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Creative Embroidery, Mixing the Old with the New: Stitch & Embellish Your Stashed Treasures
by Christen BrownPut your stashed, hoarded, and handed-down bits and pieces to creative use with projects, photos, tips, and a library of 100+ stitches! In this beautifully illustrated guide, craft teacher Christen Brown walks readers through innovative uses for all kinds of embellishments—like lace, vintage linens and hankies, trims and ribbons, buttons of all sorts, and vintage notions—through techniques and projects. And if you want to add more unique stash pieces, she provides tips on finding the good stuff, both in-person and online. Get tips for taking care of your treasures, from cleaning vintage finds to fiber identification Embroider your stashed treasures with nineteen stash project ideas, three step-by-step projects, and a robust gallery to get started Explore a wide variety of projects from feminine to whimsical, functional to frivolous, and old school to contemporary!
Creative Expert for Fortniters: An Unofficial Guide to Battle Royale (Master Combat #5)
by Jason RichGet the most out of Fortnite Battle Royale&’s popular Creative mode with Creative Expert. This all-new, unofficial, illustrated guide series will turn you into a master Fortnite: Battle Royale gamer by uncovering all the best strategies and secrets of this wildly popular game. Whether you play Fortnite: Battle Royale on a PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, or your mobile device, you&’ll find everything you need to stay at the top of your game. Each book is packed with useful insider tips on topics like, staying alive longer, exploring, collecting a powerful arsenal, building, and snagging more victories during each match. When it comes to achieving #1 Victory Royale, the Fortnite Battle Royale: Master Combat Series provides the ultimate competitive edge. Thanks to this illustrated how-to guide, you can create inspired custom builds and design a unique environment for hosting matches of up to 16 players. There are plenty of tools available in Creative mode to make your own island designs from scratch. This book will take you through each one and give you tips for staging incredible combat scenarios and customizing fighting locations so you and your online friends can be challenged in ways you&’ve never experienced before. Have fun being the master of your Fortnite world with Creative Expert.
Creative Expression Activities for Teens
by Bonnie ThomasCoping with life's stresses is difficult for everybody, but can be especially challenging for teenagers, who often feel isolated and misunderstood. Creative expression through art, craft, and writing is a natural and effective way of helping young people to explore and communicate personal identity. This book is bursting with art and journal activities, creative challenges, and miniature projects for bedrooms and other personal spaces, all of which help teenagers to understand and express who they are and what is important to them. These fun ideas can be tailored to suit the individual, and require minimal equipment and even less artistic know-how, so can be enjoyed by all. The book concludes with a useful section for counselors and other professionals who work with young people, which explains how these activities can be incorporated into treatment goals. This imaginative and insightful book is a useful resource for all therapists, social workers, and counselors who wish to encourage self-expression in teenagers.
Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out
by Jed Dannenbaum Carroll Hodge Doe MayerFive keys to creating authentic, distinctive work, whether you are a student, professional or simply love making films on your own For Creative Filmmaking from the Inside Out, three professors at the renowned University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television interviewed fifteen outstanding filmmakers, then distilled their insights into the "Five I's" of creativity. Learn how to: Uncover your unique creative voice (Introspection) Work from real-life observations and experience (Inquiry) Draw on your nonconscious wells of creativity (Intuition) Strengthen your creative collaborations (Interaction) Communicate at the deepest level with your audience (Impact) This comprehensive approach provides practical exercises that will enrich and transform your work, whether you are looking for a story idea, lighting a set, editing a scene or selecting a music cue. The participating filmmakers, who have collectively won or been nominated for 39 Oscars and 27 Emmys, are: Anthony Minghella, writer-director (The English Patient); Kimberly Peirce, writer-director (Boys Don't Cry); John Lasseter, writer-director-producer (Toy Story); John Wells, writer-producer (ER); Hanif Kureishi, writer (My Beautiful Laundrette); Pamela Douglas, writer (Between Mother and Daughter); Renee Tajima-PeÑa, director-producer (My America...or, Honk If You Love Buddha); Ismail Merchant, producer (The Remains of the Day); Jeannine Oppewall, production designer (L.A. Confidential); Conrad L. Hall, cinematographer (American Beauty); Kathy Baker, actor (Picket Fences); Walter Murch, sound designer-editor (Apocalypse Now); Lisa Fruchtman, editor (The Right Stuff); Kate Amend, editor (Into the Arms of Strangers); and James Newton Howard, composer (The Sixth Sense).
