Some random thoughts on creativity. There was time when there were not too many books on creativity. Today, I suppose there are thousands. But, not having consulted any of those books, I have a few ideas of my own that I would like to espouse. Let me start by echoing the ideas that I have heard. Actually, only one comes to mind, and that is attributed to Jerry Seinfeld. He tells a funny story about a person trying to think of a creative idea. He says they are like mice running by. You have no choice as to when they will come, or where, or anything. He says, if you are lucky, you will be able to put your foot out, and step on their tail, and say, “Wait a minute Buddy Boy – Not so fast!!” And then you will get your creative idea. I think he’s right. I have proven that time and time again, in my own search for creative ideas. But getting back to the general idea of creativity, I think the most creative medium of all is the animated cartoon. Why? Just think about it – In the animated cartoon, you must create three main ideas – 1. Story, 2. Visual Art, and 3. Music. If The Beatles or Beethoven writes music, they are only concerned with music. Not story, and not visual art. (Unless they are making a video, but that usually comes after the fact.) If Danielle Steele writes a book, she is only concerned with story. (Or writing if it’s a nonfiction author.) If Picasso creates a painting, he is only concerned with visual art. Now, if you consider cinematography a visual art, then a movie or TV show also requires 3 forms of creativity – story, visual art, and music. As book cover designer, I am just concerned with visual art, not story or music, other than the fact that I must know the story and I often times listen to music while in the midst of visual creativity. All of these concepts are loosely defined, and they are all interwoven here and there. I suppose that if you are an author, the same thing applies – All three forms of creative ideas are loosely involved in writing a book. But the three main areas of creative ideas remain: Story, visual art, and music. At least that’s all I can think of. Just some random thoughts on creativity.