Comments on: Absence of common sense http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/ Music and design connected Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:49:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Christian Sandberg http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/#comment-28 Christian Sandberg Tue, 16 May 2006 16:07:37 +0000 http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/#comment-28 Yea, I know exactly what you mean. I usually just start a song with a beat or a sample and then it starts living it's own life. The same goes with designing websites. But I think it's good if you start following your heart and not your brain all the time. After all, that's what music and designing is all about, isn't it? There's nothing right or wrong here. By the way, I really like your new design. Congratulations. Yea, I know exactly what you mean. I usually just start a song with a beat or a sample and then it starts living it’s own life. The same goes with designing websites. But I think it’s good if you start following your heart and not your brain all the time. After all, that’s what music and designing is all about, isn’t it? There’s nothing right or wrong here.

By the way, I really like your new design. Congratulations.

]]> By: Olof Lönnroth http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/#comment-29 Olof Lönnroth Wed, 17 May 2006 09:05:08 +0000 http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/#comment-29 <blockquote>By the way, I really like your new design. Congratulations.</blockquote> Bah! You found it! :) It isn't even finished yet...hmm... I'd better hide this a little better... anyway, thanks.

By the way, I really like your new design. Congratulations.

Bah! You found it! :) It isn’t even finished yet…hmm… I’d better hide this a little better… anyway, thanks.

]]> By: Christian Sandberg http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/#comment-30 Christian Sandberg Wed, 17 May 2006 18:33:01 +0000 http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/#comment-30 Now I know why I came here. I have commented here once before, then you clicked the link to my webpage and the referrer showed up in my stats. I didn't know it was secret, hihi... :) Now I know why I came here. I have commented here once before, then you clicked the link to my webpage and the referrer showed up in my stats. I didn’t know it was secret, hihi… :)

]]> By: Tay http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/#comment-1116 Tay Tue, 26 Sep 2006 15:18:29 +0000 http://lonnroth.info/blog/2006/05/15/absence-of-common-sense/#comment-1116 I learned from a very early age that whenever you create something (in this case music), once finished, you should put it on the shelf and ignore it for at least a week or two. The purpose of this has a psychological effect in that you are leaving yourself and then reacquainting yourself for the purpose of improvement. It's somewhat like video recording yourself at a social gathering and then playing it back at a later date; you knew the camera was on and you were being recorded but when looking at it again later in time you spot things that you either didn't care for or you want to improve. I only say this to you because the idea of "common sense" as you put it is really a misnomer when it comes to the creative type. There simply is no common sense when truly creating. If there was it could be created by anyone and everyone! There's nothing common about it. I learned from a very early age that whenever you create something (in this case music), once finished, you should put it on the shelf and ignore it for at least a week or two. The purpose of this has a psychological effect in that you are leaving yourself and then reacquainting yourself for the purpose of improvement. It’s somewhat like video recording yourself at a social gathering and then playing it back at a later date; you knew the camera was on and you were being recorded but when looking at it again later in time you spot things that you either didn’t care for or you want to improve.
I only say this to you because the idea of “common sense” as you put it is really a misnomer when it comes to the creative type. There simply is no common sense when truly creating. If there was it could be created by anyone and everyone! There’s nothing common about it.

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