Think Bigger
I've recently upgraded (the understatement of the year) to an Apple Cinema 30 inch display and I can't describe how much of a positive difference it has had on my work. Just the ability to see multiple windows at the same time has been a tremendous time-saver.
So, since I know a bigger screen helps me to work faster, I decided to try a another "does size matter?" experiment. I grabbed a pad of 18"x24" drawing paper and a marker and sat down to do some brainstorming.
What I found is that the extra room on the paper gave me permission to think bigger.
If you've got something you'd like to think about in a different way, go ahead and up-size your canvas. I bet you'll find the extra space will give you (or your clients) more room to be creative. Give it a shot and let me know how it works for you.
So, since I know a bigger screen helps me to work faster, I decided to try a another "does size matter?" experiment. I grabbed a pad of 18"x24" drawing paper and a marker and sat down to do some brainstorming.
What I found is that the extra room on the paper gave me permission to think bigger.
- Doodles? Check.
- To Do list? Check.
- Mindmap? Check.
- Notes? Check.
If you've got something you'd like to think about in a different way, go ahead and up-size your canvas. I bet you'll find the extra space will give you (or your clients) more room to be creative. Give it a shot and let me know how it works for you.
I love that screen, I'm jealous. I've had my eye on it for a while, but have to make due with a laptop screen and an external LCD monitor. Just not the same.
As for going bigger, one of the first things I did when I set up my home office was to make one wall a chalkboard (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbrettmiller/340028657/ ). I'm thinking of changing it into a magnetic whiteboard. (Can you believe they actually have paint for that?)
Posted by: Brett | September 08, 2008 at 10:09 PM