Brain Bank (8/8)

My girlfriend and I went to the Camden Aquarium today and there are things that inspire in every single direction. This particular photograph was taken by my girlfriend and I think it is so amazing and inspiring. It is of a particular kind of jellyfish that I can't remember the name of, but I think they are so beautiful and they are works of art themselves. The shades of blue they take up and their glowing designs are just breathtaking.

Brain Bank (8/7)

I found today's inspiration when reading an article about an upcoming downloadable game for the xbox 360. This independent game is called Limbo and seems to have an amazing art style and game play. What inspires me most is how it looks. The game is completely in shades of black and white and is stunning. The game play is also reminiscent of old 2D sidescrollers and also has some new mechanics. And this game is being heralded as having the capability to convey emotions and a good story all without the luxuries of dialogue and/or text and I really admire that ability.

Brain Bank (8/6)

http://www.exitmundi.nl/exitmundi.htm

This link takes you to a website called Exit Mundi. This site is a collection of possible end of the world scenarios sorted by how far into the future they might happen and what section of science (or religion) claims the possibility. When I was younger and creating stories and comic books in my leisure, end of the world scenarios were prevalent. The scenarios from this website are very inspiring because they bring me back to the stories I used to write and they make me want to do it all over again.

Brain Bank (8/5)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGYbnguatac

This is a link to the promo for the new Discovery Channel show called Speed of Life. I saw this commercial several times today and that really inspired me. It is a new series that uses super high speed video cameras to film animals in their natural habitat and slows the film down to capture every single movement made by the animals. I love the idea of being able to see every single muscle ripple as a cheetah runs through the plains or every single movement a snake makes as he catches his prey. I think it's amazing to witness all of these seemingly small trivial moments of nature.

Brain Bank (8/4)

This is a photograph that I found on a blog about amazing beach photography. i really love this image for a few reasons. First, I really like turtles and I think they are just amazing creatures to look at. This particular turtle photograph has a lot of emotion to it. It seems as though this turtle is crouching down to protect himself from some sort of attack. I also really like the use of the depth of field in this photograph. I think the out of focus ocean really adds a lot to the photograph and brings the focus back to the subject, the turtle.

Brain Bank (8/3)

I found this image tonight and I am completely astonished and inspired by it. The entire photograph is beautiful. I love the way the cliffsides interact with the vegetation and the lake and the way the sky drastically changes from orange to a deep blue. This reminds me of a scene from a fantasy world, it makes me expect there to be some sort of epic quest taking place on or around these cliffs and there are just an endless amount of stories that I could associate with this image.

Personal Mantra

Because I often don't think that I'm as creative as I want to be and because I am often discouraged by the amount of work that is in front of me, I have written the following personal mantra to repeat to myself on a daily basis:

No matter what happens, I am creative and I will be successful in any task that I take on.