Magazines are tactilely delightful. They feature glossy pages, bright colors, and advertisements for new stuff I might not have known I needed otherwise. In between all that, there are sometimes articles we like to read and pictures at which we like to look.
A favorite magazine I like to check out is the bimonthly called The Futurist. I get it for the articles. Really! What an interesting magazine. Full of all sorts of ideas and inventions that may someday become real and life changing. Fascinating. Get a little peek at trends for the future, find out why we won’t have any more car crashes, or discover how to overcome the curse of the infrastructure.
I’ve been intrigued with the Futurist ever since I heard a gentleman talk about the future of technology during a leadership seminar back in 1998 in Washington DC. He was telling us about a little hand held device that had a fruity name that would enable us to make telephone calls, keep our contacts straight, provide a method for sending email and much more. It seemed like pleasant fiction for me since I was trying to figure out how to get a larger purse that could handle my PDA and a charger, my cell phone (and charger), my IPOD (and my charger...), my camera (you get the picture?), etc. and not entice muggers on the Metro. Then a year later it actually was out and on the market.
Why does this matter to an artist? For me, besides the fact that I’m generally quite curious about the world. I am also interested in the creative endeavors of others. Reading about upcoming technology and thinking of the future stirs my creativity up and makes me wonder what I can do today that might survive into the future. I might not have the scientific or technical skills, but I’ve never yet come away from reading about potential futures without being awed and inspired. I recommend it if you feel you are in a rut. A rut is no place to be. I’d rather be back in the future.
Whatever we are thinking about right now, is creating the future. Whatever we are living right now, is a result of the past.
A favorite magazine I like to check out is the bimonthly called The Futurist. I get it for the articles. Really! What an interesting magazine. Full of all sorts of ideas and inventions that may someday become real and life changing. Fascinating. Get a little peek at trends for the future, find out why we won’t have any more car crashes, or discover how to overcome the curse of the infrastructure.
I’ve been intrigued with the Futurist ever since I heard a gentleman talk about the future of technology during a leadership seminar back in 1998 in Washington DC. He was telling us about a little hand held device that had a fruity name that would enable us to make telephone calls, keep our contacts straight, provide a method for sending email and much more. It seemed like pleasant fiction for me since I was trying to figure out how to get a larger purse that could handle my PDA and a charger, my cell phone (and charger), my IPOD (and my charger...), my camera (you get the picture?), etc. and not entice muggers on the Metro. Then a year later it actually was out and on the market.
Why does this matter to an artist? For me, besides the fact that I’m generally quite curious about the world. I am also interested in the creative endeavors of others. Reading about upcoming technology and thinking of the future stirs my creativity up and makes me wonder what I can do today that might survive into the future. I might not have the scientific or technical skills, but I’ve never yet come away from reading about potential futures without being awed and inspired. I recommend it if you feel you are in a rut. A rut is no place to be. I’d rather be back in the future.
Whatever we are thinking about right now, is creating the future. Whatever we are living right now, is a result of the past.
