Unfortunately, that’s too rare a commodity. A lot of people in our industry haven’t had very diverse experiences. So they don’t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.” – Steve Jobs, 2003

Read the full article: Steve Jobs: The Next Insanely Great Thing

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But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world’s most influential creators of the digital era.

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The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
night after night they reveal knowledge.
They have no speech, they use no words;
no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice[b] goes out into all the earth,
their words to the ends of the world.

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Dorothy Sayers had a few things to say on the subject of the arts & vocation…

“The artist is called by God to communicate a vision that she sees, or an understanding she has gained, through the medium of art. Sayers does not count any opportunity to edify as a genuine call; she compares artistic creation for the purpose of edification to mixing a medication for those whom one looks down upon. Instead, she writes, ‘You’ve got to come galloping out shouting excitedly: “Look here! look what I’ve found! Come and have a bit of it – it’s grand – you’ll love it – I can’t keep it to myself, and anyhow, I want to know what you think of it”’. This excitement to share, rather than a compulsion to ‘make up a dose’, is the mark of a genuine call.”

and also…

“Artistic creation is a necessary part of the vocation; a contemplative who is not also a craftsman is not an artist.”

All this was the fruit of a discussion between her and Lewis. What do you think?

Read the entire article at Transpositions.

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Art is not art while it is still in your imagination. It must be realized. This means that it must be expressed in a physical form. Dance, design, photography, film, sculpture, writing, music, writing a program, or starting a business. Realization happens through work. Effective art is also not easily accomplished. It is a continual effort. You must practice, and practice, and practice. You must submit yourself to criticism by your audience. You must not settle. The Bible states that we are saved to good works. This means we are all called to produce, but also to produce excellence. Christians should endeavor to be the best, the most creative in our fields because we are not only created in the image of our creator and creative God, but also because we have the special revelation of God. The Christian Gospel is the story of history. It is the story of Jesus Christ, who died and rose again and who restores a dead creation and dead creatures.

2. Art is about redemption.

Quite literally, creativity is about imagining something and then producing it. It is about creating something that wasn’t there before. If you ultimately believe in the restoration of humanity from the fall through the redemption of man and of creation, then creativity for the Christian is specifically about imagining the redeemed world, and then working to produce that world.

3. Art is about others.

Art is a communal activity. Once something beautiful has been experienced it is not enough to keep it to ones-self, it must be shared. If you imagine a better world and have worked to produce it, then you are very naturally sharing hope and meaningful experience with others.

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