Creativity came to pass
(vale.rocks)
This is written of a future. Not the future, but a future – one of many possibilities.
This is written of a future. Not the future, but a future – one of many possibilities.
The Creative Power of Constraints
(arun.is)
One of the most marvelous aspects of the human experience is creativity. Yet, for those in the business of creativity, the creative act can be both the most rewarding and the most frustrating experience in life. Sometimes the mind is drenched in free, flowing ideas. Other times, the mind feels just like a desert, producing nothing.
One of the most marvelous aspects of the human experience is creativity. Yet, for those in the business of creativity, the creative act can be both the most rewarding and the most frustrating experience in life. Sometimes the mind is drenched in free, flowing ideas. Other times, the mind feels just like a desert, producing nothing.
Unparalleled Misalignments
(rickiheicklen.com)
This is where I maintain a list of Unparalleled Misalignments (formerly quadruple entendres), pairs of non-synonymous phrases where the words in one phrase are each synonyms of the words in the other.
This is where I maintain a list of Unparalleled Misalignments (formerly quadruple entendres), pairs of non-synonymous phrases where the words in one phrase are each synonyms of the words in the other.
I'd rather read the prompt
(claytonwramsey.com)
I write this article as a plea to everyone: not just my students, but the blog posters and Reddit commenters and weak-accept paper authors and Reviewer 2. Don’t let a computer write for you! I say this not for reasons of intellectual honesty, or for the spirit of fairness. I say this because I believe that your original thoughts are far more interesting, meaningful, and valuable than whatever a large language model can transform them into.
I write this article as a plea to everyone: not just my students, but the blog posters and Reddit commenters and weak-accept paper authors and Reviewer 2. Don’t let a computer write for you! I say this not for reasons of intellectual honesty, or for the spirit of fairness. I say this because I believe that your original thoughts are far more interesting, meaningful, and valuable than whatever a large language model can transform them into.
The Craft 001: A conversation about craft, code, and freedom with Neal Agarwal
(workingtheorys.com)
In the age of slop, craft is rebellion.
In the age of slop, craft is rebellion.
Read the Obits
(mitpress.mit.edu)
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
Reading obituaries can boost creativity by exposing you to distant ideas, fueling the associations that lead to unexpected breakthroughs.
In the age of AI, we must protect human creativity as a natural resource
(arstechnica.com)
Ironically, our present AI age has shone a bright spotlight on the immense value of human creativity as breakthroughs in technology threaten to undermine it.
Ironically, our present AI age has shone a bright spotlight on the immense value of human creativity as breakthroughs in technology threaten to undermine it.
You Can Be a Great Designer and Be Completely Unknown
(chrbutler.com)
I often find myself contemplating the greatest creators in history — those rare artists, designers, and thinkers whose work transformed how we see the world. What constellation of circumstances made them who they were? Where did their ideas originate? Who mentored them? Would history remember them had they lived in a different time or place?
I often find myself contemplating the greatest creators in history — those rare artists, designers, and thinkers whose work transformed how we see the world. What constellation of circumstances made them who they were? Where did their ideas originate? Who mentored them? Would history remember them had they lived in a different time or place?
Sustain your creative drive in the face of technological change
(thecreativeindependent.com)
The Creative Independent is a vast resource of emotional and practical guidance. We publish Guides, Focuses, Tips, Interviews, and more to help you thrive as a creative person. Explore our website to find wisdom that speaks to you and your practice…
The Creative Independent is a vast resource of emotional and practical guidance. We publish Guides, Focuses, Tips, Interviews, and more to help you thrive as a creative person. Explore our website to find wisdom that speaks to you and your practice…
The AI skeptic's guide to AI collaboration
(hils.substack.com)
The people who are most skeptical of AI are often those with the highest standards for quality. They've spent years honing their craft and see their work as deeply personal. To them, AI-produced work feels empty and soulless.
The people who are most skeptical of AI are often those with the highest standards for quality. They've spent years honing their craft and see their work as deeply personal. To them, AI-produced work feels empty and soulless.
Information and data will never deliver creativity
(iai.tv)
Many claim informational systems cannot be truly creative in the way human artists are because they lack human emotion and originality. But philosopher and cognitive scientist, Hanne De Jaegher, argues the issue is deeper still: AI is not alive. It has no will to live and to ensure its survival. Unlike humans, AI doesn’t desire, need, relate, or make sense of the world and what matters in it.
