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How Limitations Influence Creativity

July 24th, 2008
Author of this post: Von R Glitschka | About Blog Authors »


Illustration by Von Glitschka

History itself is replete with examples of human ingenuity showcasing it’s creativity when faced with restrictive resources. So much so that a popular saying has survived a millennium and is still in use today to describe such situations. You have probably heard it.

“Necessity is the mother of invention.”

When I first started out in this industry I thought the most creative assignment you could possibly have is one that had a huge budget affording you to do anything you wanted. You know, the sky’s the limit and all that. Unfortunately that didn’t prove itself to be true. Read the rest of this entry »

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