Power Up!
I ran across these real life Power-Up Box pieces of art while researching for another blog. I had to smile. Can you believe someone actually got arrested for placing these things in public?! Apparently a bomb-squad was called in.
6 Things I Found On My Walk
I was totally drained. No creativity. How can I help other people overcome their creative blocks when I’m blocked myself? So I went on a walk. Not my usual thing. In fact, walking in Corpus Christi in the middle of summer is like asking to be burned at the stake. But I walked.
Bad Idea Inspiration
I stumbled across this image searching Google images. I loved it! Bad ideas: Knitting MMORPG, Grand Theft Spreadsheet, Motion-based Sandwich Making Simulator.
Play with Your Food
I love food. I love to cook, eat and play with it. Food is the only medium that touches all five senses. You taste it. You see it. You touch it. You smell it. You hear it when you chew or snap a carrot. Why wouldn’t you use food to inspire you?
Be a Little Trickster
A friend sent me this video. I watched it late at night in my hotel room. I got super creeped out. And the slow Internet made it worse. It paused at the worst moments making the tension almost unbearable. And then the end came. Watch it for yourself and see what I mean.
Embrace What You Aren’t
Everyone tells you to be you. “Embrace who you are.” But what about the things that you aren’t? What do you do with those things? Do you hide them? No way! In fact, flaunt it! Miracle Whip has embraced this concept in their new ads. The Situation says how much he hates the taste of…
Chopped
I love TV shows. Everything from The Office to more nerdy shows like Fringe and Stargate Universe (RIP). But I absolutely hate reality/competition shows. Except for one: Chopped. Never heard of it? It’s absolute brilliance. Four chefs compete each week to impress the judges with their creativity. For each course, they are given four different…
Put Things Where They Aren’t
You know what makes Where the Wild Things Are such a captivating book/movie? We can relate to it. Every kid used to imagine things that weren’t there. A hole in the ground turned into an expansive cave with a new race of beings. A puddle of water turned in to a raging river. The imagination…
Make People Feel Uncomfortable
Today’s Idea Sparkler is all about making people uncomfortable. (Don’t get so excited, guys with thick mustaches in white vans parked at playgrounds.) Making people feel uncomfortable is a powerful technique to get your message across. If you watch The Office, you’ve seen comedy that makes you feel uncomfortable. They create some of the most…
Complicate Things
Today’s idea sparkler is inspired by an animation created using hundreds of balloons. Each balloon had a different drawing on it. Then they were lined up in a long row and popped one at a time–creating a flip-book-like animation. Pretty cool!