A donor has given our non profit $1,000,000 to build a new hospice house building (1/3 the cost of the project). We want to honor him with something different than the usual plaque. Or at least with a plaque that is unique. Something with a key might be appropriate, but would probably be boring. We have to make a presentation to him during an event in a couple of weeks. Anyone have any creative ideas to honor this generous man?
posted on Jul 2, 2008 - 18 answers

Idea Filter: I need to create a six-page website for a term project in web design at uni (intro level). What to do it on? [more inside]
posted on Jun 29, 2008 - 13 answers

I consider myself creative in some areas. But I have problems with the "blank slate". But I'm great at improving things once they start to take shape. Am I weird or are there others like me? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 16 answers

What would be the ideal type of work for someone with no formal education but who has amazing talents? [more inside]
posted on Mar 25, 2008 - 27 answers

Advice for the non-artist about trying art? [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2008 - 27 answers

I'm looking for really terrible creative works made by well-regarded artists. For example, Picasso's secret crappy drawings, or John Coltrane playing out of tune. I welcome examples from all creative pursuits from all eras: literature, music, art, dance, theatre, film, architecture, graphic design, etc. [more inside]
posted on Mar 4, 2008 - 40 answers

I'm looking for book recommendations that deal with (fully or partially) methods writers use to find interesting, fresh subjects and ideas for stories. [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2008 - 5 answers

I need to recultivate my artsy hobbies, most specifically my writing and drawing. The problem is that I can't seem to initiate anything - I have no new ideas, nothing to work on. I'd also like to grow as a writer, but I'm my own worst critic and stop before I start (fear of failure and whatnot) - I'd like to hone my skills but I'm petrified of, well, sucking. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2008 - 22 answers

Advice or sources for dealing with inspirational overload? [more inside]
posted on Feb 26, 2008 - 8 answers

Can meditation help me become a better writer? [more inside]
posted on Feb 2, 2008 - 13 answers

A Valentine's day question - mea culpa! I'd like to go for something handmade and creative for the dude, but I'm afraid school is sucking up my imagination. Ideas? [more inside]
posted on Jan 31, 2008 - 12 answers

I have a huge mental block when it comes to writing songs that is the direct result of being ridiculed or sometimes even punished by my father when I was little. It's so bad that even when I try, a little voice in my head screams, "no, no, no!" and I just shut down. Freewriting is great, but I need to be able to ignore that voice even when I'm writing thoughtfully and paying attention to conventions like rhyme, rhythm and melody. I have plenty of ideas, but I need help learning how to get them out onto paper. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 21 answers

I am afraid to make music. [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2007 - 51 answers

What are some creative ways of responding to a journal article or lecture, besides the usual "writing an article about the topic"? [more inside]
posted on Sep 24, 2007 - 13 answers

I think I may have hypomania, but without the depressive episodes (i.e. not bipolar disorder) which I'm not sure can even happen, but I don't know how else to describe what happens to me. I get a number of benefits from these periods, but the irritability that sometimes goes along with them can be a bit challenging. Is it reasonable to want to deal with this without meds to retain the benefits I get and just try to deal with the irritability downside? [more inside]
posted on Sep 6, 2007 - 21 answers

A friend of mine is a gifted writer. Her brother is a songwriter, her mother is a painter, her father was an artist and her grandfather was a famous writer AND painter. Does creativity come in the genes? What does science say? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2007 - 15 answers

How do you fit everything into life that you want to do? [more inside]
posted on Jun 21, 2007 - 20 answers

LostPassionAndCreativityFilter: How does one rekindle one's skill in the zany, lateral, eccentric, imaginative, radical, random, funny, artistic, and kind? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2007 - 21 answers

May I pick your brain for a moment? Yeah, thanks. See, I'm thinking I want to join some clubs or groups or organizations in the Bay area to inspire myself as well as to meet more creative, vibrant, funny, smart, interesting people my age. Tell me, what does the Bay area offer that might really enrich my life here that I might not know about? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2007 - 25 answers

help me shake my writer's block! [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2007 - 17 answers

