A Grain of Sand (Or Salt?)
Posted on May 29, 2008 - Filed Under On Ideation
The internet. Apparently, it’s available on computers. I read a recent interview from Wired Magazine with Brian Eno, where he discussed the impact that the interweb has on creativity.
Let me tell you who Brian Eno is. He’s a creative genius. First off, he’s a music producer. He’s produced/written for David Bowie, Talking Heads, U2, and Coldplay. Oh yeah, and he also composed the “Windows chime”. You know … the sound that rings out when you startup your computer.
He also rocks out as a visual artist. His current exhibit is called 77 Million Paintings. Software randomly overlays more than 300 of his own hand-drawn images, constantly producing millions of possible combinations. And it’s beautiful to behold.
To him, the greatest thing about the internet is it’s ability to share raw ideas. So often on the web, we are privy to peering behind the magic curtain and seeing ideas germinating in their naked form. No polish. No explanations. Just ideas. And since all of these facts and ideas are out there, we have an opportunity to collaborate and build on them. The internet provides the single greatest pool of creative inspiration.
Eno also mentioned the enormous quantity of ideas permeating through the internet. And the best thing is that you never know which is going to be the next big idea to take off. You can have a million grains of sand, but not know which one is going to cause an avalanche.
I want to be an avalanche-causing grain of sand. It sounds like fun.
- Christian
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