How Water Inspires You

Posted on September 9, 2008 - Filed Under Inspiration | Leave a Comment

Water has always been conducive to thinking. Most people find they have some of their best ideas when they are relaxing. To fully relax, you need to work on your body as well as your mind. By lying in a hot bath, closing your eyes and chilling out, your whole state becomes receptive to creative [...]

Alan Moore Is A Good Storyteller

Posted on September 8, 2008 - Filed Under Inspiration | Leave a Comment

This weekend I read Watchmen, a graphic novel by Alan Moore. I would normally say comic book, but the story is so compelling and complex piece of fiction that it is definitely a novel. Alan Moore, who wanted to transcend the perceptions of the comic book medium as something juvenile, created Watchmen as an attempt [...]

Turns Out … It’s NOT What You Eat

Posted on September 3, 2008 - Filed Under Cool Ideas | 5 Comments

A new ad that McDonald’s is running (click on it to make it bigger):

I wonder if Chicken McNuggets will make me run faster.
- Christian

When Statistics Become Art

Posted on September 2, 2008 - Filed Under Inspiration | 3 Comments

I’ve written an article before on information design. Basically, it is the art of of preparing information so that it can be used by human beings with efficiency and effectiveness. Chris Jordan is an artist who uses this in his art. In fact, his art is dedicated to representing shocking statistics in forms that we [...]

Pitching Ideas Is Theatre

Posted on September 1, 2008 - Filed Under Pitching Ideas | Leave a Comment

Amateur theatre is campy. It tells the story in an awkward fashion that leaves you with the core ideas. Good professional theatre is inspiring. It draws you into the drama. It invokes emotions. You leave the playhouse elated. The same happens with pitches. Too often, people pitch in campy fashion hoping that the ideas themselves [...]