Creative Development Gifts

'It's a bit old.'

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

The Department of Really Stupid Ideas: 'Most people think they just appear out of thin air! But the truth is, there's a great deal of very hard work involved!'

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

"Young Frankenstein"

"The leadership team wants a catchy acronym for a new social media app they're calling Functional Applied Relationship Tracker. Any suggestions?"

The Signing of tthe United States Constitution

The Art Student.

I should be a writer when I grow up...

"Too bad about old Ainsworth. Published and published, but perished all the same."

"After years of cartoon rejections, Bill stooped to trying a little shameless product placement."

"Hold it right there, ma'am! If you get too close to the artwork, I'll have to ask you to leave the gallery."

"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to mice."

'The creative process works best with a relaxed brain, so I'm letting my mind wander to let a solution drift in.'

Library sections; Fiction, non-fiction and do-it-yourself.

"We only got six days of funding."

"Do you see yourself becoming a movie in five years?"

"Good" "Bad" "Work on it" "Keep working - maybe it's not as bad as you think it is" "Put it to a committee" "Give up" "Make it worse" "Make it better" "Still a bad idea" "Overthink it" "Throw yourself into a pit of wild badgers" "Throw it away" "Call it done" "Sigh."

The Artist

"Bah, I could've written a better dénouement in my sleep."

' A good idea '

"She's been so creative lately."

"Russ had a novel published two hours ago and has a children's book coming out in 20 minutes."

'So you want an advance on your writer's block?'

"Do me next."

The Map of the human brain

"Of all the buildings I've designed, it's probably the most handsome."

"Abstract Expressionism is definitely right for me at this stage of my career."

"Meet the embellisher 3-5 pm"

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

'Smith, we need more creativity. You have to learn to think outside the box.'

What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

"I finally found a use for that old home repair book..."

'Tony, you always try to lead.'

"I just love the way you're so endlessly inventive in the bedroom."