Denise Jacobs: Your Brain on Creativity

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1. Your Brain on Creativity Denise Jacobs New Adventures in Web

   Design Nottingham, UK 19 January 2012

2. For the Twitter inspired: I am: @denisejacobs We’re at: #naconf

   @naconf I’m waxing philosophic about: #creativebrain

3. Little known facts about me…

4. I’m part Vulcan. Srsly!

5. Chickens are cute!

6. The. Best. Houseguest. Ever.

7. Writing is a callous process.

8. What’s in here

9. innerworkings

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11. A deeply divided brain

12. Once upon a time…

13. …there was a brain, who was

14. Oppressed.

15. Cubicalia

16. (The BossMan)

17. All of the pressure…

18. “Check your chains.”

19. “I can show you what you are capable of. Check

    your chains.”

20. (empty desk)

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23. Road was not clear

24. Go inside

25. Start along the path…

26. Cough, Rumble, Flash!

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32. Beta v. alpha

33. Close your eyes…

34. But relax!

35. (brain)

36. “Genius is the offspring of the in-between.” - Jonathan Fields

37. Filters

38. Communication Addiction

39. Lo-fi time

40. “Don’t force creativity. Allow it to come to you.” -

    Erik Ford, To Sketch or Not to Sketch
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42. Man with no name

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44. “When you are playful, you are activating the right side

    of your brain. The logical brain is a limited brain. The right side is unlimited. You can (do and ) be anything you want.” - Madan Kataria, The Laughter Guru
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49. There is an alternative

50. Embrace paradox

51. “Creativity is the merging of two incongruent ideas: creativity is

    about embracing paradox.” - Frank Chimero, Build Conference Nov. 2010, The Shape of Design
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55. (return to cubicalia 2)

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58. Laugh

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60. Perfectly synced

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67. Further reading http://www.alistapart.com/articles/reigniting-your-creative-spark/ http://www.alistapart.com/articles/banishing-your-inner-critic/

68. The CSS Detective Guide CSSDetectiveGuide.com twitter.com/cssdetective 40% off for all

    NAConf delegates Shameless Self-Promotion #1

69. InterAct With Web Standards: A Holistic Approach to Web Design

    InterActWithWebStandards.com twitter.com/waspinteract 40% off for all NAConf delegates Shameless Self-Promotion #2
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71. How to find me DeniseJacobs.com [email protected] twitter.com/denisejacobs slideshare.net/denisejacobs

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