Edward DeBono, perhaps the leading expert on creativity in the world (and not just in our areas, but in the largest sense of the word), writes:

Thank goodness the brain is designed to be uncreative. With eleven items of clothing to put on there would be 39,916,800 ways of getting dressed. The brain is designed to make patterns, to use them and to stick to them. That is why we can get dressed, eat breakfast, cross the road, and do more or less useful work when we get to the office. Creativity, concept formation and all the wonderful aspects of the brain are nothing to do with these established patterns: they arise from the brain’s defects as an information system.

Isn’t it amazing how the defects define us all… not otherwise? Intuitive eclecticism as a background for the power of creative reasoning is like thriving on chaos, but that is what creative people do and are… the logic of suggesting something that may be and then reaching out to explore it… the internet being such a prime tool that lets us act on what is probable, instead of what’s certain… We’re creative explorers. Things come to us that are obscure and then they become things that are interwoven. The exploration so wonderfully allows us to exercise and nourish our minds—to realize 1 +1 (can) = 3…

The artist Romare Bearden imagined it’s like “putting something over something else.” Quilting and memories. Perhaps you find yourself discovering and playing, the highest expression in a soul. Web sites have become the threads of our interconnectedness. Here are some that might be relevant to your interests, and they are pretty cool (by the way if you have some of your own you’d like to share add’em in a comment):

How many bottles of water do you drink a day? Beverage Institute

Often we look but we just don’t see… Pedestrian Type

The widow and the orphan…a ragged thought… Rags, Widows, and Orphans

Eh! Come again… A Glass and a Half

Turn the page… Lula

Fashionable… Alexander McQueen

Francis Bacon… south bank show Francis Bacon

If its about the Mac… these guys have an opinion… and are usually right… Mac Directory

Color my fashion… Dexigner

Information design anyone… Infosthetics

Cool stuff… Aardman

The photographer in Palermo…with Domenico Aronica Domenico Aronica

UCLA’s Master Graphic Design of the UCLA Extension UCLA Extension

Magnum… many are called, but few are chosen… Magnum

Elliott Erwitt… this and that… Fall 07 Elliott Erwitt

Posters, anyone? Poster Museum

If you ever get a chance see this show… Must-See

What Neville Brody has been up to… Research Studios

Imagery and inspiration via Ric Valicenti…3st Ric Valicenti

Imagination and the pursuit of Wow! Tom Peters gets it— design matters. Tom Peters

Coolest music store in the country… Waterloo Records in Austin Texas… Waterloo

Who designed the original MacIntosh Icon Symbols… Susan Kare Susan Kare

Textiles and fabrics from abroad… Mari Mekko

Reinventing the ‘f’ word Guerilla Girls

Dutch Design Dutch Design

Knowledge resource in the UK Knowledge Source, UK

Communications as business… The holding company The Holding Company

The British guys… British Guys

The most expensive bed… $50,000 You Should Sleep Well

Modular living is very different today… Modular Homes

The legal side of trademarks… Trademark Law

A cool museum in Chelsea… Chelsea Art Museum

Human rights… Amnesty

You’ll find a wealth of design knowledge… Under Consideration

Toys… Legos

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