The Simpleminded Creative Studio

The KISS principle K-I-S-S which also means “Keep It Simple, Stupid” of course there are other variations like “Keep it Short and Simple” or “Keep It Simple Silly” but I’ll rather be blunt in this article. It’s just plain stupidity to over-complicate your own content.  Many times we try to over-complicate our own content by adding fancy words into the content so that it seems to be at the right length and looks professional. But here’s the truth, we are not linguistic scholars, most of the time fancy words bore many of us. Here’s an example:   You're given a topic to promote a calculator for your calculus class. The KISS version.  Tacky, stylish and easy to carry. This calculator is certainly the key to your good calculus grades. The over-complicated version.  Tacky, stylish with the latest design that suits all teenagers and its small and portable size allows it easy to be carried around. This calculator will certainly help in your grades an...

Creating your own creative content What makes a good content? Have you even have such thought whenever you flip through certain magazine article and have the thought that  “Hey, this content is refreshing, creative and mind blowing!”, and next comes the thought that “Prolly it’s done by some great awesome content creator that I’ll not be able to top.”  Yes these companies spend thousands or even millions investing in a group of people to create ‘THE’ creative content that might be the core factor of a new trend setting. But even with these facts it doesn't sum up that you'll need to be a pro before creating interesting content, in fact many of the pros in the creative field started as a newbie in their younger days.  It’s not hard at all creating a content, I believe that everyone has the ability to create their own interesting content. However, in today’s era, we are flooded with overwhelming information. We barely spend time reading any articl...