I find oodles of inspiration and fresh ideas in the field of graphic design. These are examples of the work of Alan Fletcher, who is considered by many to be the father of modern graphic design, and one of Britain’s most prolific artists. I love his quirky mix, turning words into art, and art into words. The last one (“Beware Wet Paint”) is a book cover.
Makes me want to start playing.
I see so many people spend tens of thousands (even hundreds of thousands) of dollars on training, certifications, and degrees because they’re afraid to embrace their true gifts. They think that they just need the proper credential and then they can finally do the work that’s been calling them. They feel that what they DO…
In the 1920s, Lincoln Steffans was a history student at the University of California Berkeley. As a freshman, he became engrossed in history and read everything he could find on the subject. It soon became clear to him, however, that these scholars of history did not agree. He discovered that history was not a set…
“Imagination is when you dream and play at the same time.” That’s a statement from a five-year old. Michelle, a kindergarten teacher, posted it on my facebook page. I’m thinking we should carry notepads when we’re with children, so they can teach us how to be human.
Discipline is a tool that numbs the mind. –Krishnamurti It seems a little dramatic, but perhaps there’s some truth to it. I often hear writers (famous and not-so-famous) go on-and-on about how they get up at dawn EVERY day to write for a specified number of hours. “It’s a discipline,” they seem to be lecturing….
Came across this in my notes the other day, by David Edwards in his book, Artscience: Creativity in the post-Google generation. (By the way, I googled “aesthetic mind” and got 5,240 cites. Wow. I have a lot of reading to do….) When I speak of art, I will mostly refer to an aesthetic mind, by…