Creative Flash Photography
by Tilo GockelMake a big impression with small flashes! In this book, Tilo Gockel shows you how to make magic by mastering the use of light. You will learn how to use speedlights to create amazing photographs in any lighting situation. Tilo uses 40 lighting workshops to teach his methods for producing impressive flash shots in portrait, fashion, macro, food, still life, and high-speed photography.The richly illustrated, easy-to-understand workshops are filled with recommendations and instructions for flash setups, detailed lighting diagrams, and tips and tricks for how to achieve the look of high-end studio shots using simple, accessible equipment, even in your own home. Also included is information on the settings that will help you master complex multi-flash situations, as well as tips on how to create cost-effective, self-built accessories.Foreword by Strobist.com's David Hobby.
Creative Foundations: 40 Scrapbook and Mixed-Media Techniques to Build Your Artistic Toolbox
by Vicki BoutinYes, You CAN Do It! Internationally recognized artist and teacher Vicki Boutin takes the all mystery out of those scrapbook and mixed-media techniques you thought you could never do! She'll be with you every step of the way as you learn to paint, stamp, emboss and burnish your way to creating beautiful, unique and individual art. In Creative Foundations you'll find: 40 step-by-step demonstrations for easy, fun, messy, funky, innovative and customizable techniques for creating backgrounds, textures, supplements and embellishments. 40 finished single-technique pieces of art and an additional 16 gallery pieces created by Vicki using a "recipe" of two to five separate techniques layered together. 24 more exciting and inspiring gallery pieces created by powerhouse contributors, including Rhonna Farrer, Wendy Vecchi, Kelly Purkey and others. So gather your arts and crafts supplies, choose your inspiration and get down to it! Whether you're making scrapbook pages, cards, wall art, décor or something else entirely, with these Creative Foundations, you'll find that the possibilities are endless.
Creative Freedom: 52 Art Ideas, Projects and Exercises to Overcome Your Creativity Block
by Maggie PricePaint outside the lines! Jumpstart your creativity and inject new life into your art. Struggling to get started? Paralyzed by the fear of failure? Find yourself falling back on the same colors again and again? Just plain stuck? It happens to every artist sooner or later. What can you do to get unstuck quickly and painlessly? Creative Freedom presents 52 strategies for getting out of ruts and venturing beyond your comfort zone, courtesy of 25 artists who have been there, done that. Each approach is illustrated with a step-by-step painting demonstration. Together, they help you experiment with different mediums, new color combinations, fresh approaches to favorite subjects, and more. Try one a week for a year of creative adventure. Or dip in whenever you're feeling inspired. You may be surprised at the creative liberation that comes from... Painting with your other hand. Going big with your canvas and brushes. Painting fast with 10-minute studies. Limiting your palette. Starting with a random line drawing or custom painting surface. Zooming in on one small detail of a landscape for abstract results. Copying the work of an Old Master. Featuring an exciting variety of styles and mediums (oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel), novel perspectives and an invigorating sense of play, this book is sure to generate creative sparks and joyful painting sessions. Getting unstuck has never been so fun!
Creative Freedom: 52 Art Ideas, Projects and Exercises to Overcome Your Creativity Block
by Maggie PricePaint outside the lines! Jumpstart your creativity and inject new life into your art. Struggling to get started? Paralyzed by the fear of failure? Find yourself falling back on the same colors again and again? Just plain stuck? It happens to every artist sooner or later. What can you do to get unstuck quickly and painlessly? Creative Freedom presents 52 strategies for getting out of ruts and venturing beyond your comfort zone, courtesy of 25 artists who have been there, done that. Each approach is illustrated with a step-by-step painting demonstration. Together, they help you experiment with different mediums, new color combinations, fresh approaches to favorite subjects, and more. Try one a week for a year of creative adventure. Or dip in whenever you're feeling inspired. You may be surprised at the creative liberation that comes from... Painting with your other hand. Going big with your canvas and brushes. Painting fast with 10-minute studies. Limiting your palette. Starting with a random line drawing or custom painting surface. Zooming in on one small detail of a landscape for abstract results. Copying the work of an Old Master. Featuring an exciting variety of styles and mediums (oil, watercolor, acrylic and pastel), novel perspectives and an invigorating sense of play, this book is sure to generate creative sparks and joyful painting sessions. Getting unstuck has never been so fun!
