by Beckie Manley | Jul 21, 2015 | People + things that inspire us
This. This is my heart. I feel this every day—and I love how she articulates it. From Jessica Walsh, Sagmeister & Walsh: “This is the best time in my 20-year career to be a creative person. Everyone always used to say, It’s the work, the work, the work. And it...
by Beckie Manley | Mar 13, 2015 | Creative Process
I love the creative process and watching it happen. It’s different with every single project and every single designer. The way ideas emerge is beautiful to watch. I adore this little snapshot from Ed Emberley that vividly illustrates this. His little roaring...
by Beckie Manley | Jan 22, 2015 | Creative Process
Now Reading | Austin Kleon, Inertia is the Antithesis of Creativity. http://99u.com/articles/27097/austin-kleon-inertia-is-the-antithesis-of-creativity I am loving Austin Kleon’s perspective on creativity and the constant commitment it requires. I pulled out two...
by Beckie Manley | Jan 8, 2015 | Branding, Fierce Excerpts
Now reading | Fostering creativity. A model for developing a culture of collective creativity in science. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1808036/ This article on fostering creativity is truly fascinating. It was hard for me to know which paragraphs and...
by Beckie Manley | Jan 6, 2015 | Advertising, Branding, Creative Process, Featured, From the CEO
Flashback Friday. Previously a guest blog post on the Black Sheep Agency blog. One of the questions new clients always love to ask in that first meeting is: “Do you have any prior experience in our particular field?” In the early days of my career, this question would...