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While reading the list of 100 Ideas I found some to be very similar to things I have done in the past to keep creativity flowing. Some of the ideas would be very easy to do like the ones involving drawing items or listing them. In the past I have often turned to writing. I used to write poems, it was my way of dealing with emotions or just getting feelings down on paper. I haven't written as much as I used to or would like to due to lack of free time so I often just turn to music these days but it would be nice to go back to it. For projects I have created characters or personas based on people I know (#42). I travel a lot during the summer and sometimes I will list all the license plates I see or list all of the states I have been to. (37. List all of the places you've ever lived.)
A couple ideas in particular that sounded fun and interesting were:
66. Write a journal entry describing something "secret". Cut it up into several pieces and glue them back in scrambled.
74. Put a small object in your left pocket (or in a bag), Put your left hand in the pocket. Draw it by feel.

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Shift Happens: Did you know?

The statistics in this video are crazy. It's amazing how fast information travels and how fast technology advances. The numbers are almost scary, especially the ones about how many jobs are available and how it has changed over the years. The way technology is advancing is nerve-wracking for designers because it is up to us to stay caught up with the newest programs in order to keep in touch with what is going on in society and not fall behind. The question "What does this all mean?" is right on target, it is difficult to answer, what will happen to the jobs available?, and how will everything change as far as what designers will need to do to keep up?

Final Video

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I found Larry Lessig's: How Creativity is being strangled by the law interesting. I understand where he is coming from and agree with him somewhat that people should be allowed to take pieces of information and integrate them into one piece. I liked his perspective saying artists should give rights to their ideas but not the actual work. I think by using other peoples ideas often helps other artists generate ideas and create some great pieces. If I was a professional music artist or something similar I may feel differently after working on something so hard and then feel like someone stole my idea, but at this point I agree with what Larry Lessig is saying.

Typography in Motion

I HAVE A DREAM

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Type in the Sky
I've never noticed the shapes the negative space between buildings can make when walking up the streets in the downtown of a city or area with tall buildings. Its amazing how much type there really is when you start looking for it, as well as the numerous amounts of different type faces. When we watched the movie Helvetica last semester I became aware of how much society uses Helvetica for things. When you start looking, it's everywhere!
Typefaces give stores character and personality, they often describe what type of things might be inside.

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I listened to the show where Debbie Millman's guests were Steven Heller and Lita Talarico.
I found it interesting when Debbie was saying that most young designers do not think about the fact that a client may not like their work at all. Steven Heller's response to this was that its not failure unless the designer hasn't come up with a strategy if the client's don't like their work. Debbie also stated that it is not a good idea to fight with the client about not liking something because you will never convince them to like it and it will only make the situation worse.

"Designer's should always anticipate that which should be anticipated"

Debbie Millman is the host of Design Matters, an internet talk radio show about graphic design. Debbie Millman has guests on her show to discuss and share opinions about graphic design, branding, and cultural anthropology.