Origionality

8/2/16

Definition: 
The ability to think independently and creatively.
The quality of being novel or unusual.
Interesting and inspirational video exploring the idea and extents of creativity:

https://vimeo.com/72278313

What would design have to be to be considered original?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDw0FD51ISU

“It is not where you have taken things from it is where you have taken them too” – Jean-Luc Godard

Walking on Eggshells: Borrowing Culture in the Remix Age:

Appropriation in art-

https://vimeo.com/11749071

How can a designer pursue originality? 


"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation" — Herman MelvilleRead

 

Go to the origins - To form your own ideas, dig deeper.Read the original writings. Follow the writer’s thought process. Learn how he builds his argument. This helps you connect the dots and build your own eye-popping ideas. When you go to the sources you have plenty of room for interpretation. And for your own original thought.

Keep a Pencil Behind Your Ear- Don’t lose your ideas. They’re invaluable.

Embrace Loneliness - Research shows that being bored increases your creativity. When you stop consuming information and you start reflecting, you begin to actually THINK.

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/become-original-thinker-fascinate-people-fresh-ideas/

The common misconception is that to be creative, you need to be churning out one-of-a-kind ideas. Often, the best new ideas are just better iterations on older ones

Creativity also comes from looking at existing challenges from alternative angles.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/237050

•“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation” — Herman MelvilleRead

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•“If designers isolate themselves in hope of producing work that is unlike anything else, they are likely to produce only what they have already done. Designing with just a blank piece of papper is very quiet”- Kate Cullinane