Content tagged with “creativity”

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Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
September 21, 2021
Words
167

“The title is accurate: this is a meditation (an ‘observation’) about making art. It’s not a practical book, it’s just a series of thoughts about the struggle of people who make at to do it in spite of their fears. This is the source of the anecdote about two groups in a pottery class that were…”

Creating Things That Matter: The Art and Science of Innovations That Last
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
January 1, 2019
Words
162

“I really wanted to ‘get’ this book…but I didn’t. The text didn’t live up to the title – I came away from it no more prepared to create a ‘thing that matters.’ The author purports to explain ‘aesthetic creation,’ which sounds great, but it never really got explained. A lot of the book was examples…”

The Creativity Code: Art and Innovation in the Age of AI
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
December 1, 2023
Words
189

“This book tries to answer the question: will AI ever be able to emulate human creativity? It never really answers the question, but it’s still very, very interesting. Each chapter covers a different type of creativity: writing, music, art, etc. It’s full of examples and anecdotes about the advances…”

The Five-Day Course In Thinking
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
October 1, 2022
Words
251

“To be clear, this is a course in thinking. And it’s five days. It should be clear from the title, of course, but I wasn’t quite ready for it. There are actually three five-day courses. This isn’t really mentioned anywhere, but it’s clear in the table of contents. The first one is called ‘Insight…”

The Idea Book
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
January 28, 2019
Words
74

“An interesting book – more of a scrapbook or workbook, really. It’s 300 pages…but really like 100. There’s 2-3 blank pages for your own ‘ideas,’ then a page of motivation/inspiration that gives you an exercise for thinking differently. They’re genuinely quite good, and I think this would be a handy…”

The Sea We Swim In: How Stories Work in a Data-Driven World
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
March 13, 2022
Words
119

“A lovely analysis of why stories matter so much to us. the book dissects the concept of ‘story’ into these areas: Author Audience Journey Character World Detail Voice Platform Immersion The author provides lots of examples of each, from both the creative arts and the business world. I’m having…”

Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
July 18, 2023
Words
365

“This is a pretty simple book. It tells short, chapter-length biographies of 12 people (plus one bonus person). It tries to get at the source of what made each of them special. Some examples: Shirley Temple had a strong bond with her mother who managed her career. She avoided Hollywood child actor…”

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
October 16, 2021
Words
285

“This is one of those motivational/inspirational type books. It doesn’t really present a lot of new information, and it’s formatted all funky with weird fonts and colors and stuff (a la Tom Peters), and it’s really short – you can read it in 30 minutes. The goal is to impress upon you that it’s okay…”

A Technique for Producing Ideas
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
June 12, 2014
Words
123

“A tiny book – not even sure it was actually a book. An essay? It was written by an advertising executive in the …40s? 50s? It’s a wonderful method for coming up with ideas in five steps. There’s no magic to it, and it’s almost comical in its simplicity, but it vibes with most of the things I’ve…”

The War of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
February 14, 2019
Words
195

“This is sort of a ‘Devotional’ about the art of creating anything. The chapters are very short (1-2 pages), and they’re written in a lyrical style, center-aligned down the middle of the page. Some of them are almost poem-like. It’s main focus is to try to get you (1) to understand the subconscious…”