Do schools kill creativity?

Here's a great video about education and creativity from TED, one of my favorite resources.



(via In(side) the Loop)

Be good.

Chad Hagen on Overcoming Creative Block:

Staying creative is hard work. Honestly, I don’t think when I got into art school I was very talented at all. I struggled to stand out. I struggled to stay in school. Staying creative was hard work. BUT, the one thing that kept me focused was my desire to be good. I wanted to be really good. I wanted to be as good as those people that WERE talented. I used to think I would eventually, if I worked hard enough, master art like a math equation and then I could relax and just make great stuff and let everything else follow. That time definitely never came, and I know now I never want it to, because the most important thing that keeps me creative is my wanting to be good. So if I’m ever in a rut, the best things to get me out of them is to put myself in places that engage that desire to be good. In a general sense this means to get out and be expose to others creating. In my opinion, there is no better way to trigger your own creativity, than to see what great things others have made or are making. Going to museums, galleries, shows, etc. always inspires my mind in a way that make me want to get back into my own work and make good things. Be good.

(image by Chad Hagen)

Cuddle Class

New on Air New Zealand: Cuddle Class, on which customers can purchase 3 adjoining seats in Coach that create a couch-like cuddling area.

happy valentine's day.

Up, up, and away.

Cutest/cleverest baby announcement ever by unfolded.

No bull

How great is this letterpressed coffee packaging designed by Jeff Holmberg and printed by none other than Studio on Fire for Bull Run Roasting Company? Each label is rubber stamped and hole punched according to the variety. I heart Midwestern design.

Shelter from the storm...

For your viewing & listening pleasure in the midst of this storm...

I saw the sign...

Here are some more pictures from traveling of signs + words about town. Only five because my internet is being veryyy slow.

Empire state of mind.

Some random goodness seen around New York.

Wall art in Meatpacking District.

Type on trees.

Peely & colorful wall paint.

*ed. note: as you might be able to tell by the foliage, not all these pictures were necessarily taken recently.

The Optimist

While we're on the topic of wine bottles...check out this promotional piece for Siquis, a riff on "glass half empty/half full."

When someone tips the bottle to fill a glass, the "half full" side is face up, while the "half empty" side is face up as the bottle sits on the table. To top it off, the label was letterpressed and kiss cut at Studio on Fire.

Buddy up

Buddy Mulled Wine is clever packaging for a holiday greeting/gift.

Loneliness

Sometimes, the simplest solution is the best one.

Who Owns Student Work?

Here's an interesting article about who owns the rights to student work.

A playlist for you.

Some music for your week.

Romance

Just in time for Valentine's Day—an exhibition of British photographer Chris Craymer's sweet Romance photos.

Trask Gallery
(at The National Arts Club)
15 Gramercy Park South
New York, NY

Ghostly Swim

You can download a free album of assorted music from the label Ghostly International by clicking here.

A Salinger quote for Salinger

"Do you know what I was smiling at? You wrote down that you were a writer by profession. It sounded to me like the loveliest euphemism I had ever heard. When was writing ever your profession? It's never been anything but your religion."

Goodbye, J.D. Salinger.

Revenge

A good quote..and poster.

Live Good.

All kinds of fun.

Street art

In continuing sharing pictures from my trips, here are some pictures of the street art I saw while I was away.