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The Secret To Creativity…

Published on Monday, March 30, 2009 – 11:12 am | 45 brilliant comments »

Smashed lightbulb - Photo © Kyle May

Every designers’ dirty little secret is that they copy other designer’s work. They see work they like, and they imitate it. Rather cheekily, they call this inspiration.

~Aaron Russell

Or to put this into a slightly similar phrase…

“The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”

~Albert Einstein

The latter quote by Einstein is the topic that myself and two others have to talk about, for 20 minutes, for a university project and I thought it would be great to get some responses from you guys…

Here are some questions to consider:

  • How true is this statement?
  • How does hiding your sources make you more creative?
  • When does inspiration become plagiarism? (Great discussion in Aaron’s article)
  • Have you ever copied someone’s work? Or parts of? (Be honest)
  • How much of someone else’s idea can we copy before it becomes a copy?
  • Is there such thing as an original idea?

Further Creativity Resources

Here are some high quality resources on creativity:

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80 NEW Creative, Smart & Clever Advertisements

Published on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 – 12:01 am | 52 brilliant comments »

I know you see many creative advertising posts, but I went out and tried to find some of the lesser known creative ads of which you can see below. This is a follow up to the post 192 creative advertisements.

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192 Creative, Smart & Clever Advertisements

Published on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 – 9:00 am | 152 brilliant comments »

Here are 192 of the best creative, smart and clever advertising messages that I have found across the web in recent times. They have used some great techniques and ideas in all of these ads and I think they are brilliant!

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Sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

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92 More Must See Creative Photographs

Published on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 – 9:10 pm | 339 brilliant comments »

Due to the popularity of the last 56 Awe Inspiring Must See Creative Photographs post I thought I would do another bunch of creative photographs. This time I have added in some creative advertisements, creative photo manipulation and just some stunning photography in general. Most link back to the original authors however there are some that are unknown. Read more »

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56 Awe Inspiring Must See Creative Photographs

Published on Saturday, March 22, 2008 – 5:39 pm | 51 brilliant comments »

I was researching creative photographs on DeviantArt for a university class and these were the ones I liked best. What do you think?

For some further reading on photography check out photography tips for designers. If you liked this post, why not subscribe?

For more check out this post:
92 Must See Creative Photographs.

All photos are linked to their original authors. There are a few that just link to DeviantArt’s homepage as I could not find out who the original author was.

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Popular Articles

Published on Monday, January 7, 2008 – 9:31 pm | 12 brilliant comments »

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Below you will find Just Creative Design’s most popular articles sorted by category.

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You will find many more of my logo design related articles on my other blog: Logo Designer Blog and lots of logo design inspiration on my third site, Logo Of The Day.

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Articles I’ve Written Elsewhere

I have written for a number of other blogs & magazines, below are some of them. You will also find many more of my logo design related articles over on my other blog, Logo Designer Blog.

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Also try using the search box on the top right of this website if there is something in particular you are looking for.

Also don’t be afraid to contact me asking for what it is you are looking for and I’ll give it my best shot to help you out. Cheers :)

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How to get your FIRST Graphic Design Job

Published on Sunday, December 30, 2007 – 12:53 pm | 27 brilliant comments »

First Job

Below are some tips for graphic design students on finding the first job and tips on how to reduce the stress by providing an overview of the whole process. (This is a long post.)

Many young designers (such as myself) find it hard to believe that they can make a living doing something they find compelling and interesting—something they love. Finding the right first job, even if it’s a summer job or an internship, is not just an important step in launching your career - It is an exploration of the field and a continuation of the learning process. Even the most skilled designer finds the search for a first job stressful. The suggestions that follow can reduce that stress by providing an overview of the process.

Before you can begin

Before your job search can begin, you need to understand

  1. yourself: your motivations, strengths, and weaknesses;
  2. your work: its nature, style, and variety; and
  3. the job market: corporations, design offices, and the wide variety of other businesses that employ graphic designers. Then you can get ready to present yourself and your work in a portfolio.

Try writing these things down and doing a bit of research of the job market in your area.

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