Mental decline, perception and creativity. Layperson looking to understand the medical changes that happen during aging-related mental decline, mental illness and dementia -- and looking for any research or just speculation re. various ways "reduced function" might translate into "different/new function" or "different modes of perception." [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2007 - 10 answers

We're holding a salon tomorrow (in the artsy sense of the word), and are looking for good activities to suggest for those who might not be blatantly artistic. [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2007 - 9 answers

I’d like to see examples of really creative Flash-based advertising or marketing. [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2007 - 9 answers

Has anyone written about what a world without (or with very limited) intellectual property rights would be like? Alternatively, are there other models for encouraging creativity without IP rights? [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2007 - 21 answers

Inspired by this Mefi post: Do you know of any other creative declarations of love? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 16 answers

a list of 52 cool things you always wanted to learn but never got round to! [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2006 - 33 answers

What's something fun and creative I can do with paint chips? [more inside]
posted on Nov 20, 2006 - 9 answers

I bought my first Moleskine notebook, specifically the the pocket weekly planner and notebook 2007 which has the week planner on one page and a full page for notes. What creative things can I do with the note page? [more inside]
posted on Nov 3, 2006 - 14 answers

I'm looking for suggestions which will help me develop a more disciplined attitude toward my creative endeavors. [more inside]
posted on Oct 31, 2006 - 12 answers

My boss has a presentation-via-artwork to make at a managers meeting early next week and has delegated this to me. She's vetoed my first three ideas and I'm stumped. Someone help me! [more inside]
posted on Oct 8, 2006 - 26 answers

Choosing a good product / buisness name and logo. The process and how to learn it. [more inside]
posted on Oct 5, 2006 - 11 answers

I think I originally saw it in the blue, but now I've lost it. My GoogleFu has failed. Help me find a video about improving creativity in the workspace. [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 3 answers

How do you stay motivated creatively? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2006 - 26 answers

Help me break a career curse. [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2006 - 9 answers

Flow-creating, full-screen, web-killin' creative tools for Windows? [more inside]
posted on May 23, 2006 - 6 answers

I am looking for creative works by people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2006 - 16 answers

Say you wanted to organize a protest re: Bush's warrantless wiretapping... [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2006 - 10 answers

Off-My-Ass-Filter: Finding inspiration — not motivation — for writing. [more inside]
posted on Jan 15, 2006 - 21 answers

What do you do for droughts in creativity? [more inside]
posted on Jan 8, 2006 - 28 answers

In the market for a new paper notebook (one for everything). Help me find what I'm looking for. [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2006 - 10 answers

Idle Hands Creative Session: So I realized something on my 12 hour drive back home for Thanksgiving... When my senses are preoccupied with mundane stuff like just driving and listening to my iPod on random, I don't have anything left to think about but pure creative concepting. I have to admit that whole drive was filled with one great idea after another. It's the "Great Idea in the Shower" principle. The thing is, I don't really feel like having to drive and spend money on gas or take 6 hour showers, so MeFiers, suggest to me your favorite activities where the body's gone automatic, and all that's left is for the mind to think. [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2005 - 38 answers

I have an idea for a couple of new iPod accessories. Unfortunately, I have no technical knowledge to design and manufacture them myself. I have put some money aside which I can use to finance the production. Where can I find someone who I can hire to build these products for me?
posted on Nov 11, 2005 - 13 answers

We're looking for project tracking/resource management software for a small marketing department. What do you use, or what do you know of that's good? Alternately, what might we want to be sure to avoid? [more inside]
posted on Aug 1, 2005 - 4 answers

I work in advertising (media side) and have been asked to come up with a name of an ice cream to tie into a football team. As I understand it, this will be the 'Official Ice Cream of the TEAM NAME.' [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2005 - 44 answers

What inspires you to create things? [more, inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2004 - 21 answers

Creativity question: How do you expand a premise into a story? More inside....
posted on Apr 29, 2004 - 10 answers

Question for all you writers out there: how do you keep from getting distracted? What's your technique to get into the zone, focus, and let the verbiage just flow? Any and all help would be appreciated.
posted on Jan 26, 2004 - 30 answers