The Packbats' Weblog

Communicative and Expressive Art

2019-09-10T14:05:03Z

A while ago, I was going through old Philosophy Tube videos and came upon one about seeing YouTube as communicative more than expressive. Which isn't a distinction I thought about, but seems useful to me.

( A kitchen sink, language evoking experiences, and functions of creativity. )

Not really going anywhere with this. Just sharing a concept.

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Teavlogs 2 & 3: "Complimenting Myself" and "Does any1 care?"

2019-04-23T19:23:25Z

Forgot to post here, but I've made two more teavlogs over the past two weeks:

Complimenting Myself: one of the things that I struggle with is accepting that I'm a good person, so I talked a bit about that and also said some nice things about who I am.
Does any1 care?: I talk about how having an audience affects my motivation to create.

...they're fun. Making a vlog while doing something else adds visual interest, gives the vlog a natural stopping point (the tea is done and the kettle refilled), and it's just kind of fun to perform for the camera. And I pick topics I feel capable of speaking extemporaneously about - subjects I've thought through and have a pretty clear idea of what I want to communicate.

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Adam Savage Presents Problem Solving: How I Do It

2010-06-01T19:56:21Z

Via JamesAndrix on lesswrong.com, a talk from Adam Savage on his method of problem solving:

Second half is Q&A, which is awesome but mostly unrelated.

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Writer's Block: What is your muse?

2009-10-13T13:41:10Z

If you're trying to create something, like a story, a composition, or a design, etc., do you find yourself imagining how others will react to it? Does that impede or enhance the creative process?

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Oddly, I don't usually think of other people when I'm working on an aesthetic endeavor (as opposed to a practical matter, such as a user interface). Perhaps I should - when I judge it purely for myself I rather come off poorly.

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