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creative process mindset paths + processes signs + reminders

‘it’s ok for you to think i’m not ok, but i am’

We found this to be a swell sign unto itself… Then when we looked into it, it turns out to be part of a marketing campaign the CocoCola Company did around its soda OK Cola. Trying to market to Gen X and Y markets, Coke Cola tried to create “a counter-intuitive advertising” campaign that intentionally…

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inspiring people mindset music quotes

louis c.k. car dances ‘who are you?’ + rants on boredom

(Video link here.) Ever since we saw this 3 minute bit from comedian Louis C.K.’s amazing tv series Louie we’ve been looking for a video clip  to post; we FINALLY found one.  As Louie drives his daughters to visit their ancient aunt in the country,  The Who‘s “Who are You?” comes on the CD player. The valiant, crazy vision…

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creative process gifts inspiring people leaping + flying mindset paths + processes tools/wares video

‘jump!’ (the movie)

(Video link here.) We continue to be AMAZED at our readers: at who they are, what they’re making and saying and thinking about. Today we got a note from filmmaker Helen Hood Scheer, who told us about Jump! her award-winning documentary about competitive jump rope. She wrote: I love your site.  I’ve delighted in your leaping…

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creative process ideas from artists inspiring people mindset paths + processes

peep show gif: funny, risqué, slightly x-rated

Ever since we stumbled on dvdp, a site devoted to seriously creative animated gif art, we’ve been checking in to see what leaps of techno-brilliance gif-makers have come up with. (There’s a great animated video of the gif’s history here). After the jump you’ll find a play on one of Michelangelo’s most famous images in the…

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creative process kids leaping + flying mindset paths + processes rules for living space/home

how to fly

After we posted a series of pictures of people leaping and flying – one of our favorite images and ‘the improvised life’s mascot – illustrator/motivational speaker Trevor Romain sent us this image for our collection. He took a picture of a father throwing his son into the air in shallow water in Hawaii and realized…

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fly, leap
blogs + sites creative process identity leaping + flying mindset paths + processes tools/wares

keep flying!

As you may have noticed, we have a thing for images of people flying and leaping, free falling and sailing through the air – to where? – with no constraints. (Because it’s what we want to do). Today we found a delicious trove on John Foster’s Accidental Mysteries column on Design Observer… Related posts: fly!  (merce…

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creative process ideas from artists inspiring people mindset paths + processes

singing as courage and daring

Because we know that so many reality TV shows are scripted, it would be easy to imagine that Britain’s version of American Idol, Britain’s Got Talent, might be a total set-up, were it not for the undeniable gifts of some of its contestants. Even if we hadn’t been taken by this promotional “docu-video” of 81-year-old…

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