Hello! I'm Vincent Gallegos, co-founder of VGDA Design in Washington, DC. Enjoy my stories about art, technology and creative living. More >
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See: Ready, Set... Launch! How Good Design Will Motivate the Future of @ReadysetDC
Can you guess what typeface this is? From the book Monday Morning Motivation by David Cottrell. The quote caught my eye—who doesn't love channeling Einstein?
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As we explore possibilities for Tell Me DC, I am reminded of Corey Greeneltch's discussion at Refresh DC August. Corey illustrates the fundamental connections between art history and web design. At the meetup, we reviewed works of fine art (the old and venerable kind) and websites to discuss ideas of creation, inspiration and innovation.
Too often, we work without looking at the root of our curiosities and interests. We spend too much time "idea shopping" at CSS galleries. Corey has nothing against inspiration-seeking. What he suggests is not that we slow down our systems of capturing but that we "learn the basics" of what makes design worth clipping in the first place.
We are natural clippers, so while we can't force inspiration, we can prepare for its arrival.
The challenge is this. We strive for flow: the mental context within which our best ideas are explored, measured and perfected. Flow is extremely valuable because it is hard to achieve. Between e-mail and client meetings, we lose sight of innovation and learning.
Luckily, many of us have had the privilege to connect disciplines--Corey, for instance, coming from a studio and liberal arts background. The truth is that artists, philosophers and violists make really good web people. A "right oriented" brain is simply a more connected brain.
Corey remind us that every critique we've had in school serves a purpose today. We appreciate them now, because we realize how much stronger our work becomes after suggestion (the extra set of eyes; Nielsen's 5-person usability testing).
I hope you join my friends at Tell Me DC, who are seeking to showcase design talent as perceived from our design community. Follow @tellmedc and tell them you want to contribute (the group blog is powered by Tumblr, the super easy way to post just about anything). Only a few days old, so be nice! See more photos from Corey's Refresh DC session >Comments [0]
Curation is the latest trend, so we thought you might like to share tidbits that inspire you--as they come. Tell Me DC is a local design scrapbook edited by DC graphic and web designers (we are 3 for now). A fun experiment. Become part of it.
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And other terrific facts creatively drawn at Learn Something New Everyday. A new site to love. Follow @weareyoung.
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About the Redesign
You should follow John Byrne on Twitter. He understands the power of social media for news organizations. See how and why he uses Twitter (video link).
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