Re: [IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
I love listening to afrobeat or funky jazz music when doing anything creative. Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Fela Kuti Will Bernard Stanton Moore Karl Denson Charlie Hunter (8-string guitar) John Scofield http://www.archive.org/details/etree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
As stated by many above it depends on the task at hand or type of focus needed. I do like Sirius or Pandora to mix it up as I sometimes fall into a rut - see music below :). Detailed Work Eno - Music for Airports Moby - A mix of his albums Radiohead - Any album Creative Work Radiohead - Any album Oasis - Early stuff Kings Of Leon - Any album The Killers - Any Album . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
People assume I'm joking when I say this. But I REALLY love "The Most Unwanted Song" http://www.wired.com/listening_post/2008/04/a-scientific-at/ 22 minutes of music genius. I enjoy coding to it. And other interesting music like Balinese Gamelan and Traditional Indian. Why? Like all creative acts, coding requires interesting external input to lead down new paths. This song leads to new ideas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:19 AM, J. Ambrose Little wrote: > Often I find I have to turn off more mood-based music (like metal, rock, > indie, etc.) because mood changes or it starts feeling repetitive and even > annoying. This stuff I can just listen to for hours (even tho Pandora > repeats a lot on this station) w/ my Bose headphones (which provide the > nice > thwompy beat necessary for full enjoyment): > http://www.pandora.com/?sc=sh104979862750689189 > I think a key aspect is no words, or at least none I can understand. :) > But > I like mixing in beat w/ the more stereotypical instrumental, too. > > -a > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help > On a good day, dance (Ministry Anthems 3 disk set on repeat is a good example). On a bad day, when too much needs to be done in a hurry and a distraction free environment is required, KMFDM/Slayer/White Zombie/Black Label Society/misc assorted hardcore. Cheers, Andrew -- --- Andrew Boyd http://uxaustralia.com.au -- UX Australia Conference Canberra 2009 http://uxbookclub.org -- connect, read, discuss http://govux.org -- the government user experience forum http://resilientnationaustralia.org Resilient Nation Australia Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
Often I find I have to turn off more mood-based music (like metal, rock, indie, etc.) because mood changes or it starts feeling repetitive and even annoying. This stuff I can just listen to for hours (even tho Pandora repeats a lot on this station) w/ my Bose headphones (which provide the nice thwompy beat necessary for full enjoyment): http://www.pandora.com/?sc=sh104979862750689189 I think a key aspect is no words, or at least none I can understand. :) But I like mixing in beat w/ the more stereotypical instrumental, too. -a Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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"Its over a year since the last post like this..." http://www.ixda.org/discuss.php?post=39321 ;-) My choice depends upon the work. For coding complicated stuff or really working on interaction, then silence is best for me. Rock music does the job when I want some ideas (paper prototypes / loose concepts), classical (esp Bach) for putting things together (wireframing), stuff like Sylvian or later Talk Talk / Mark Hollis for artistic stuffs (high fidelity prototypes). I sense a kind of progression here... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
- > Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing? > Started June 16th at 2:39am Gregorian chants & Bach cello concertos. Complex, engaging, but not distracting. --Andrea Richeson Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
yeah.. I connect with music so intensely that, I have a hard time focusing on anything but the music if the source is in close proximity, and the task at hand is cerebral in nature (i.e., driving, physical labor, and music-specific endeavors excluded). Actually, I'm able to have Brian Eno's "Ambient One: Music for Airports" going... but that's about it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
Nothing gets my blood flowing like fast and loud punk/pop-punk. Here are some of my favorite songs: Saves the Day - Shoulder to the Wheel Allister - Somewhere Down on Fullerton Strung Out - Paperwalls Blink 182 - Touchdown Boy Pennywise - Surfin' USA Ramones - Judy is a Punk After that initial burst of energy I like more downtempo electronic stuff such as Goldfrapp, Daft Punk, Air, and Zero 7. Here's my 'Fast' playlist on imeem: http://www.imeem.com/people/b0NTYKS/playlist/imI1vakB/fast-music-playlist/ Here's my 'Spy' playlist (more downtempo): http://www.imeem.com/people/b0NTYKS/playlist/GXvm-DDX/spy-music-playlist/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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I _wish_ I could listen to music while working. Every single possible type of music ends up distracting my attention so much it might as well be fingernails on a chalkboard. I'm not sure why that is .. I've heard of a few other people having the same problem, but I think it's more rare than common. I can't listen to anything while working it has to be as silent as possible. Then, I get into a 'zone'.. tilt my head a little to the right (don't ask me why this happens as I can't explain it) and have at it. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Like others, traditional pop structures and lyrics, though I like them, distract me from work. I like to sing along too much! Chill/down-tempo/trip-hop and instrumental (guitar mostly) help me work the best. Phillip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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New Age music is particularly useful to me. It lets me focus on the important, frees my mind from the unnecessary, and takes me to a world of imagination:) I've also seen designers listen to pop music or rock music to pump them up. A lot of the research participants I interviewed in the past seemed to like classical music when they were doing reflective type of creative work such as coding and writing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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The only kind of music that actually helps me focus and doesn't distract from work is ambient techno and space music: Definiton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_music Examples: Anthony Rother http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t96pq45kJcE Pete Namlook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mu7fKgcVx4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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It definitely comes down to personal preference. I know a lot of people like to accompany their keyboard time with electronic/ambient music. I tried that but it never really stuck. So I listen to light/indie rock and some instrumental, like Josh Rouse, Sufjan Stevens, Explosions in the Sky, etc. It's perfect for me as long as I do not need to read anything. Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
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Even though I'm now 50, I seem to NEED Metallica's Black Album to code to when starting any new project. It seems to get me in the mood for lots of fiddly tags, CSS IDs and controls! ;-) I must admit, however that after over 10 years of Metallica I can now almost do the same with White Zombie! I think it is just the noise that blanks everything out around me. Works well in the office or late at night. Better than coffee! Once I'm going, though the music I listen to will depend on the job. I've had good results with Ska, Reggae and even went through a time when it had to be BritPop, but thankfully that phase has passed and after seeing the movie "The Boat that Rocked", I'm back onto 60s and 70s music by the Kinks, the Hollies and the Easybeats! (Man, I love iTunes search!) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=42851 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Music to Design to - What gets your creative juices flowing?
Its over a year since the last post like this... Music is important to me when designing as it helps inspire, keeps me creative and helps me stay in the zone. Personally I find more ambient music more effective as catchy tunes can often find you singing along or breaking into a guitar riff mid design. Good design music can also be project dependent as it can set the scene or create a mood and you might need an upbeat set of tunes for one and a more obscure set of tunes for something more abstract. - Kid Loco - Sigur Rós - Herbaliser - The Avalanches - St Germain - M83 - Beta Band - Kruder & Dorfmeister - John Williams / Hans Zimmer music Scores So whether I am designing or coding a website, struggling with that initial logo concept or just trying to get your head outside of that box music always helps... so any suggestions are welcome! Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
