Comments on: Adultitis Relief Brief: Breakout https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2009-09-16/adultitis-relief-brief-breakout.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:30:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Jason https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2009-09-16/adultitis-relief-brief-breakout.html/comment-page-1#comment-339879 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:59:38 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/?p=6439#comment-339879 In reply to Eric Searing.

Great insights, Eric. I too have found that the more artists I “steal” from, the more original my own style has become. And stretching yourself to add more tools is always worth the effort!

]]> By: Eric Searing https://escapeadulthood.com/blog/2009-09-16/adultitis-relief-brief-breakout.html/comment-page-1#comment-339875 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:04:45 +0000 http://kimandjason.com/blog/?p=6439#comment-339875 Picasso once said…”Bad artists copy. Great artists steal.” So in my day to day work as a web designer I “Steal” ideas and code from others works and then apply my skills to make it unique. I have found that by forcing myself to understand the works of others I developed the knowledge required to go beyond what has been done previously. At some point I was able to create my own vision and style.

Another thought, Build a creative toolbox. Adding tools to the tool box lets you do more work in different ways. If all you have is a hammer, pounding in screws can be difficult. Add a screwdriver and you have a much more efficient method for inserting screws. Add a power drill and any screw will go in effortlessly, but might be overkill in some instances (like putting in screws for a light switch). By having a variety of tools and knowing how and when to use them we can be more efficient and creative in our process.

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