Creative Grab Bag
by Ethan BodnarPush the Limits of Your Creativity Creative Grab Bagcaptures the spirit of exploration and innovation#151;inside, you'll find inspiring work from 101 artists from around the world. Ethan Bodnar asked each artist to take on a task outside the realm of their normal work. Each task was randomly selected from a grab bag. The result is a collection of work brimming with creative energy. In this book, you'll find short biographies of the artists, examples of their typical work, their thoughts on the creative process, and images of their completed creative task. Here's a sampling of the creative grab bag tasks: Design a Building Make a Self-Portrait Make Art like a Child Design a Brand Create Visual Statistics Illustrate a Memory Illustrate Your Day Create a Collage Create a Sculpture Design a Book Cover Design an Album Cover Create a Photo Essay Photograph Strangers Design a Skateboard Design a Pair of Shoes Make a Wallpaper Pattern Design a Typeface Create an Animation Design a Character Creative Grab Bagalso features tear-out cards, so you can do the creative challenges yourself. Work together or in a group, and push the limit#151;you'll break out of your routine and take your work into unchartered territory.
Creative Grab Bag
by Ethan BodnarPush the Limits of Your CreativityCreative Grab Bag captures the spirit of exploration and innovation—inside, you'll find inspiring work from 101 artists from around the world. Ethan Bodnar asked each artist to take on a task outside the realm of their normal work. Each task was randomly selected from a grab bag. The result is a collection of work brimming with creative energy. In this book, you'll find short biographies of the artists, examples of their typical work, their thoughts on the creative process, and images of their completed creative task.Here's a sampling of the creative grab bag tasks:Design a BuildingMake a Self-PortraitMake Art like a ChildDesign a BrandCreate Visual StatisticsIllustrate a MemoryIllustrate Your DayCreate a Collage Create a SculptureDesign a Book CoverDesign an Album CoverCreate a Photo EssayPhotograph StrangersDesign a SkateboardDesign a Pair of ShoesMake a Wallpaper PatternDesign a TypefaceCreate an AnimationDesign a CharacterCreative Grab Bag also features tear-out cards, so you can do the creative challenges yourself. Work together or in a group, and push the limit—you'll break out of your routine and take your work into unchartered territory.PLEASE NOTE: Tear-out cards are NOT included with the ebook version of this title
Creative Grab Bag: Inspiring Challenges for Artists, Illustrators and Designers
by Ethan BodnarPush the Limits of Your CreativityCreative Grab Bag captures the spirit of exploration and innovation—inside, you'll find inspiring work from 101 artists from around the world. Ethan Bodnar asked each artist to take on a task outside the realm of their normal work. Each task was randomly selected from a grab bag. The result is a collection of work brimming with creative energy. In this book, you'll find short biographies of the artists, examples of their typical work, their thoughts on the creative process, and images of their completed creative task.Here's a sampling of the creative grab bag tasks:Design a BuildingMake a Self-PortraitMake Art like a ChildDesign a BrandCreate Visual StatisticsIllustrate a MemoryIllustrate Your DayCreate a Collage Create a SculptureDesign a Book CoverDesign an Album CoverCreate a Photo EssayPhotograph StrangersDesign a SkateboardDesign a Pair of ShoesMake a Wallpaper PatternDesign a TypefaceCreate an AnimationDesign a CharacterCreative Grab Bag also features tear-out cards, so you can do the creative challenges yourself. Work together or in a group, and push the limit—you'll break out of your routine and take your work into unchartered territory.PLEASE NOTE: Tear-out cards are NOT included with the ebook version of this title
Creative Hustling: Women Making and Distributing Films from Nairobi (Distribution Matters)
by Robin SteedmanThe first book-length study of Nairobi-based female filmmakers—and how their dogged pursuit of opportunities, innovation, and cultural support is defining an industry.Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is home to something extraordinary and unlikely: in this city, the most critically acclaimed filmmakers—both directors and producers—are women. Yet, across the globe, women make up less than 10 percent of film directors. In Creative Hustling, Robin Steedman takes a closer look at these remarkable women filmmakers, viewing them not only as auteurs, but also as entrepreneurs, who are taking the lead in creating a vibrant, and atypical, screen media industry. To understand their achievement, Steedman theorizes hustling as not only a practice born out of necessity but also an inventive labor in its own right—one that can create new spaces of community by carving new entrepreneurial pathways.Through original empirical field research gathered over eight months in Nairobi, Steedman describes how female filmmakers go about trying to create their films, as well as the challenges they face in distributing those films in their local market. Along the way, she traces the history of the industry over the last fifteen years, the lack of state support for these filmmakers&’ undertakings, the low social standing of the profession, and the transnational conflicts that arise when Euro-American funding is at the heart of Kenyan cinema.Creative Hustling is a major contribution to the task of de-Westernizing media industry studies, imparting important lessons about what it takes to create and distribute creative work in a global age increasingly marked by uncertain work.
