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Wednesday 25 July 2007
Creativity Jam Session With Eric Meyer: Ashore
Check out this great photo from Eric Meyer and share your creativity.
I’m really biased. That’s the Jersey Shore, or “Down the Shore” as we Jersey-ites say. Memories of my own childhood in that there photo.
Filed under: community,creativity,nmby,photos,travel
Posted by: Molly | 14:09 | Comments (10)
Monday 2 July 2007
Creativity Jam Session: Tell the Story of this Photo
From this photo, tell a story. You have my permission to modify the photo for the purposes of this activity if it will enhance your story.
You can post your story here in comments and link to any image modifications via Flickr, or your own blog of choice, of course.
Filed under: creativity,photos,poetry & fiction
Posted by: Molly | 10:16 | Comments (32)
Tuesday 12 December 2006
Creativity Jam Session: Color Inspiration
Walking through the Detroit Metro Airport a few nights ago, I was tickled to come upon the Light Tunnel. This is a tunnel that connects the terminals to the main concourse, and it provides a psychedelic space-age experience of music and light as you make your way through. The following images were snapped in quick succession to get a feel for the experience.
It occured to me that these are great photos for color inspiration. You can see the individual photos in detail within my Michigan Flickr Set.
Your mission? To create a palette or share color inspiration work of your own for a nice, tasty color treat for all.
Filed under: creativity,photos,pop culture,web design and development
Posted by: Molly | 09:24 | Comments (45)
Friday 17 November 2006
Creativity Jam Session: Write Your Own Web Dev Job Advert
Once again I have stumbled across a rather unrealistic job description for a web developer/designer. Apparently, one must have “expert level” skills in ALL of the following: Perl, PHP, ASP, .NET, HTML, CSS, RSS, ATOM, JavaScript, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, graphic user interface design as well as interaction design. The applicant must have at least five years practical experience, and a computer science degree (note, not a design degree) is a “plus.”
The salary? 50,000 USD per year with benefits. That’s about 25,000 GBP per year.
If one has all those skills at expert level for at least five years and has a good attitude in the workplace, he or she is truly worth a heck of a lot more money than that. I’m getting really frustrated with employer ads that throw as many possible skills into the ad and assume one potential employee can fill the job at expert level. What’s more, precious few people writing up these job descriptions have any reasonable understanding of what it takes to be a true web professional.
The creative task? Write up an advertisement as if you were the employer and you, the perfect match. What does the ad require, and what do you see as fair equivalent compensation for your skillset?
Who knows, maybe we can help potential employers understand just what it takes to be a true professional in this industry.
Filed under: creativity,policies,professional,society,standards,web design and development
Posted by: Molly | 16:44 | Comments (160)
Tuesday 17 October 2006
Creativity Jam Session: Find the Flaw
Here’s a creativity game, so let’s have some fun.
Here’s what you do:
- If you are sighted, close your eyes
- Turn away from your computer in any direction
- Open your eyes
- Look at or touch what’s in front of you
- Find a flaw
- Describe the flaw
- Now describe how the flaw could be made into art
- If you have the time, make something creative out of it
Here’s mine: The pristine, recently painted wall has been marred by some pencil strokes. I’m seeing it as if it were in macro view, it makes quite an unusual textured, abstract image. I could take photos of it, which I’ll do in a bit I think, and turn the flaw into something creative.
Now it’s your turn – find the flaw!
Filed under: creativity
Posted by: Molly | 12:06 | Comments (42)