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Tag: creative process
Make Space
"Appropriate for designers charged with creating new spaces or anyone interested in revamping an existing space, this guide offers novel and non-obvious strategies for changing surroundings specifically to enhance the ways in which teams and individuals communicate, work, play—and innovate. This work is based on years of classes and programs at the d.school including countless … Continue reading Make Space
18 Tips for Aspiring Artists by Jean “Moebius” Giraud with Commentary by William Stout
William Stout's commentary on Moebius' tips for artists is great. It is specifically given for comic book artists, but much of it has applicability to the creativity of anyone. h/t Open Culture.
How the Godfather of Cyberpunk Would Write Software
"[Cyberpunk science fiction writer William Gibson] begins each day by reading the whole manuscript again... ...What if we began each day by re-reading all the code [reviewing all the numbers, editing the work, revisiting our assumptions, etc.] we’d written for the story/feature/bug we were working on? ...Skimming is a kind of reading, but it’s often … Continue reading How the Godfather of Cyberpunk Would Write Software
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