http://abovebored.co.uk Above Bored Feed en-us Symphony (build ) http://abovebored.co.uk/written/ideas-are-a-mystery/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:51 +0100 http://abovebored.co.uk/written/ideas-are-a-mystery/ Is it just me or is idea generation a total mystery. Personally I think I am orientated around a problem or brief, hence my attraction towards design. There are 4 stages for me: 1) My initial reaction to the brief, this is usually the most exciting point. 2) Reality steps in, and shapes my initial reaction to the time/technical constraints. 3) During production, things I had not even thought of come to light. 4) After completion, I usually hate it. I have been thinking more and more lately about art, and its apparent lack of a ‘problem’. What makes it interesting for me is where constraint does not exist, how theses ideas are free to manifest themselves over any time period and through any medium - photography, music, film, literature etc. I think most profound renaissance thinkers were those who were able to switch between science and art totally organically (such as Da Vinci). I wonder if in their minds, either consciously or unconsciously, they have to apply limitations to their art in order to ‘trick’ themselves into having a brief. After all, most artists are attempting to communicate something, just like designers. http://abovebored.co.uk/written/origins-of-this-universe/ Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:52 +0100 http://abovebored.co.uk/written/origins-of-this-universe/ Dear Readers, Without further ado, I give you Above Bored. The new centre of my career as a creative. The name comes from a saying which originated from the old saying “above board” (something performed openly - without any trickery). This switch to “bored” can mean whatever you like - a symbol of my apathy, a fight against boredom in design, a cool pun. Whatever you take from it, this is a new chapter in my life. I have this idea that this site should evolve over time, streamlining, adding features, around a basic framework you are seeing now. Hope you enjoy the ride. For now subscribe, read about me, contact me or look at some of my work. Yours, David Longworth, Esq.