Will Work for Magic: Creativity and Play at SXSWMy latest scheme to improve productivity and creative flow: Screw around. Waste time. Make stuff. Banter. Play.
A Subtle Nose for Coffee, a Taste for Good DesignA coffee tasting leaves a caffeine buzz and a lesson that applies to design, too: In matters of taste, subtlety is everything.
Centaurs and Park Benches: Innovation by IdiosyncrasyA park bench becomes a subversive design element. Every project needs one.
Long Road Ahead: Motivation, Ambition and Daunting ProjectsThe Paris Marathon prompts your correspondent to ponder what makes creative people tick in adversity.
Magic Boxes, Canned Chaos and Creative TotemsA creative totem distracts you from the mundane and everyday just long enough for your mojo to kick in and save the day.
Vu Magazine: Photos, Robots and Cutting-Edge DesignI expected nostalgic photos, but instead got insight into how technology works to spark design innovation.
Seven Books for CreativesGift ideas, eye candy and brain food for the design-obsessed