Many claim informational systems cannot be truly creative in the way human artists are because they lack human emotion and originality. But philosopher and cognitive scientist, Hanne De Jaegher, argues the issue is deeper still: AI is not alive. It has no will to live and to ensure its survival. Unlike humans, AI doesn’t desire, need, relate, or make sense of the world and what matters in it.
AI is the kill switch on the human imagination
(gavinchalcraft.substack.com)
For those of you who have read my previous articles you will no doubt be familiar with a phrase I have often repeated, perhaps ad nauseam. That phrase is: AI is the kill switch on the human imagination, self determination and Self-Realization.
For those of you who have read my previous articles you will no doubt be familiar with a phrase I have often repeated, perhaps ad nauseam. That phrase is: AI is the kill switch on the human imagination, self determination and Self-Realization.
An image of an archeologist adventurer who wears a hat and uses a bullwhip
(theaiunderwriter.substack.com)
There is only one thing worse than being imitated, and that is not being imitated.
There is only one thing worse than being imitated, and that is not being imitated.
Show HN: Online tool to show white fullscreen page
(mywhitescreen.com)
A white screen might seem simple, but it has countless practical uses in daily life. From creative projects to productivity hacks, here is how people make the most of a white screen:
A white screen might seem simple, but it has countless practical uses in daily life. From creative projects to productivity hacks, here is how people make the most of a white screen:
Everything I learned from (finally) completing The Artist's Way
(extraordinaryroutines.com)
Maybe you’ve heard people referring to the morning pages or talking about going on an artist date. Maybe you’ve just started reading the first few chapters, or adopted some of its core practices into your daily routine. Maybe you’ve abandoned it halfway through, or dipped in and out, or even completed the entire twelve-week course.
Maybe you’ve heard people referring to the morning pages or talking about going on an artist date. Maybe you’ve just started reading the first few chapters, or adopted some of its core practices into your daily routine. Maybe you’ve abandoned it halfway through, or dipped in and out, or even completed the entire twelve-week course.
Wheel Reinventor’s Principles (2024)
(tobloef.com)
The Wheel Reinventor enjoys reinventing wheels. A lot of wheels have been invented before, some are even very popular. So why does the Wheel Reinventor make new ones?
The Wheel Reinventor enjoys reinventing wheels. A lot of wheels have been invented before, some are even very popular. So why does the Wheel Reinventor make new ones?
Ask HN: I lack imagination for electronics projects
(ycombinator.com)
I love to learn about programming, protocols, these or that technical specification, how to make things work, etc.<p>However, I not only lack imagination of what I could use this for in the real world, I also don't get a kick out of seeing the final thing.
I love to learn about programming, protocols, these or that technical specification, how to make things work, etc.<p>However, I not only lack imagination of what I could use this for in the real world, I also don't get a kick out of seeing the final thing.
Youth and what happens when it's gone
(tolstoyan.substack.com)
When he was in his early-20s, he hung a timeline above his desk. He had drawn it himself, meticulously, with a ruler and professional illustration pen. It spanned from 18 to 30, and he glue-sticked little pictures of his favorite authors next to the age at which they’d published their first novels. At 21, Bret Easton Ellis. At 24, Martin Amis. At 25, Michael Chabon and Zadie Smith. At 26, Philip Roth. At 27, John Updike.
When he was in his early-20s, he hung a timeline above his desk. He had drawn it himself, meticulously, with a ruler and professional illustration pen. It spanned from 18 to 30, and he glue-sticked little pictures of his favorite authors next to the age at which they’d published their first novels. At 21, Bret Easton Ellis. At 24, Martin Amis. At 25, Michael Chabon and Zadie Smith. At 26, Philip Roth. At 27, John Updike.
The Empty Promise of AI-Generated Creativity
(hey.paris)
“Are you going to add AI writing to Yarn Spinner?” It’s a question I hear almost weekly these days. Whether at game development conferences, online, or during meetings, there’s an assumption that every tool is racing to implement some form of generative AI. I understand the curiosity—we’re living through an unprecedented wave of AI hype, and there’s genuine confusion about where these technologies might fit into creative processes.
