COCO PROCESS COURSE :: MIRIAM SUZANNE's FUCK THE MUSE :: LESSON 7 :: (RE)THINKING on YOUR FEET
Sometimes you have a great idea for a project, or one aspect of a project, and you throw everything at it, but the idea turns out to be a dud.…
NYC Readings Roundup :: APRIL 23-28
Editor’s note: welcome to the 9th iteration of our new weekly series, the Readings Roundup…which you might notice is growing steadily! Sorry if I’m repeating myself to some of you…
RE:CONVERSATIONS :: it's a MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD LIB[rary] :: April 4th at ICI Curatorial Hub
Editor’s note: What follows is an experiment of sorts with the curators of MAD LIBrary, where we’ve used a shared google document for a time-unbound/nonlinear conversation on the project’s intentions…
COCO PROCESS COURSE :: MIRIAM SUZANNE’S FUCK THE MUSE : LESSON 6 :: EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
[This is part 6 in our ongoing Fuck the Muse mini-series, click the link for previous entries if you wish to start at the very beginning (a very good place to start)] It’s always…
COCO PROCESS COURSE :: ERIC MEYER'S FUCK THE MUSE: LESSON 5 :: GET CURIOUS Pt. 1
Now that you have a seed worth exploring, you are ready for step 2 of the creative process. The goal of this phase is explosive growth, following your curiosity out from…
Independent film:: A New Year Re:solution
After an incredible 2012 it is time to look forward at the challenges and opportunities of 2013. The story of this new year is yet to be defined. I have…
COCO PROCESS COURSE:: ERIC MEYER’S FUCK THE MUSE: LESSON 4 :: STARTING FROM A SEED
“What’s the driving force behind this project?” You can’t start working until you know what you are working towards. That doesn’t mean knowing all the answers, it means knowing the…
COCO PROCESS COURSE:: ERIC MEYER’S FUCK THE MUSE: LESSON 3 :: CREATIVE MODES AND CYCLES
In his 1991 lecture on creativity, John Cleese describes two modes of operating: an “open” playful mode, and a “closed” productive more. Creative people, he claims, are simply the people…
COCO PROCESS COURSE:: ERIC MEYER’S FUCK THE MUSE: LESSON 2 :: ORDINARY TOOLS OF THOUGHT
Everything is a Remix Part 3 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. “Creativity isn’t magic. It happens by applying ordinary tools of thought to existing materials.” — Kirby Ferguson It seems…
CoCo Process Course:: Eric Meyer's FUCK THE MUSE Creativity Mini-Series : Lesson 1
We recently introduced you to polymathwunderkind Eric Meyer via his TECH/WORD Beautiful, Surprising Culture Battle profile. As this partnership came to fruition, it became a possibility for us to offer Meyer’s DIY…