Creative Inquiry: From Ideation to Implementation
by Mary StewartCreative Inquiry introduces both undergraduate students and general readers to the exploratory mindset and hands-on skills essential to the cultivation and implementation of new ideas. Using active learning, this book combines concise explanations and real-world examples with engaging exercises for readers to complete. The writing style is conversational, yet substantial, and the examples given reflect a wide range of disciplines, from early aeronautics and linguistics to zoology.Creative Inquiry emphasizes the importance of direct experience, personal initiative, and the generation of new knowledge. Step by step, the exercises build the skills students need when they tackle the final self-designed Capstone project. Positioned at the end of major sections, five brief self-reflection papers are designed to help students assess their progress and revise their assignments. To encourage collaboration and strengthen metacognition, teams of three to six participants work together on these papers. This encourages an iterative mindset and provides extensive practice with writing. The appendix provides a lively and practical "Top Ten List" of writing strategies for students who need extra advice.
Creative Intuition in Art and Poetry (The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts #1)
by Jacques MaritainThe classic work on the sublime interplay between the arts and poeticsThis book explores the rich and complex relationship between art and poetry, shedding invaluable light on what makes each art form unique yet wholly interdependent. Jacques Maritain insists on the part played by the intellect as well as the imagination, showing how poetry has its source in the preconceptual activity of the rational mind. As Maritain argues, intellect is not merely logical and conceptual reason. Rather, it carries on an exceedingly more profound and obscure life, one that is revealed to us as we seek to penetrate the hidden recesses of poetic and artistic activity. Incisive and authoritative, this illuminating book is the product of a lifelong reflection on the meaning of artistic expression in all its varied forms.
Creative Journey Around Paris (Creative antistress books #4)
by Olga Kryuchkova Elena KryuchkovaThis book is devoted to the wonderful views of the French city Paris. Here you will find a coloured image, a brief description about it and an image in black and white. If you want, you can take a screenshot of the black and white image to colour it in on the computer, or print it off and colour it in on paper. You can colour it in identically to the coloured image in the book or choose your own colours for the images yourself. After this you’ll be fascinated to see the real photos of Paris views included in this book. This book will allow you to do art, take a virtual breathtaking tour around Paris and learn new interesting facts. This creative book is suitable for any age. The authors wish you creative success and a pleasant pastime! You can use this book as an antistress colouring or art therapy.
Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Crochet
by Deborah BurgerAre you looking for the perfect guide to teach your child to crochet? Look no further! Creative Kids Complete Photo Guide to Crochet starts with the absolute basics about stitching, beginning with a discussion about hooks and yarn and how to make simple chains, then gradually introduces skills and techniques until kids are crocheting confidently.Veteran crochet author Deborah Burger, author of Crochet 101 and How to Make 100 Crochet Appliqués, will guide you and your children through projects. With over 200 photos and clear, concise instructions in language easily understood by grade-school kids, you're going to be creating crafty crochet projects with your child in no time!Each project lists the crocheting skills that will be exercised in making it and projects are rated for difficulty, so kids can learn and grow as they develop dexterity and coordination. Your children will learn to crochet by making simple projects and building skills by practicing the essentials, and this book provides a sound foundation for a lifetime of crocheting enjoyment.
Creative Knitting: A New Art Form. New & Expanded Edition
by Mary Walker PhillipsThe first book to introduce knitting as an art form, this classic guide has been newly revised and expanded to offer even more suggestions and inspiration. Mary Walker Phillips shows how to use traditional stitches in original ways to produce highly decorative creations rather than strictly functional items. Scores of examples demonstrate methods for taking basic knitting skills into new and rewarding directions.Clear, easy-to-follow diagrams and color photos supplement the text. In addition to serving as practical guides, the illustrations offer a vast gallery of ideas. Many of the pictures are accompanied by detailed analyses that provide a foundation for experimentation. Phillips discusses the use of a wide range of nontraditional materials, including linen, silk, and leather. A chapter on the history of knitting offers insights into the nature of the craft as well as further sources of creative vision.
