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Creativity can seem innate, but like many things, it is actually a delicate balance of nature and nurture. In other words, creative thinking can be enhanced by external forces, and isn’t necessarily reliant on “good genes” or natural ability. Luckily, new research points the way to a variety of mental and environmental approaches that can help us improve our creative output: 1. http://99u.com/articles/16136/7-ways-to-boost-your-creativity

7 Ways to Boost Your Creativity

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Een vijver in je huis voor rust en welzijn | roomed.nl

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10 Ways To Thrive As A Creative Artist

Connect with your DREAM Indulge yourself in a vision of the bigger picture and get out of the mire of self-doubt, details and challenges of today. What’s the purpose of it all? What are you working towards?
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30 Creative Ways to Repurpose & Reuse Old Stuff

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From simple and clever logos to those that use negative space , logos can be a great source of inspiration. Since logos need to be so precise in sending a message and representing a brand, it’s always nice to see how designers are approaching a design. Today we gathered 23 inspiring logos to show you. In this collection you’ll find a variety of styles, from minimal to bright and coloful. About the Author Gisele Muller is someone that recently discovered a new career online.

23 Inspiring Logos

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Dribbble is definitely a great place to go for inspiration and references. From textures to high quality psds , from icons to illustrations and much more, you can find almost anything there. It’s always inspiring to browse their gallery to see a lot of different approaches from talented designers. Today we gathered some examples of beautiful sketches to keep you inspired. These sketches can easily inspire you on your next icon, illustration, or any other creative project. http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/23-beautiful-sketches-from-dribbble

23 Beautiful Sketches from Dribbble

Logo Design: Why You Shouldn’t Use Stock Art in Your Design

While browsing through some design books that we have here at the office, I noticed how some logos were initially handmade, while there are others that used premade fonts and images and merged them together. Well, both of them are acceptable processes and there’s no standard design process to tell you which is better than the other, and I think choosing between the two is just about how you want your logo’s design final look and feel. Speaking of stock art, I’ve done an article before about stock images and its pros (and 1 con) in using them. Stock art is basically used the same way as stock images – they’re there to add flavor to a design or to improve the over reading experience of the audience. But in designing a logo, stock art are barely or never used. http://www.youthedesigner.com/2012/06/22/logo-design-why-you-shouldnt-use-stock-art-in-your-design/
By Kate on April 30, 2012 H ello! Remember that pixel heart card I made a while back?

8-bit popup cards

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http://99u.com/tips/6961/Creating-Perfect-Solitude-for-Creative-Focus Collaboration and connecting with others is a beautiful thing, but in the end, creation is done in solitude. All great art is done in isolation. All creative work must be done by shutting out the outside world, sitting down, and creating. That sounds simple, but creating the perfect block of solitude in your day isn’t always easy.

Creating Perfect Solitude for Creative Focus

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The making of a Coca-Cola neon sign, 1954

In the new issue of CR, I talk to Coca-Cola archivist, Ted Ryan, about the history of the brand's 125 year-old identity, explored in a new show at the Design Museum . One of the highlights of the display is a book documenting the design and build of their first neon sign for Piccadilly Circus, in 1954... When he returned to Atlanta, Ryan kindly sourced some scans of some of the pages from this rare publication, a few of which we used in the print piece in the July issue. The rest we present here as a series, alongside two Technical Data pages, should anyone be interested in how the sign was actually constructed. The opening page of the book reads as follows: "Outdoor Publicity Limited are pleased to present this volume to The Coca-Cola Export Corporation to record the lighting of the Piccadilly Sign in London on July 1st, 1954".