you%e2%80%99ve-been-taught-you%e2%80%99re-a-creative-so-get-creative/comment-page-1/#comment-34831 adam Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:39:13 +0000 http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/?p=4284#comment-34831 Great article. Its easy to look back and see how we've slipped into complacency or mediocrity. I love looking at my 4yr old son and watching him paint an entire page black, from corner to corner. After reading this, I'm inclined to watch him and be inspired by his free will to create. I do have one point I disagree with in this text. It is not teachers who have molded and eroded any creativity. At my school, I would have been lucky if the teachers showed up or gave a damn to influence us. No, my personal creativity has been eroded from 20 years working in the corporate marketing space. Account exec's and project managers, and creatively-stifled clients make us design to the lowest common denominator. It is they who hire creatives based on the most creative portfolio then act to suppress that creativity because the 'committee' has no vision. Great article. Its easy to look back and see how we’ve slipped into complacency or mediocrity. I love looking at my 4yr old son and watching him paint an entire page black, from corner to corner. After reading this, I’m inclined to watch him and be inspired by his free will to create.

I do have one point I disagree with in this text. It is not teachers who have molded and eroded any creativity. At my school, I would have been lucky if the teachers showed up or gave a damn to influence us. No, my personal creativity has been eroded from 20 years working in the corporate marketing space. Account exec’s and project managers, and creatively-stifled clients make us design to the lowest common denominator. It is they who hire creatives based on the most creative portfolio then act to suppress that creativity because the ‘committee’ has no vision.

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