50 Ways to Find Inspiration: Create, Explore, Expand
“If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.” ~Daisaku Ikeda I have always loved that scene in American Beauty when Ricky Fitts shows his video of a plastic bag blowing in the wind. He’s the complete opposite of his neighbor Lester Burnham, who seems to have decided long ago to live life in a comatose state of submission, completely disconnected from authentic joy. Ricky seems inspired by everything that most people simply overlook. He explains of his bag video: “It was one of those days when it’s a minute away from snowing and there’s this electricity in the air, you can almost hear it. “And that’s the day I knew there was this entire life behind things, and… this incredibly benevolent force, that wanted me to know there was no reason to be afraid, ever. We all want to feel moved, and then to use that to create love, joy, passion, and purpose. If you’ve been feeling stuck or uninspired, these ideas may help you find inspiration: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Five Best Tablet Drawing Apps
It seems to impress passers buy when you edit video with your fingers in iMovie on the iPad. It still impresses people when I edit photos on an iPad. I'm not so much out to impress people with what I'm doing, but what the end result may be. Though I do agree that it was skewed away from windows tablets. these were user submitted and voted choices. next time speak up louder during the initial submissions and you'll see your preference listed here. oh, and the windows tablet digitizers are NOT more accurate then the cintiq, not even close. they are built by wacom but only have: 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity no tilt/rotation detection 2540 lines per inch detection resolution no tip/pen type detection the cintiq has: 2048 levels of pressure sensitivity tilt and rotation detection 5080 lines per inch detection resolution tip/pen type detection the Intuos is even better, but has no display on the digitizer so it is a different beat altogether.
Udacity | Interactive 3D Graphics
When does the course begin? This class is self paced. You can begin whenever you like and then follow your own pace. It’s a good idea to set goals for yourself to make sure you stick with the course. How long will the course be available? This class will always be available! How do I know if this course is for me? Take a look at the “Class Summary,” “What Should I Know,” and “What Will I Learn” sections above. Can I skip individual videos? Yes! How much does this cost? It’s completely free! What are the rules on collaboration? Collaboration is a great way to learn. Why are there so many questions? Udacity classes are a little different from traditional courses. What should I do while I’m watching the videos? Learn actively!
8 Methods to Find Inspiration
Tim @ Mini Life Hacks suggested I write a following up article from my guest post about 8 Steps to Inspire Others . Thanks for that suggestion Tim, I’ll first cover the methods to find inspiration in this article and my next one will cover how to take action on that inspiration. Please consider sharing this article if you enjoy it and feel free to sign up for my RSS feed here. Search Out New Experiences Inspiration comes about because of change or seeing the possibility of change. Nature and God’s creations Creative art and writing Stylish music and sound Innovation and brain science Life impact stories ( Arswino always has great examples of that at his blog ) Underdog stories. These are just a few and everyone will have their own personal favorites that interest and inspire them. Keep An Open Mind Once you do find new experiences, the unknown often drives fear or a defensive attitude towards it. Watch Your Emotions Share the Experience Seek Out Solitude Keep in Mind Your Role Models
Art and Artistry iPad Apps
If you've always wanted to be an artist, you can find iPad apps that let you do just that. You can also use iPad apps simply to appreciate good works of art. Art Authority for iPad Having Art Authority is like having the history of Western art in pictures and words on your iPad. Brushes Brushes is a drawing-and-painting app designed exclusively for the iPad. Color Splash for iPad Color Splash focuses on doing one thing well: converting a photo to black and white, and then enabling you to colorize specific parts of it. When you open a picture in Color Splash, it's converted to black and white automatically. This picture shows a finished Color Splash picture, in which the Color brush reveals the colors in the sky and sunset at the top of the image and the pool and chairs at the bottom. Photogene for iPad Photogene is an image manipulation program with an exceptional and user-friendly interface. Unlike most similar apps, Photogene can edit high-resolution RAW files. Strip Designer Free ArtStudio
How to Make an Interactive Network Visualization
Networks! They are all around us. The universe is filled with systems and structures that can be organized as networks. Recently, we have seen them used to convict criminals, visualize friendships, and even to describe cereal ingredient combinations. In this tutorial, we will focus on creating an interactive network visualization that will allow us to get details about the nodes in the network, rearrange the network into different layouts, and sort, filter, and search through our data. In this example, each node is a song. Try out the visualization on different songs to see how the different layouts and filters look with the different graphs. Technology This visualization is a JavaScript based web application written using the powerful D3 visualization library. jQuery is also used for some DOM element manipulation. Quick CoffeeScript Notes Functions First and foremost, This is what a function looks like: So the input parameters are inside the parentheses. Indentation matters Setting Up Data
No Idea Left Behind: 25 Tools for Capturing Ideas Anywhere
As a serial entrepreneur, I’m addicted to ideas. I feed off of ’em. And nothing makes me more upset than having a great idea… and losing it. Ideas never happen at opportune times, and having the proper idea capture tools can make sure that you’ll capture all your ideas for later processing. The problem with ideas is that they’re situational. You don’t only have ideas while you’re in front of the computer, or walking your dog. In order to capture every single little idea that we have, we’ll need to take a multi-pronged approach to capturing the little bits of genius that we have throughout our day. I should note that we’re not talking about complex systems like mind mapping and other GTD systems. Analog Idea Capture Analog idea capturing is the oldest and one of the most useful forms of idea capture. Hipster PDA. Pocket Briefcase. Moleskine. Rite in the Rain notepad Rite in the Rain. Write boards. Sticky notes. Mac Software Quicksilver appending to text file. Quicksilver. OmniFocus. Jott.
10 creative iPad apps for aspiring artists
Ever wonder how to use your iPad to expand your creative potential? Whether you're an amateur doodler or the next Picasso, there are a variety of phenomenal iPad apps out there to help you paint your masterpiece. We've separated the best from all the rest to compile a list of apps sure to help you unleash your inner Van Gogh (ear cutting not required). 1. SketchBook Pro Price: $4.99 This is the holy grail of art apps. 2. Price: $2.99 Lucky Clan's ArtStudio isn't as extensive as SketchBook Pro, but for a beginner, it boasts a rich array of features, including fun filters and art lessons for the true novice. 3. Price: $7.99 Inspire Pro is fairly bare-bones for an art app, but it handles basic painting, drawing, and sketching extremely well. 4. Artist's Touch can work as a blank canvas, but it also allows you to paint over photos, creating a unique version of a beloved image. 5. iDraw Price: $8.99 6. Price: 99 cents 7. Price: $5.99 8. Price: $6.99 Download: ArtRage 9. Price: Free Download: Morpholio
