creativity never sleeps?

No more than 5 minutes ago, I received a text message from a colleague in regards to a project that I am working on. After I sent back a reply to their question they came back to me with a "saying" that I have always heard, and today I am going to try to bring a stop to it being said, once and for all....

"Creativity never sleeps ..." 

Ummm... Yeah it does.

Maybe I am speaking solely for myself, BUT I do my best thinking when I am rested. NOW, do I get brilliant ideas in the wee hours of the morning? YES! Do I awake in the middle of the night with a epiphany or "ah ha" moment that stirs my soul? YES! However; the key to this happening is being well rested enough to be clear and sound in my thoughts. SO ... Creativity does sleep... AND it sleeps very well. 

Food for Thought: GET REST!! If you are a Creator, and if you are reading this blog, there is a REALLY good chance that you are, make sure you are always giving yourself the room to rest. Some of the most brilliant and successful creators know, rest is ket to creative success. 

design the soul. design thinking the spirit.

"If design is the seat of the soul, then I would argue that design thinking is the playground of the spirit..."

design + anthropology

Over the past week I have gotten a flood of emails and questions from the field as it pertains to Design Anthropology. The main question that I have been asked is this... What IS Design Anthropology and how is it used ....  The best way that I can describe what Design Anthropology is and how it's used is to give you the insight of one of it's leading Thought Leaders - Professor Dori Tunstall, UIC

"Government, business, and society requires better understanding and respect for professional design and anthropology's insights, skills, and intentions so that we can positively affect our worlds..." Wayne State University, 2006 

Dori Tunstall goes on to say that the training of what has now been coined as "anthrodesigners" is a necessity for the changing of our world. This idea coupled with design, design thinking - leads us into a whole new space as it pertains to design, as design now becomes equally intellectual and technical as it is creative. And rightfully so. In an ever evolving world we should be seeking evolved ways of thinking, and the design space is not immune to this. 

So, by combining the fundamental attributes of Anthropology and Design, we arrive at Design Anthropology, or Anthrodesign. This excites me. It excites me because as this space evolves - we should start seeing design artifacts that are human-centered in nature, and ones that have more meaning to the evolution of who we are as a people ... 

I would love to know what you think about the idea of Design Anthropology. 

why style matters: ozwald boateng

This video is compelling to me. I had received a tip from a friend in passing about this clothing designer, Oswald Boateng, and to my delight, as I study him I can sense is depth of creativity and passion for his craft. I am definitely going to be exploring the mind of this incredible designer more in coming days...