Creative Landscapes
by Harold DavisCapture the beauty of the world around you with this professional adviceLandscape photography inspires millions of photographers. If you're one of them, you'll find new insight into landscape photography in this book by professional photographer Harold Davis, as well as tips, tricks, and technical advice to help you improve the quality of your photos. You'll learn to use lighting and composition creatively, choose and use appropriate equipment, look at your subject matter in a new way, and even when to break the rules in order to capture the best image of all. Illustrated with the author's own spectacular landscape photos.Landscape photography intrigues and inspires photographers, but there is more to getting great landscape photos than many photographers expectProfessional photographer Harold Davis teaches tricks and techniques that will enhance your skillsExplains how to approach the subject creatively, choose and use appropriate equipment, and refine photographic technique to create spectacular landscape shotsLooks at how lighting, texture, and composition affect landscape imageryLavishly illustrated with the author's own photosLandscapes have long been a popular photographic subject; this book helps you advance your skills as a landscape photographer.
Creative License: The Law and Culture of Digital Sampling
by Kembrew Mcleod Peter DicolaHow did the Depression-era folk-song collector Alan Lomax end up with a songwriting credit on Jay-Z's song "Takeover"? Why doesn't Clyde Stubblefield, the primary drummer on James Brown recordings from the late 1960s such as "Funky Drummer" and "Cold Sweat," get paid for other musicians' frequent use of the beats he performed on those songs? The music industry's approach to digital sampling--the act of incorporating snippets of existing recordings into new ones--holds the answers. Exploring the complexities and contradictions in how samples are licensed, Kembrew McLeod and Peter DiCola interviewed more than 100 musicians, managers, lawyers, industry professionals, journalists, and scholars. Based on those interviews, Creative License puts digital sampling into historical, cultural, and legal context. It describes hip-hop during its sample-heavy golden age in the 1980s and early 1990s, the lawsuits that shaped U. S. copyright law on sampling, and the labyrinthine licensing process that musicians must now navigate. The authors argue that the current system for licensing samples is inefficient and limits creativity. For instance, by estimating the present-day licensing fees for the Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique (1989) and Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet (1990), two albums from hip-hop's golden age, the authors show that neither album could be released commercially today. Observing that the same dynamics that create problems for remixers now reverberate throughout all culture industries, the authors conclude by examining ideas for reform. Interviewees include David Byrne, Cee Lo Green, George Clinton, De La Soul, DJ Premier, DJ Qbert, Eclectic Method, El-P, Girl Talk, Matmos, Mix Master Mike, Negativland, Public Enemy, RZA, Clyde Stubblefield, T. S. Monk.
Creative Life: Music, Politics, People, and Machines
by Bob OstertagIn this eloquent and passionate volume, Bob Ostertag explores the common ground and points of friction among music, creativity, politics, culture, and technology. In terrain ranging from the guerrilla underground in El Salvador's civil war to the drag queen underground in San Francisco and New York, these essays combine journalism and autobiography to explore fundamental questions of what art is and what role it can occupy in a violent and fragmented world, a world in which daily events compromise the universality toward which art strives. Drawing on his intimate engagement with political conflict in Latin America and the Balkans, Ostertag identifies an art of "insurgent politics" that struggles to expand the parameters of the physical and social world. He also discusses his innovative collaborations with major modern performers, filmmakers, and artists around the world. Part memoir, part journalism, and part aesthetic manifesto, Creative Life is a dazzling set of writings from a musical artist who has worked on the cutting edge of new music for thirty years.
Creative Lighting: Digital Photography Tips and Techniques
by Harold DavisHow to make digital photography lighting more creative--and less challenging!How do you master the art of lighting your photographs? Go beyond the basics, go beyond the "rules," and get creative with the help of renowned photographer Harold Davis. In this book, Harold shows you how to break the boundaries of conventional wisdom and create unique, lively, and beautifully lit photographs. Packed with tips and tricks as well as stunning examples of the author's creativity, this book will both inform and inspire you to create your own lighting style.Teaches you when and how to control the light in your photographsReviews the basic "rules" of digital photography lighting and shows you how to break the rules to create your own uniquely lit imagesHelps you start building a lighting style of your ownIncludes stunning examples of the author's photography and lighting techniquesWhether you're a beginner or a seasoned digital photographer, you'll find ideas and techniques to spark your creativity.
