Comments for Grasping @ Creativity http://www.graspingatcreativity.com The Excogitations of Jon Decker Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Quick Tip #4: The Sky’s the Limit by Geller Green http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/quick-tip-4-the-skys-the-limit/#comment-1163 Geller Green Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:36:23 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2323#comment-1163 We need more blogs like yours. Great post, I've shared it on my facebook profile. We need more blogs like yours. Great post, I’ve shared it on my facebook profile.

]]> Comment on Quick Tip #4: The Sky’s the Limit by Jon http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/quick-tip-4-the-skys-the-limit/#comment-1162 Jon Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:06:47 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2323#comment-1162 The spatial relationship research referenced was done as part of a study on the effects of room size and object orientation for marketing purposes. The principle applies here in reference to how the brain conceptualizes and prioritizes ideas. A big part of expanding your creativity is externally producing the images or concepts you come up with internally. Proper idea prioritization helps you immensely in discovering and developing the steps to complete your project. Why don't you try it for a bit. Find the smallest room in the house and try to come up with a good project or work out the function/answer of a current project. Take the answer you come up with and record it. Take a break from the project or take a similar question out into a wide open room with a tall ceiling and repeat the process. You'll have more expansive concepts or answers from the big room and more detail oriented concepts or answers from the small room. Yes, I looked into it quite a bit. If you have any tips that you use in bolstering your creativity, send them over and if they work we'll have you guest-post a future quick tip. The spatial relationship research referenced was done as part of a study on the effects of room size and object orientation for marketing purposes. The principle applies here in reference to how the brain conceptualizes and prioritizes ideas. A big part of expanding your creativity is externally producing the images or concepts you come up with internally. Proper idea prioritization helps you immensely in discovering and developing the steps to complete your project.
Why don’t you try it for a bit. Find the smallest room in the house and try to come up with a good project or work out the function/answer of a current project. Take the answer you come up with and record it. Take a break from the project or take a similar question out into a wide open room with a tall ceiling and repeat the process. You’ll have more expansive concepts or answers from the big room and more detail oriented concepts or answers from the small room.

Yes, I looked into it quite a bit.
If you have any tips that you use in bolstering your creativity, send them over and if they work we’ll have you guest-post a future quick tip.

]]> Comment on Quick Tip #4: The Sky’s the Limit by Ben Loreto http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/quick-tip-4-the-skys-the-limit/#comment-1156 Ben Loreto Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:26:54 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2323#comment-1156 Did you look into this at all before writing this post? Did you look into this at all before writing this post?

]]> Comment on Quick Tip #1: Mix It Up! by Sarah lyn http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/quick-tip-2-mix-it-up/#comment-1133 Sarah lyn Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:16:36 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2309#comment-1133 This is excellent. I come here all the time and it's post like this that are the reason. :) Keep up the great writing. This is excellent. I come here all the time and it’s post like this that are the reason. :) Keep up the great writing.

]]> Comment on Featured Creative: Ay-leen the Peacemaker by Lucretia Dearfour http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/featured-creative-ay-leen-the-peacemaker/#comment-1119 Lucretia Dearfour Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:27:32 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2356#comment-1119 Congrats Ayleen! So happy you're generating buzz! ^_^ Congrats Ayleen! So happy you’re generating buzz! ^_^

]]> Comment on Book Review: The Steampunk Bible by Referenced http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/book-review-the-steampunk-bible/#comment-1116 Referenced Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:50:16 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2248#comment-1116 [...] the first time at the 2011 Steampunk World’s Faire and later met her at the signing of “The Steampunk Bible” in Manhattan at which she discussed her contribution to the book and her discourse on [...] [...] the first time at the 2011 Steampunk World’s Faire and later met her at the signing of “The Steampunk Bible” in Manhattan at which she discussed her contribution to the book and her discourse on [...]

]]> Comment on Featured Creative: Ay-leen the Peacemaker by Jon http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/featured-creative-ay-leen-the-peacemaker/#comment-1115 Jon Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:48:58 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2356#comment-1115 Indeed. I'm certain I'll see you around. Good luck with the fund. Indeed. I’m certain I’ll see you around. Good luck with the fund.

]]> Comment on Featured Creative: Ay-leen the Peacemaker by Ay-leen the Peacemaker http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/featured-creative-ay-leen-the-peacemaker/#comment-1111 Ay-leen the Peacemaker Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:43:19 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2356#comment-1111 Thank you so much for this feature & for supporting the Rising Phoenix Fund! ^_^ It was a pleasure meeting you and I hope we run into each other again at a future event. Thank you so much for this feature & for supporting the Rising Phoenix Fund! ^_^ It was a pleasure meeting you and I hope we run into each other again at a future event.

]]> Comment on Featured Creative: Ay-leen the Peacemaker by Steampunk Spotlight: Ay-leen the Pecemaker « Caught in the Cogs http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/featured-creative-ay-leen-the-peacemaker/#comment-1107 Steampunk Spotlight: Ay-leen the Pecemaker « Caught in the Cogs Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:05:33 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2356#comment-1107 [...] Read more about Ay-leen on her blog, Acedemia.edu, and Grasping @ Creativity. [...] [...] Read more about Ay-leen on her blog, Acedemia.edu, and Grasping @ Creativity. [...]

]]> Comment on Ah! Hot Sauce. by Jon http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/ah-hot-sauce/#comment-1043 Jon Fri, 17 Jun 2011 22:29:35 +0000 http://www.graspingatcreativity.com/?p=2438#comment-1043 No problem. If you're up for some fun, try adding a shot of bourbon to a batch; the better quality, the more smoky the flavoring. I've also tried adding porcini mushrooms, sautéed in potato vodka (till they're nearly translucent), for a nice bacon-like flavor. It goes well with the dried chipotlé peppers, which I can get for super cheap here (just have to powder them in a coffee grinder first). No problem. If you’re up for some fun, try adding a shot of bourbon to a batch; the better quality, the more smoky the flavoring. I’ve also tried adding porcini mushrooms, sautéed in potato vodka (till they’re nearly translucent), for a nice bacon-like flavor. It goes well with the dried chipotlé peppers, which I can get for super cheap here (just have to powder them in a coffee grinder first).

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