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Aristotle — How to live a good life

2400 years ago Aristotle found out how to be happy. His Nicomachean Ethics is an operating manual for a good life.

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Immanuel Kant — What is Beauty?

Beauty leads us to truth and goodness, said Immanuel Kant. And this is how it works.

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The Creative Playground

Have fun with drawing! Create yourself a creative playground we need a goal and rules.

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The Perfect Drawing Tool

Learn how the personality of pencils, pens, and brushes can influence your art and your creative growth.

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David Hume — Why we change our mind

This is a very quick (and fun) introduction to David Hume. It explains his famous “problem of induction” and why it is important for science.

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How to draw ideas

Four ways how to use drawing to get more ideas: Study, Explore, Develop, and Show. They will boost your creativity.

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The Creative Switch

The basic recipe for good ideas is really simple: Just create a lot of options and then pick the best one.

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J.J. Gibson—The meaning of the world

Are we cut off from the outer world, trapped alone in our personal experience?

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What is a picture?

If we want to understand what a picture is, then we must look at the difference between perception and imagination.

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So… this is a job?

What is Design? Designers share a problem with politicians and business consultants: nobody knows what they are actually doing.