Ten Tips on How to Take Feedback Like a Pro

Perhaps it’s no coincidence that the word we use to describe receiving notes from a client about a piece of creative work can also be used to describe the ear shattering sound of a howling guitar …

richard holmanJuly 11, 2018Comment

Your Creativity Can Set You Free

This haunting painting of a lone figure amid an eerie landscape is the work of Chinese artist Mu Xin …

richard holmanJune 1, 2018Comment

Inspiration, Cannibalism & Theft

Good artists copy. Great artists steal. These six simple words are often quoted. Most people ascribe them to …

richard holmanMay 10, 2018Comment

On Sergeant Pepper and Making the Most of Your Medium

It was fifty years ago last May that The Beatles released one of the most influential records of all time ...

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Which are the best drugs for creativity?

Knowing which illegal drugs to take to enhance your creativity can be something of a minefield ...

richard holmanOctober 18, 2017Comment

On Being Creative. Unprofessionally.

Here’s something I’ve noticed during my time in design and advertising ...

richard holmanSeptember 29, 2017Comment

Boris Becker’s Tongue and the Art of Original Thinking

Towards the end of the 1980’s and into the 90’s the German tennis player Boris Becker was unassailable ...

richard holmanAugust 9, 2017Creativity, Creative thinkingComment

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