MBSTIA is a 7-year old design firm outside of Washington, DC. Specializing in design and color for digital marketing, they offer 5 tips about working with web designers: Look at other web sites to develop a profile of your tastes for your project. Figure out what color … [Read more...]
Don’t blow your budget on just a single feature
October 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
When allocating budget for any creative endeavor there is always a tension between what the creative team wants and want the audience needs. Do you really need to blow the majority of your budget on just one effect, one feature or one gimmick? Last night I saw Michael … [Read more...]
The 7 vices of highly creative people.
June 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
We all know that creative people just "think differently" than the rest of the population. What makes them great is the source of endless debate. But if you're in a hurry, you might want to follow Salon.com's 7 point guideline to achieving creative immortality. Be a drinker Begin … [Read more...]
Top 10 Characteristics of Creative Personalities
September 8, 2006 By
Do creative people really think differently than the general population? Renowned psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi has spent years investing this very notion and distills his findings in "Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention." He postulates that … [Read more...]
Creative Loneliness
April 10, 2006 By Leave a Comment
It is interesting that for a field as collaborative as ours just how much time we spend in complete isolation. I look at my weekly time sheets and am amazed at just how much time I am alone, staring at a computer screen. Writers are confronted by a taunting empty document waiting … [Read more...]