Today in class, my instructor introduced us to Oblique Strategies.
What, you ask?
Technically, it was originated for musicians, by a musician and an artist (Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt) to pull the haplass, stuck creature out of the despair of creative block.
(read: WTF I am gonna write/play/arrange/draw next?!)
Our heroes have devised a stack of cards with one sentenced cryptic remarks, that will hopefully pull you outta the abyss. Or, throw you in; whatever you like. You can purchase a stack of cards online, or there are website alternatives that offer up the phrases one click at a time.
The wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategies
Oblique Strategies, one click at a time: http://music.hyperreal.org/artists/brian_eno/oblique/oblique.html
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