Episode 486 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Alphabet primer and fun with the abecedary, morning stories and a window view, the illustrated journal, and more.
Episode 485 of the CMP, a Creativity Matters Podcast — Thoughts on inviting the unexpected, wandering the library, a Julia Cameron read-along, and more
I’ve been using Notion for several months now. Many people use it for notes, and some use it for setting up databases. In the notes arena, there are tons of students using Notion for advanced study, and that’s how I first heard about it. Once you start using Notion, however, if you are a tables,… more…
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Data Gathering | Drawing | Featured | Notion | Productivity data, documentation, drawing, habit tracking, notion, the100dayproject, tracking
Episode 437 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: The 100 day project, habits and tracking, a circle a day, and more.
Episode 436 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: olive jars, the too-muchness of the world, simplification, coffee cups, daily ratings, and more.
Books to check out or look at for habits, organization, productivity, creativity, and simplifying life.
Amy
Books | Creative Journey | Featured | Planning books, bullet journaling, creativity, documentation, goals, habits, new year, planning
Episode 435 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: into a new year, creative habits and exploration, and a look back at the episodes of 2020.
Questions to help you plan for a fulfilling and creative new year in 2021.
Episode 434 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: year-end review and year-over-year questions after watching some awesome Billie Eilish interviews. Plus, tree lights, holiday memories, illustrated journaling, crochet ornaments, and more.
Episode 391 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: pandemic time, silly moments with the boys on a walk up Twin Peaks, and a first drawing group.
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50 | Creative Journey | Featured | Graphic Novel | Philosophical Threads | Podcast | Story | Walking 50 before 50, birds, documentation, drawing group, podcast, sketchbook, story, whimsy, zoom
Episode 390 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: embracing the quirky nature of the show, reading Glass Hotel and Lumberjanes, and sock knitting.
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50 | Creative Journey | Featured | Graphic Novel | Philosophical Threads | Podcast | Story | Walking 50 before 50, birds, documentation, podcast, sketchbook, story, whimsy
Episode 389 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: coming to appreciate elements of freedom, quiet, and open roads during the pandemic. Plus, the appearance of cedar waxwings.
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50 | Creative Journey | Featured | Philosophical Threads | Podcast | Story | Walking | wander 50 before 50, birds, documentation, podcast, sketchbook, story, whimsy
Episode 388 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: rice pudding, a white-crowned sparrow, my 50 before 50 list, and the nuances of story.
Amy
50 | Creative Journey | Featured | Philosophical Threads | Podcast | Recipes | Whimsy 50 before 50, birds, documentation, podcast, sketchbook, story, whimsy
Questions to help you plan for a fulfilling and creative new year in 2020
Episode 346 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: reviews and summary of three books on planning and bullet journaling.
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Books | Featured | Planning | Podcast bullet journal, documentation, habits, planning, podcast, tracking
Episode 329 of the Creativity Matters Podcast: enneagram, documentation of creative works, and Inktober.
Creativity Matters Podcast Spark 3 – a “spark” show during November 2017 for NaPodPoMo, a daily podcast challenge. November theme is gratitude.
The screenshots above are from the Giorgia Lupi – Information Designer video of a talk Lupi gave at the School of Visual Arts. Getting My Feet Wet with Data Tracking February is almost over. All month long I have been taking a closer look at data tracking questions, processes, approaches, and visualization techniques and strategies. My… more…
Additional links and resources for personal data and documentation projects/musing.
Curtains, alarms, Mad World lyrics, data logging and tracking, the difficulty of turning a practice into a habit, a postcard prompt from Tammy of Daisy Yellow, and a great book from Keri Smith.
A renewed focus on bullet journaling, coupled with a documentation and personal data focus and daily sketching has led to a jumble of open and in-progress sketchbooks and journals.
A “documentation” project for February, just a toe in the water to do some more deliberate tracking of personal data… and at the end of it… to explore the process of visualizing that data and turning it into something creative. For the most part, I plan to track creative-oriented data… data that will help me see larger patterns in my day to day, creative energies, and creative journey.