“Are you going to add AI writing to Yarn Spinner?” It’s a question I hear almost weekly these days. Whether at game development conferences, online, or during meetings, there’s an assumption that every tool is racing to implement some form of generative AI. I understand the curiosity—we’re living through an unprecedented wave of AI hype, and there’s genuine confusion about where these technologies might fit into creative processes.
Write to Escape Your Default Setting
(kupajo.com)
For those of us with woefully average gray matter, our minds have limited reach. For the past, they are enthusiastic but incompetent archivists. In the present, they reach for the most provocative fragments of ideas, often preferring distraction over clarity.
For those of us with woefully average gray matter, our minds have limited reach. For the past, they are enthusiastic but incompetent archivists. In the present, they reach for the most provocative fragments of ideas, often preferring distraction over clarity.
What enabled us to create AI is the thing it has the power to erase
(chrbutler.com)
I still have dozens of sketchbooks, many filled with ideas for logos, layouts, and other designs. These pages don’t just capture fully realized images, albeit sketches. They capture an entire process of thinking –the false starts, the unexpected discoveries, the gradual, iterative refinement of ideas. Today, those same explorations can, if you choose, be reduced to a single prompt: “Generate a minimal, modern wordmark for a SaaS product called _____.”
I still have dozens of sketchbooks, many filled with ideas for logos, layouts, and other designs. These pages don’t just capture fully realized images, albeit sketches. They capture an entire process of thinking –the false starts, the unexpected discoveries, the gradual, iterative refinement of ideas. Today, those same explorations can, if you choose, be reduced to a single prompt: “Generate a minimal, modern wordmark for a SaaS product called _____.”
Insomnia, Control
(sonnet.io)
I'm trying to get back into a regular posting schedule, so I hope you won't mind keeping things a bit less techy for a minute (or sixty). I'll do my best to follow the rules of this site: spark your curiosity, entertain you or, at the very least, inspire you (because you'll realise you can do it even better!).
I'm trying to get back into a regular posting schedule, so I hope you won't mind keeping things a bit less techy for a minute (or sixty). I'll do my best to follow the rules of this site: spark your curiosity, entertain you or, at the very least, inspire you (because you'll realise you can do it even better!).
The Power of Poetry: Why Everyone Should Write
(domofutu.substack.com)
In an age of rapid communication—where texts, tweets, and emojis can dominate our daily interactions—poetry might seem like an outdated relic. But in reality, poetry offers something rare and essential: a space for deep thought, emotional exploration, and creative expression.
In an age of rapid communication—where texts, tweets, and emojis can dominate our daily interactions—poetry might seem like an outdated relic. But in reality, poetry offers something rare and essential: a space for deep thought, emotional exploration, and creative expression.
GenAI Art Is the Least Imaginative Use of AI Imaginable
(hai.stanford.edu)
The prevailing public mindset that AI is only a labor-saving tool betrays a lack of understanding of why people create and a lack of imagination of this technology's potential.
The prevailing public mindset that AI is only a labor-saving tool betrays a lack of understanding of why people create and a lack of imagination of this technology's potential.
YueAI – Create Professional Music with AI, No Musical Expertise Required
(yueai.art)
Turn your musical ideas into reality with our advanced AI technology. No musical expertise required - just your creativity.
Turn your musical ideas into reality with our advanced AI technology. No musical expertise required - just your creativity.
Life Without Limits: A Blind Maker's Take on 3D Printing
(hackaday.com)
In the world of creation, few stories inspire as much as [Mrblindguardian], a 33-year-old who has been blind since the age of two, but refuses to let that hold him back. Using OpenSCAD and a 3D printer, [Mrblindguardian] designs and prints models independently, relying on speech software and touch to bring his ideas to life. His story, published on his website Accessible3D.io, is a call to action for makers to embrace accessibility in their designs and tools.
In the world of creation, few stories inspire as much as [Mrblindguardian], a 33-year-old who has been blind since the age of two, but refuses to let that hold him back. Using OpenSCAD and a 3D printer, [Mrblindguardian] designs and prints models independently, relying on speech software and touch to bring his ideas to life. His story, published on his website Accessible3D.io, is a call to action for makers to embrace accessibility in their designs and tools.
Headspace Is Perishable
(coryzue.com)
Because headspace is perishable. And when you have it, it’s worth acting on.
Because headspace is perishable. And when you have it, it’s worth acting on.