Creative Makeup: A step-by-step guide to expressive makeup from fantasy to full illusion
by Rachel DuffyLearn how to create the coolest makeup looks from creative makeup MUA, Rachel Duffy. Choose from 12 key looks covering all the most exciting makeup trends from everyday looks using glitter and crystals, floating eyeliner and neon through to more complex looks for special occasions. This collection of techniques and tutorials will explain everything you need to know about creative makeup whether you are an aspiring MUA, a makeup student or someone who enjoys makeup as a creative outlet. Author and MUA, Rachel Duffy, encourages you to draw on inspiration from life, film and fiction to get creative with makeup. These fundamental techniques will provide you with the skills you need and help you on your way to your specific creative goals. These techniques and tutorials are an ideal learning base for retail or brand artistry, cosplay, theatre, television and film work, special effects and editorial work. There are instructions for all the basic techniques required to get started including how to create the perfect base through to more advanced techniques such as eyebrow blocking which is necessary for the more dramatic and involved looks. There is also advice on colour theory and how to use it when developing characters and creating your own designs. Rachel explains how to create the perfect flawless base on which to build your looks and takes you through the process step-by-step. There is also detailed advice about choosing the right tools and materials that you need in order to get the best results. Once you've got the basics nailed there are 12 incredible looks for you to experiment with all with step-by-step text instructions and photography. These range from 'lighter looks' that can be amped up or toned down, right through to four stunning illusion looks that will completely transform your image and send your social media feed into meltdown. The 12 key looks cover all the important makeup trends including floating eyeliner and neon eyeliner, through to illusion makeup, animal print and much more. Choose your favourite look from: Spotlight Eye; Monochrome Graphic Liner; Ombre Cat Liner; Limelight Deep Smoke; Rainbow Electrica; Sea Siren; Woodland Fae; Celestial Being; Flapper Starlet; Haunted Skull; Space Bot and Circus Horrorshow. Your creative makeup play time starts here - you just have to let your creativity flow!
Creative Measures of the Anthropocene: Art, Mobilities, and Participatory Geographies
by Kaya Barry Jondi KeaneThis book proposes that creative and participatory modes of measuring, knowing, and moving in the world are needed for coming to grips with the Anthropocene epoch. It interrogates how creative, affective and experiential encounters that traverse the local and the global, as well as the mundane and the everyday, can offer new perspectives on the challenges that lay ahead. This book considers the role of the arts in exploring geographical concerns and increasing human mobility. In doing so, it offers ways to counteract the unstable, shifting and disorienting impacts and debates surrounding human activity and the Anthropocene. The authors bring together perspectives from mobilities, creative arts, cultural geography, philosophy and humanities in an innovative exploration of how creative forms of measurement can assist in reconfiguring individual and collective action.
Creative Methods in Teaching and Learning: Fostering Teacher-Student Success
by Atara IsaacsonThis book explores teaching methods that foster creative thinking among students across various disciplines. It presents effective experiments conducted in workshops with both practicing teachers and student teachers, aiming to modernize existing teaching approaches to better align with the needs of the 21st century. The central argument is that adopting such methods will generate interest and engagement for both learners and educators, while also positively influencing teacher-student relationships and student achievement. The book clarifies and redefines the role of the teacher as an influential and formative figure, even as this role has evolved. It offers strategies to overcome obstacles to learning and suggests engaging approaches to creative activities. This book is intended for teacher educators, researchers, and teachers who deeply value education. Dr. Atara Isaacson is an interdisciplinary researcher and senior lecturer at the Faculty of Education and the Department of Music at Bar-Ilan University. Her work centers on fostering creative thinking in teaching and learning, exploring teacher-student relationships, arts education, and 19th-century music. She is the author of four books in Hebrew—two focused on musicology, and two on education and music education.
Creative Milieux: How Urban Design Nurtures Creative Clusters
by Quentin StevensThe so-called ‘creative industries’ are increasingly being presented as an important tool of urban regeneration and economic development. Until now, research on the clustering of such activities has been limited to economics, geography and urban policy. This book is the first to gather together emerging research in urban design and spatial planning that explores what characteristics of the built form of cities support the distinctive activity patterns of various creative industries, and how and why they cluster together at a range of local scales. The book offers detailed case studies and comparative analyses of creative city neighbourhoods on five continents. Contributions examine urban forms, building types, and other qualities of place that attract and retain creative workers and foster creative production, outlining a range of methodologies for studying them. Taken altogether, Creative Milieux offers new insights for urban design practice, and for its role in wider urban policy. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Urban Design.