Creative Utopia

by Williams, Theo Stephan

• ISBN13: 9781581801736
• ISBN10: 1581801734
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: How Design Books

Summary

Designers know they're creative, but there are times when they have trouble being creative on demand. This book helps them master twelve exciting techniques that encourage the awareness, confidence and intuition they need to experience more consistent, fulfilling creativity. Readers will learn how to awaken their creative subconscious by making a Tibetan mandala, achieve mental clarity with yoga or aromatherapy, improve their imaginations with color therapy and much, much more! Examples, statistics, case studies and extensive bibliographies are provided to support the validity of each technique. Readers will also find dozens of fascinating insights and exercises that will supercharge their brains with creative energy. Theo Stephan Williams has spent the last 20 years researching creativity. In 1985 she founded Real Art Design Group. the studio has won hundreds of notable awards in the industry from package design to multimedia. She taught graphic design and visual communication courses for four years at the University of Dayton and is the author of Streetwise Guide to Freelance Design and Illustration.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(4)
Setting Goals for Success	12	(12)
Keeping a Journal	24	(20)
Becoming Wireless in a Wireful Society	44	(14)
Feng Shui	58	(12)
Making Your Own Mandala	70	(14)
Thinking Out of the Proverbial Box	84	(10)
Setting Color Differently	94	(22)
Putting the Storm Into Brainstorm	116	(12)
Fateful Encounters	128	(18)
Meditation	146	(12)
Intuitive Thinking as a Creative Pathway	158	(10)
Playing the ``Instruments''	168	(10)
Epilogue	178	(2)
Bibliography and Suggested Reading	180	(3)
Resource Guide	183	(9)
Permissions	192