‘Creative people, like those with psychotic illnesses, tend to see the world differently to most. It’s like looking at a shattered mirror’ -Mark Millard, UK psychologist
Interesting BBC article: ‘Creative minds mimic schizophrenia.’
Found via Jeanne Mehallo, Nikoletta Kanakis
We’re closing in on spring finals at the Art Institute. And I just got this note from a student:
School is like being hit by an invisible bus. A bus full of sardines, and being driven by a monkey. After being hit, the monkey flips you off, leaving you speechless and confused. So basically school is stinky and is going bananas.
And I’m thinking the ‘everything is due’ pressure is starting to sink in. And that I’m the monkey. And wow, I get to drive An Invisible Bus.
in perspective
But in all the melee going on right now, I’d like to see something more positive come of this. Usually the positive part hits when standing in a classroom filled with incredible final projects – which I hope happens next week.
This is my spin. It’s what I do these days:
I’m a game show host in a forced labor camp.
But – I was recently talking with web instructor and confidant Bill Mead – and we both agreed that we really love teaching in a creative environment. Because our students really are nuts. In such a great way.
And that’s so cool. It’s fantastic to be around all that creative energy all of the time.
The world needs more creative and fun people. Who work hard. Who can change the world.
more learnt in school
New video (above) from Raina and Brent as part of their totally random What I Learned in School series.
What started as a few photos is now a series. They’ve been making these pretty much on a weekly basis at this point.
‘Drawing upon the human hair strand as inspiration, Lior created this wonderful contemporary salon.’
Barber Shop in Rehovot Israel designed by Lior Vaknin. Details here.
It kinda channels the New You Shop that Farrah Fawcett worked at in Logan’s Run (1976). Scene below.
Kinda.
Found via Architectures Design
Images from the Museum of Brands, Packaging, and Advertising in London.
For more images, go here.
Found via TheDieline
‘The lamps are a contemporary translation of the classical centerpiece. The Tafelstukken stand out by shining upon themselves and their contents. By using this combination of shape, material and light five quaint characters arise.’
Designed by Daphna Isaacs (Netherlands).
Found via Designspotter
I’ve said this in the critiques in my design classes:
‘Are you a designer or a decorator?’
The distinction is a designer is a problem solver. In graphic design, a designer is a problem solving communicator. Graphic design is a communication field and the nuance in definition is what can separate novice from professional. [Read more →]
‘Paola Antonelli is on a mission to introduce – and explain – design to the world. With her shows at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, she celebrates design’s presence in every part of life.’
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