Try this. Notice the colors around you. Challenge yourself to notice the colors you interact with in your daily life. Color is linked with psychological and cultural effects. Red colored pills work better as depressants depending on the culture. Maybe patients expect red pills to be better and that changes the placebo effect. Colors influences […]

Imagination is an invisible force. Until we express through action, that is. Scientists are increasingly researching the benefits, changes, and power of imagination. This episode of the Uncanny Creativity Podcast takes a look at 9 studies that use the scientific method to measure imagination. Study 1: Children and Imagination Children today are more using their imaginations […]

Try this. Meditation apps. Individuals found more solutions for a problem when meditating. This experiment was published in Mindfulness. It works only for meditation allowing for all thoughts and sensation. It didn’t work when focusing on a particular thought or object. I use Headspace and Stop Breath Think, and Bhuddify. What’s your favorite meditation app?

“Ideas come from everything” Alfred Hitchcock If you want to have more good ideas, then have lots of ideas. Brainstorming is only a part of the story. Step 1: Look for missed opportunities. If you’re trying to have more ideas, there’s a penalty for not having as many options. Framing: We tend to come up […]

Let's figure out why you're not finishing and find your courage to be creative. Why aren't you taking the next step. Each of the following tips asks first why and then how to tackle that roadblock.

Uncanny Creativity is an art, design and productivity podcast helping you to be more imaginative everyday. Brian E. Young is a magazine art director and artist in Baltimore, Maryland. If you have a design and creativity question I can help answer, send me your letters by e-mail (http://scr.im/sketchee), Facebook (http://facebook.com/sketcheedesign) or Twitter (@sketchee / @uncannycreativity). For complete show notes visit http://uncannycreativity.com

I've mentioned so many ways that artists can benefit from thinking like an improv comic, putting ourselves in the audience's shoes, and how to be inspired by others in general. Why would anyone want to think like us? It turns out that it's a unique gift of human creativity that we practiced so well is putting ourselves in others shoes. Artists imagine being more than what we are in the present. Imagination has huge benefits.

Uncanny Creativity is an art, design and productivity podcast helping you to be more imaginative everyday. Brian E. Young is a magazine art director and artist in Baltimore, Maryland. If you have a design and creativity question I can help answer, send me your letters by e-mail (http://scr.im/sketchee), Facebook (http://facebook.com/sketcheedesign) or Twitter (@sketchee / @uncannycreativity). For complete show notes visit http://uncannycreativity.com

Part of being a successful artist is knowing that you're going to fail and having the tools to deal with it. Fear of failure can negatively affect motivation and attitude to learn, according to a study led by the Bilkent University (Turkey). Those who expressed a higher degree of fear about failing were less likely to adopt goals for personal interest and development. They were also more likely to cheat and less likely to learn. How can we handle our fear as part of the process of success?

Uncanny Creativity is an art, design and productivity podcast helping you to be more imaginative everyday. Brian E. Young is a magazine art director and artist in Baltimore, Maryland. If you have a design and creativity question I can help answer, send me your letters by e-mail (http://scr.im/sketchee), Facebook (http://facebook.com/sketcheedesign) or Twitter (@sketchee / @uncannycreativity). For complete show notes visit http://uncannycreativity.com

Sticking with your hobbies and side projects is tough at times. We have so much going on in our lives and trying to fit in all of the things we want is a challenge. We can fit it all in, just not at the same time. What is the key to doing everything?

Uncanny Creativity is an art, design and productivity podcast helping you to be more imaginative everyday. Brian E. Young is a magazine art director and artist in Baltimore, Maryland. If you have a design and creativity question I can help answer, send me your letters by e-mail (http://scr.im/sketchee), Facebook (http://facebook.com/sketcheedesign) or Twitter (@sketchee / @uncannycreativity). For complete show notes visit http://uncannycreativity.com

Teamwork isn't always easy. Yet, we work with others because we know the final product will benefit from everyone's unique expertise. We can't work it alone. As a designer, I'm better off with an editor, a project manager, client input, and any other feedback that is available. Those perspectives and skills just offer more than I could on my own.

Uncanny Creativity is an art, design and productivity podcast helping you to be more imaginative everyday. Brian E. Young is a magazine art director and artist in Baltimore, Maryland. If you have a design and creativity question I can help answer, send me your letters by e-mail (http://scr.im/sketchee), Facebook (http://facebook.com/sketcheedesign) or Twitter (@sketchee / @uncannycreativity). For complete show notes visit http://uncannycreativity.com