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every child is an artist

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On the topic of quotes on January 13th
Quote from the book A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech discussing the importance of imagination and creative questioning and ‘what-ifs’.
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist after growing up”
— Pablo Picasso

Based on comments on Twitter and below, here is a comprehensive explanation of the quote above:

The quote is in direct relation to imagination and “growing up.” As children it is alright in the eyes of society to question things, imagine different alternatives, color an elephant pink, or ask why the sky isn’t red instead of blue. As we grow older education institutions teach us more of a logical approach to thinking. We are taught to regurgitate information instead of thinking of various solutions to a problem.

A further quote from A Whack on the Side of the Head:

“When we are young our mind is cultivated in fairy tales and imagination games, but then we are told to “grow up.” As people grow older, they get used to the “what is” of reality and forget about the possibilities that asking “what if” can generate.”

Often imaginative thinking is considered not practical.

“The logic that works so well in judging and executing ideas may stifle the creative process if it prevents [the artist] in us from exploring unusual imaginative ideas.”

 
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judging books by their cover

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On the topic of daily discoveries on January 10th

Who ever said that “you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover” was obviously never a designer. Check out this awesome archive of beautiful book cover designs: The Book Cover Archive.

 
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double story ‘g’ iphone wallpaper

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On the topic of downloadables on January 9th

A few months back on my blog, The Design Cubicle, I gathered up a visual hierarchy of lowercase, double story Gs. Thought it would be cool to turn it into an iPhone wallpaper. Desktop wallpapers are in the near future, so enjoy these for now. I’m declaring the double story G are the new ampersand.

Just click the images to open in browser, save and enjoy!

 
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