Molly Simpson
@spagmol
thinker, feeler, third-wheeler
collecting dots here, connecting them there ￬
Molly Simpson
spagmol.substack.com
Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.
(Allen Saunders)
Creativity is iterative, derivative, cultural. Ive was influenced by Rams. Rams was influenced by the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus by Arts and Crafts. Arts and Crafts by folk tradition and medieval artisanship. And so on. The "and so on" is the point. As designers, like musicians, we work within movements. Within genres. Within culture. Within societal... See more
Luke Scheybeler • Article
“Within societal flows of ideas, methods, materials, styles, and techniques.”
Maybe you are not falling behind
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Maybe you are not falling behind, maybe you are taking the scenic route.
sometimes we tinker with the container when we should be looking at the contents, but sometimes it really is the vessel that needs changing. It needs to be bigger or smaller, or maybe an entirely different shape altogether.
is your container too big, too small, or just right?
We are not like the social insects. They have only the one way of doing things and they will do it forever, coded for that way. We are coded differently, not just for binary choices, go or no-go . We can go four ways at once, depending on how the air feels: go , no-go , but also maybe , plus what the hell let's give it a try . We are in for one... See more
Lewis Thomas • Seven Wonders by Lewis Thomas
One of the tricks to living fully is not so much to lengthen your life as to deepen your life. How can you deepen the time that you have?
(paraphrasing Alain de Botton)
workshop warm up/icebreaker idea: what season are you in? take a moment to think and then share with the person next to you.