From vending machines to AI tutors, how creative constraints drive innovation, learning, and authentic growth.

Alex reveals the truth about the family business—and his plan to take it back.

What Jason Alexander, buffalo, Rage Against the Machine, and letterpress printing can teach you about creativity, identity, and letting go.

A summer warehouse job shows Alex the flaws in the family business—and his brother Tyler’s true colors—setting the stage for a deep sibling rift.

Perfection can paralyze. Learn why releasing “good enough” work, gathering feedback, and improving over time is the key to real progress.

The hostile takeover of a family empire—served with turkey and cranberry sauce.

From 1930s basketball scores to Ed Sheeran’s dirty tap, explore how creativity evolves and why context, practice, and humanity still matter.

Explore the balance between work and creativity, why passions don’t need to pay the bills, and how imagination thrives outside the nine-to-five.

Creativity thrives on knowledge expansion. Learn how exploring new ideas and experiences can fuel innovation and help you grow as a creative thinker.

Learn to master creativity: Take small steps, build capture habits, embrace serendipity, and adopt an infinite mindset. See how the impossible becomes possible.

Explore how iterative design fuels creative evolution. Uncover design secrets from Sony PlayStation’s iconic logo journey and spark your creative process.

Creativity starts with a single spark. From writing a novella to leading group sketching exercises, explore how small ideas grow into something bigger.

Creative risks today spark future breakthroughs. Learn how early struggles shaped great artists and why embracing imperfection fuels innovation.

Nirvana’s Nevermind proves all art is derivative. See how great ideas evolve by borrowing, blending, and making something new from the old.

Explore the five stages of creativity, methods for measuring it, and strategies to boost creative thinking in work, teaching, and design.

From public speaking to fostering creativity in students, explore insights on engagement, skill mastery, and the value of diverse interests in learning.

From animatronic frogs to The Weeknd’s $7M bet, explore the boldest Super Bowl creative risks and the lessons they reveal about innovation and artistry.

Discover how rhetorical devices, context, and creative persistence influence storytelling, communication, and the way ideas take hold.

Explore the link between creativity and anxiety. Learn how creative acts calm the mind, disrupt anxious thoughts, and boost mental health and productivity.

Discover how visualizing data transforms complex ideas into clarity. Explore examples, insights, and creative ways to enhance communication.

Explore creativity, innovation, and unique insights from Derek Sivers, Cloudfare’s encryption, Huberman’s creativity tips, and more.

Creative communities and technology tips

Discover creative innovations that turned waste and problems into groundbreaking solutions.

Two creative sparks to elevate your week

Reflecting on AI’s future, the creative process, and overcoming fears.

How authenticity trumps classical training, and how to eat a banana.

A book designer critiqued three book covers I designed.

Dive into creativity, Substack’s social media features, AI design experiments, and the launch of Windsor Greetings—a fresh take on digital greeting cards.

Two creative sparks to elevate your week

How Xerox sparked innovation, the talent vs. skill debate, and the hidden genius of everyday design.

Two creative sparks to elevate your week.

Dive into typography: Helvetica’s impact, Arial vs. Helvetica, Papyrus humor, ink-saving fonts, and creating your own font.

Two creative sparks to elevate up your week

Creative takeaways from the coolest things this week

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Creative takeaways from the coolest things I’ve found this week.