{"id":1682,"date":"2011-01-25T07:30:52","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T07:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hip97.com\/wp\/?p=1682"},"modified":"2011-01-25T07:30:52","modified_gmt":"2011-01-25T07:30:52","slug":"saul-bass-on-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pikaland.com\/staging\/2011\/01\/25\/saul-bass-on-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Saul Bass on creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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If you love Saul Bass then you’re in for a treat (if you’re not familiar with his work, thumbing through his over at Google Images<\/a> will get you up to speed). I am thoroughly enjoying these shorts that I’ve discovered via BoingBoing<\/a> that offers a glimpse (in Saul’s style) into the process of creativity. My favorite quote?<\/p>\n

Where do ideas come from? By looking at one thing and seeing another.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And I think the above sums it up pretty well — I’ve been asked whether my head would explode from reading too much. The answer would of course be a no. I don’t store all the information that I come across; I don’t memorize them word for word so that I can regurgitate them on command. What happens is when I read a book, my mind gets to work. I compare notes between the things I read and the things I understand. I add and subtract, and new information floats to the surface. This is how I solve my problems — by applying my newfound discoveries to things that are bothering me. To outside people, I may be reading, but there’s a whole lot more going on in that noggin of mine!<\/p>\n

When I see these two films, I can almost feel like I’m one of the neurons passing through Saul’s brain — there’s constant bursts of color, imagery and commentary that spurs my own mind into hyperdrive. I guess that’s what looking at other creative people’s work will do to you!<\/p>\n

How do you define creativity?<\/p>\n

Other articles on creativity:<\/em>
\nCreativity, Competition, Copycats<\/a>
\nInspiring Creativity: 9 tips to be more creative<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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