Some thoughts about creativity.
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What do kids in Africa play with? How do they spend their time without Lego, XBox or Wii? This is a short documentary, shot in the south of Congo, during the making of a fictional movie, ‘A Clay Cellular Phone.’
Artist Jamilla Okubo is using her craft to illustrate the power of Black women. Raised in Washington DC, Jamilla Okubo uses her art to give a positive visual representation of Black women. Okubo is vocal about empowering women because of her upbringing.
Artist Titus Kaphar makes paintings and sculptures that wrestle with the struggles of the past while speaking to the diversity and advances of the present.
The Process of Creativity. #WITHNAJNOW is a series of interviews conducted with or by Najee Dorsey, Founder and CEO of Black Art In America. One unique perspective on the world of fine art.
Victor Shamas, PhD, offers a fresh vision of the creative process as well as two practical tools for inducing the peak experience of creative inspiration.
They say you write how you think, which is why my word documents are usually blank.
What you already know is that The Onion is a comedy institution. But what might surprise you is that for 30 years it’s also been one of America’s most consistent and effective idea factories.
A video on the importance of 'taste' in creativity and storytelling.
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In the first part of The National’s series Battling Burnout, Canadian author and workplace expert Rahaf Harfoush tells Andrew Chang that pressures in the modern workplace are distorting our identities by often placing success at work at the expense of mental and physical well-being.
Experiencing burnout as a freelance creative is inevitable at some point—but it can be avoided. Here are some things you can practice to avoid burnout and ensure a healthy work-life balance.