How Would You Define a Moment?
inspiration, video | No Comments »Moments: An incredibly moving, inspiring video from Everynone (one of my new favorites on Vimeo) showing both the beauty and simplicity of life. Well worth the 5 or so minutes of your time. Trust me on this one.
Regional Landing Pages: How to Make the Norm Interesting
inspiration, landing page design | No Comments »The landing page of Citroen.com has a nice, unexpected and playful interaction instead of a standard “I don’t really want to design that or I forgot all about it” approach for a select a region/language landing page. Although the idea of images used in a somewhat standard “continents” approach is close to the norm, the use and speed of animation combined with what looks like meaningful *user-generated photos representing various regions of the world is not.
The only thing I’m not a fan of is having to wait through a loader in order to actually use this page. Still, it’s a welcomed approach for a page that at most times can be both boring and bothersome. Kudos to Citroen.
*I am assuming these images are user-generated – I could be wrong.
Be More Creative: Make Each Project Your Best Project
creativity, How-to | No Comments »
Yuck. So you have to crop, resize, and color correct a ton of images today instead of starting on a new site design, or better yet, coming up with your next big idea? Instead of putting a more mundane task off for the easy out of Facebook, email, or IM, do this instead: jump in, give it your all, take your time, and most importantly embrace it. It’s too easy to get down on yourself.
When I get in a rut, I think about how fortunate I am being a designer. I work in a t-shirt and jeans. I listen to great music… and I get to hang around other creative people. Who else gets paid to do that? That in turn makes me happy, and happiness breeds creativity (at least it does for me). It’s truly a win-win situation.
If you make each project your best project, you will be more creative.
Sometimes it’s as simple as that.
If you liked this post, you can find some additional ideas below:
- Be More Creative: Find the Essence
- Be More Creative: Sketch it Out
- Be More Creative: Work Quickly, Take a Break
- Be More Creative: Help or Hinder?
So what are some things you do that make you more creative? Or get you out of a creative rut? Let me know!
Words by Everynone
inspiration | No Comments »An inspiring short film that explores the world of wordplay. Produced by Everynone to promote NY public radio. A perfect way to spend some of your Friday.
