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Jonno Cohen
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On errrors

In which errors should be preserved and embraced, not just in the process of creating work, but in the finished product too. Errata and emendations are part of the story of the work.

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tags: Mistakes, Errors, Adam Smyth, via Rian vd Merwe, The Atlantic, Errata
categories: Thought, Process, Creativity
Tuesday 07.15.14
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On Longevity

In which I reflect on my grandfather's passing and the legacy he left for us in his art. Our memories will fade and blur over time, but there will always be a little bit of him with us in the paintings on our walls.

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tags: personal, grandfather, art, drawing, legacy
categories: Creativity, Thought, Blog, Personal
Tuesday 01.15.13
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QuaDror's Beautiful Geometry

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In which I consider the complexity required to achieve useful, beautiful simplicity, as exemplified by the QuaDror, unveiled by Dror Benshetrit at the 2011 Design Indaba.

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tags: quadror, design indaba, geometry, architecture, simplicity
categories: Thought, Design business, Creativity
Tuesday 03.15.11
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On World-Saving

In which I look back on three presentations given at Design Indaba 2010 that give hope for design's potential to save the world, and one that demonstrates that design has another, less altruistic, but equally valid, role to play.

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tags: stefan bucher, daily monster, social responsibility, design indaba, elemental, alejandro aravena, Creativity, bruce nussbaum, beauty, passion, j- craig venter
categories: Thought, Creativity
Thursday 03.25.10
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On Games

In which I consider the valuable life lessons gleaned from a childhood spent indoors, basking in the glow of a computer screen. Those hours and days of computer games taught me about inspiration, hard work, and why it's all worth it.

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tags: work, games, inspiration, outliers, gladwell, effort
categories: Process, Thought, Creativity, Productivity
Tuesday 03.16.10
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On Blankness

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Nothing.There is nothing more frightening than nothing. Try imagine nothing. You can’t. The nothingness you imagine is still a ‘-ness’; a thing. We just aren’t adequately equipped to comprehend nothing.

That’s why the most difficult step in any creative effort is often the first.

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tags: moleskine, blankness, sketchbook, nothing, starting
categories: Thought, Creativity
Friday 07.31.09
Posted by Jonno Cohen