A Day of Productivity
That warm squishy feeling wells up within me as I realize that my creativity has spawned fantastic ideas. Some worthwhile, some not so much worth the while.
Today I ventured into the realms of steam punk, and amazingly German machine names. For those of you who don't know, German machines are named according to their functionality. Reading the name allows you to understand the mechanics and ideas behind how the machine works. It should be noted that before World War I Germany was probably the most technologically advanced nation in the world. It was slowly defeating two nations, France and Britain , after fighting a two front war that included Russia (the most technologically non-advanced modern nation of the time). It took the United States (the most wealthy nation of the time) to enter and turn the tide against Germany.
From what I can tell Steampunk likes the time between the invention of steam powered locomotives up to the beginning of World War I. Or rather, they love the spirit of the western world during this time coupled with the both today's technology and future technology. Gears, steam power, and lots of pipes are, of course, central to most of the style.
This is scientific romanticism. I love it. It makes me think of childhood when I was first learning about science, when everything was new and the laws of the universe could be understood, explored, sought for, and discovered. When things were a combination of uncovering ancient, forgotten lore and discovering new, fantastic ideas. And you didn't have to have a PhD to do it. (though guys with PhDs on the team are always a bonus when it comes to everything but fighting with that tribe of pseudo techno, quasi magical natives.)
Back to the creative goodness...
I thought up a new company idea (this is a favorite pass time as of two years ago) for selling computer equipment.
I created some slogans and a couple of marketing campaigns for said company.
I thought up some very basic product lines for said company.
I thought up a different way of easily connecting all the cables to a computer.
I thought up a new (not really) idea to incorporate a very low key monitor into a desk. Nothing but a piece of glass is seriously minimalist, right?
I also worked for awhile on recreating my virtual workspace to thoroughly incorporate GTD and Raskinesque design philosophies into my desktop.
All of this comes after my pastor (a businessman who owns a video production company) showed us a process to create a group mission statement.
Ideas come at the strangest time and from the craziest of places. I see this as a strong reminder not to pull away from people (something I am very prone to do) because people are where the creativity is at--it's also where all the annoyances are.
I need to focus on the positives. Working through people foibles (and my own) is worth the effort.
Today I ventured into the realms of steam punk, and amazingly German machine names. For those of you who don't know, German machines are named according to their functionality. Reading the name allows you to understand the mechanics and ideas behind how the machine works. It should be noted that before World War I Germany was probably the most technologically advanced nation in the world. It was slowly defeating two nations, France and Britain , after fighting a two front war that included Russia (the most technologically non-advanced modern nation of the time). It took the United States (the most wealthy nation of the time) to enter and turn the tide against Germany.
From what I can tell Steampunk likes the time between the invention of steam powered locomotives up to the beginning of World War I. Or rather, they love the spirit of the western world during this time coupled with the both today's technology and future technology. Gears, steam power, and lots of pipes are, of course, central to most of the style.
This is scientific romanticism. I love it. It makes me think of childhood when I was first learning about science, when everything was new and the laws of the universe could be understood, explored, sought for, and discovered. When things were a combination of uncovering ancient, forgotten lore and discovering new, fantastic ideas. And you didn't have to have a PhD to do it. (though guys with PhDs on the team are always a bonus when it comes to everything but fighting with that tribe of pseudo techno, quasi magical natives.)
Back to the creative goodness...
I thought up a new company idea (this is a favorite pass time as of two years ago) for selling computer equipment.
I created some slogans and a couple of marketing campaigns for said company.
I thought up some very basic product lines for said company.
I thought up a different way of easily connecting all the cables to a computer.
I thought up a new (not really) idea to incorporate a very low key monitor into a desk. Nothing but a piece of glass is seriously minimalist, right?
I also worked for awhile on recreating my virtual workspace to thoroughly incorporate GTD and Raskinesque design philosophies into my desktop.
All of this comes after my pastor (a businessman who owns a video production company) showed us a process to create a group mission statement.
Ideas come at the strangest time and from the craziest of places. I see this as a strong reminder not to pull away from people (something I am very prone to do) because people are where the creativity is at--it's also where all the annoyances are.
I need to focus on the positives. Working through people foibles (and my own) is worth the effort.