6 November 03

Doodling with Friends

Some friends just came over to swap cars, have some soup, salad, cheese, bread, and ice cream, and discuss the design of their wedding invitation.

I offered a while ago to do their invitation as a wedding gift. N. had doodled a beautiful asymmetric card with a butterfly clasp and the word “equinox” below it (they are getting married on the spring equinox next year).

There is something so compelling about thinking through design ideas with someone who knows what you’re talking about… it’s like being able to see through someone else’s eyes, see into their head. I am never so energized as on these occasions. It reminds me that I derive my creativity from being around other people rather than in a solitary place away from the world. I have to bounce ideas around with someone else rather than draw away into a safe haven; it makes sitting in a restaurant with a napkin and pen an incredibly productive experience.

Hope to see you in a cafe sometime soon! Bring your pen.

Posted by at 07:10 PM in Design Arts | Link |
  1. Yes, yes, I know exactly what you mean, and one reason why my years studying architecture were so incredibly stimulating and satisfying. Sometimes I wonder if creativity is more than just “creation” of a thing. It seems to be the dance of human minds and souls within the frame of the world around us. And when like minds come together it is like harmony… and when dissonant minds meet it is like disharmony. One reason all this online journaling (or “rippling” as Steve from “OnMyMind” suggested… a beautiful alternative to “blogging”) has been so exciting for me is the gathering of like minds and the way it all resonates, a chautauqua of orbiting minds.

    — butuki    7. November 2003, 09:54    Link

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