Creativity Decoded

" Tough question…hmm..I will define my creativity in 2013 by productivity.  What good is a mind that doesn't do? " - Kwesi Kankam (Singer/Songwriter,Photographer)

"Creativity is the make-belief come to life." -  Tara Keens - Douglas  (architect)

" Be unique, Be geometrical , Be colorful." -  Kota Hiratsuka (paper engineer)

"Creativity is a miracle of creation : you experience emotion while creating,  you evoke emotion through your creation" -  Alexander Martin (Founder of 1620 Studio )

This is a quote I live by, but I heard it somewhere when I was younger, no idea if it's actually from a specific source: "Don't set your limits before you test them."  -  Tin Salamunic (illustrator)

"Creativity for me is a fairly simple thing, it's not just about finding the first right answer, it's about finding the second, third, or fourth right answer. Sometimes it may be the 50th right answer. We each have our own perspective which has been shaped by what we have seen and experienced, but tapping into real creativity is being able to express your own voice and embracing the process and most importantly making mistakes along the way.  Failing is a big part of the creative process, so fail big, and learn from it." - Josh Wool (photographer)

"Creativity is the ability to entertain yourself.  With any luck, what you come up with ends up entertaining others as well." - Megan Collins (creator of Style Girlfriend )

"Creativity is the ability to select a delusion, and create something rational of it" -  Morten Grønning Nielsen (designer)

"Creativity is "zen" ; a self expression of the direct insight." -  Miri Ben-Ari (Grammy Award Winning artist, violinist and producer)

"We live in a world where everyone seems to appropriate from everyone else or our past histories, with this age of the internet and easy access to just about anything. We are bombarded every day by images and concepts and can easily seek those things ourselves for inspiration. So I suppose creativity is harnessing those elements and deriving something as unique as possible. Developing new ideas, when it seems as though everything has already been done. Or that could just be what I consider my own personal creativity to be." - Sara Golish (visual artist)

"Ideas are nothing. Doing is everything." - Ji Lee (Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Teacher/Communications Designer at Facebook)