Comments on: Creative Columns #5: InsomniaPhobiOsis http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm Designers' point of view Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jan http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-223 Jan Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:20:49 +0000 http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-223 dreamstorm session? uhhm...nah, i'll pass. i got enough creativity as it is. hell, that creativity is overflowing to such a degree it even keeps me awake most of the time. you guys do what suits you fine. it doesn't matter how you do it, as long as you bring the creativity to the table [or whatever other environment you do your thing]. and of course; there are no rules when you dream. damn, if only you guys knew what some of my dreams were about. that's of the hook! dreamstorm session? uhhm…nah, i’ll pass. i got enough creativity as it is. hell, that creativity is overflowing to such a degree it even keeps me awake most of the time.

you guys do what suits you fine. it doesn’t matter how you do it, as long as you bring the creativity to the table [or whatever other environment you do your thing].

and of course; there are no rules when you dream. damn, if only you guys knew what some of my dreams were about. that’s of the hook!

]]> By: Brian http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-222 Brian Thu, 11 Jan 2007 10:23:25 +0000 http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-222 I havn't actively participated in any of such events, but I think it would be cool to have the dream-storm sessions as a group thing, just a bunch of creatives together and try to work on a project for 48 or 72 hours... Maybe this whole dream experience should be a reversed design process, like you pick one dream, and make a presentation about it, then you reverse-engineer the design process to fit the concept. So you have a wacky concept, which came from a dream or combination of dreams which you then reverse engineer uptill the brainstorming and research phase. the only rule is: "the are no rules, when you dream" What do you think Jan, time to prepare for a Dreamstorm session? I havn’t actively participated in any of such events, but I think it would be cool to have the dream-storm sessions as a group thing, just a bunch of creatives together and try to work on a project for 48 or 72 hours…

Maybe this whole dream experience should be a reversed design process, like you pick one dream, and make a presentation about it, then you reverse-engineer the design process to fit the concept. So you have a wacky concept, which came from a dream or combination of dreams which you then reverse engineer uptill the brainstorming and research phase. the only rule is:

“the are no rules, when you dream”

What do you think Jan, time to prepare for a Dreamstorm session?

]]> By: Martijn http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-219 Martijn Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:17:56 +0000 http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-219 Yeah dreams are a major source of inspiration! Perhaps some companies should pay you to dream... Maybe they can implement Guus method to control & monitor an effective dreaming process. No I'm just kidding, but I do believe that dreaming is really important and Guus... Guess what I'll be trying tonight ;) Yeah dreams are a major source of inspiration! Perhaps some companies should pay you to dream… Maybe they can implement Guus method to control & monitor an effective dreaming process. No I’m just kidding, but I do believe that dreaming is really important and Guus… Guess what I’ll be trying tonight ;)

]]> By: Guus http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-218 Guus Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:51:11 +0000 http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-218 I actually found a way to channel my creative dreaming energy into a brainstorming method. First I try to stay awake for at least 24 hours. After that I can mostly fall asleep really quickly. Then what I do is set my alarm clock to wake me after 15 minutes. I fall asleep, start dreaming, and wake up before I have the time to forget it again. At this moment I press the snooze button (7-8 minutes interval) write my dream down or sketch whatever it was, and lie down again. If I do this for at least 10 times I can perfectly steer where my dream is going and get some good results. Have any of you ever tried this, or had a similar experience? I actually found a way to channel my creative dreaming energy into a brainstorming method.

First I try to stay awake for at least 24 hours. After that I can mostly fall asleep really quickly. Then what I do is set my alarm clock to wake me after 15 minutes. I fall asleep, start dreaming, and wake up before I have the time to forget it again. At this moment I press the snooze button (7-8 minutes interval) write my dream down or sketch whatever it was, and lie down again. If I do this for at least 10 times I can perfectly steer where my dream is going and get some good results.

Have any of you ever tried this, or had a similar experience?

]]> By: jasper http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-196 jasper Wed, 03 Jan 2007 16:20:01 +0000 http://www.studio469.com/blog/2007/01/creative-columns-5-insomniaphobiosis.htm#comment-196 Hi Junior, Nice column, again. Funny enough, I found myself in this 'twilight-zone-kind-of-dream" this very morning. The thing I wonder about though, is whether or not these dreams - the ones I always have when I fall in sleep over and over again after snoozing my alarm clock, over and over again - have a connection to my (social) life and the way I look at it. Occasionally, these dreams tend to have a strong connection to things happened in the past days. However, let's get to the point. Of course, new ideas and so from dreams are alright...but is it good or bad if this dream involves your current (design) project...? What could happen?...Will there be a certain truth in this dream...? Or a message...? Let me know what ya'all think! Bye for now! Jasper PS: Yeah baby! first comment!! Hi Junior,

Nice column, again. Funny enough, I found myself in this ‘twilight-zone-kind-of-dream” this very morning. The thing I wonder about though, is whether or not these dreams - the ones I always have when I fall in sleep over and over again after snoozing my alarm clock, over and over again - have a connection to my (social) life and the way I look at it. Occasionally, these dreams tend to have a strong connection to things happened in the past days.
However, let’s get to the point. Of course, new ideas and so from dreams are alright…but is it good or bad if this dream involves your current (design) project…? What could happen?…Will there be a certain truth in this dream…? Or a message…? Let me know what ya’all think!

Bye for now!
Jasper

PS: Yeah baby! first comment!!

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