Your Brain on
Creativity
Denise Jacobs
New Adventures in Web Design
Nottingham, UK
19 January 2012
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For the Twitter inspired:
I am:
@denisejacobs
We’re at:
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I’m waxing philosophic about:
#creativebrain
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Little known facts about me…
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I’m part Vulcan. Srsly!
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Chickens are cute!
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The. Best. Houseguest. Ever.
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Writing is a callous process.
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What’s in here
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innerworkings
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A deeply divided brain
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Once upon a time…
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…there was a brain, who was
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Oppressed.
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Cubicalia
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(The BossMan)
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All of the pressure…
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“Check your chains.”
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“I can show you what you are
capable of. Check your chains.”
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(empty desk)
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Road was not clear
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Go inside
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Start along the path…
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Cough, Rumble, Flash!
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Beta v. alpha
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Close your eyes…
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But relax!
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(brain)
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“Genius is the offspring of the in-between.”
- Jonathan Fields
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Filters
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Communication Addiction
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Lo-fi time
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“Don’t force creativity. Allow it to come to
you.”
- Erik Ford, To Sketch or Not to Sketch
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Man with no name
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“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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There is an alternative
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Embrace paradox
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“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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(return to cubicalia 2)
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Laugh
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Perfectly synced
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Further reading
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/reigniting-your-creative-spark/
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/banishing-your-inner-critic/
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The CSS Detective
Guide
CSSDetectiveGuide.com
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InterAct With
Web Standards:
A Holistic Approach to
Web Design
InterActWithWebStandards.com
twitter.com/waspinteract
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How to find me
DeniseJacobs.com
[email protected]
twitter.com/denisejacobs
slideshare.net/denisejacobs