The Creative Rundown: 15 Stories to Help You Make Better Sh*t

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5 min readJul 4, 2017

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Media should (1) accurately reflect what is happening, and (2) popularize the positive changes that could happen. But, how does creativity fit into the future of media? The future of story production? How will creativity drive what you can create next? These 15 stories are what’s trending at the intersection of creativity and media.

A Thought Exercise on Social VR by Gabriel Valdivia, VR Design at Facebook

The social VR world could be governed by rules that address human needs without the constraints of the physical world.

5 Creative Ideas For 4th Of July Social Media Visuals By Eugine Dychko, Storyteller at Depositphotos

Here are five quick ideas for Independence day images that brands can use for social media.

Captivating Creativity in that one precious Minute of the Day by Speaker, Author, & Occasional Poet Christel Janssen

I call it the most precious moment of the day. It is right when I can connect to everything, right before I wake up.

What Does a Client Logo Really Mean? by Serial Entrepreneur and Award-Winning Creative Director Ron Gibori

It is your public proclamation that a national brand trusts you, and your underlying suggestion that everyone else should too.

Between Warhol and Worthy by Storyteller Hugo Perez

When it comes to beauty that’s being created for a fee, the creator needs to understand the importance of billable rates and how to adjust their efforts.

AMI’s Latest Innovation: Facebook Pages. Check out the new Facebook pages of Hacker Noon, Student Voices, Athena Talks, Extra Newsfeed, and more.

Many thought Facebook — much like Planking, the Harlem Shake, and Gangnam Style before it — was just a fad. But now…

Don’t Relegate Creativity to a Select Few by Strategist, Uncrushable Optimist, Sprint facilitator, Maker, & Doer Jackie Colburn

We must elevate the value of creation and cultivate the conditions for new ideas to come forward throughout our organizations.

What your sunglasses say about you by Tom Mitchell, who is an example of someone who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognised more and more.

Recommend this piece and I’ll send details of this amazing Ray-Ban offer I keep seeing on Facebook. Thanks.

The Key Components of Storytelling by Emily Warna

Final Words: We’re All Storytellers. Back in the day, we were taught to tell stories. We were told stories.

Winning Composition: Using the Rule of Thirds in Design By Sandra Iakovleva, Blogger at Depositphotos

This 3×3 grid is like a roadmap to show you where to place emphasis and how to align your objects (or subject in the case of photography).

2027: When Social Media Blew Up by Roy Schlegel

Many believe our society today is mostly descended from the Fled-Meds because of our nurturing tendencies, our high intellect and our insistence on the use of rotary telephones

Required Listening: 6 Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter About Money, Business, Politics, and Tech by Masthead Media Company

If I have to sit through a subway delay or encounter an epic line at the DMV, I might as well be getting a little savvier about my business — and the world — while I’m at it.

My creative side business hits a dead end after 8 years of momentum by VisualSpicer

After eight years of successful and fulfilling creative endeavors, my paper engineering experiments came to a bittersweet end.

Life Lessons from an Old Man in a Coffee Shop by Writer & Artist John P. Weiss

Walk into most any coffee shop today and take a good look around. What you’ll likely notice is the ubiquity of faces transfixed by glowing screens.

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Kind Regards

David Smooke, AMI

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