I attended a virtual Are.na walkthrough: Travess Smalley & Daniel Lefcourt. They discussed how they use it to develop their ideas.
- Unrelated fields overlap in unexpected ways: new insights in disparate connections.
- Save everything you find interesting. You never know how it might inspire you.
- If there ins't a word to describe what you're exploring, there's opportunity there.
- Art is a language. And just as we study books to find how we write, we can study artworks to discover how we express ourselves.
- Each painting sings the same song, uniquely.
- When you discover something new, you want to find others like them. If the creators share their influences, you'll discover something unique. So share yours.
- The beauty of mixed media is you can mix and match often separate senses for surprising results. For example, sheet music as artworks.
- Learn the rules of software to break them to make art with unusual constraints.
- Rules are freeing when overwhelmed by the limitless of creativity, but breaking them and creating beyond them is often where the most fascinating ideas come from.
- If you're stuck on a problem, working it out on paper can lead to breakthroughs.
- Our taste influences what we make. Begin with what you love and build upon it.
- The computer is a creative assistant, a portal to inspiration, or an art medium. Experiment.
- Creative processes as programming scripts.
- Book or zine making is such a rewarding process as it allows for constant experimentation.
- Paper is an excellent tool for processing information and engaging with a work.
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