Universal creative techniques
Across all creative skills (music, writing, design, etc.), some techniques seem to be universal. Here are some.
- Different mixes of “content” and “non-content”
- Emphasise ”important” elements, de-emphasise less important elements
- Minimalism (as few elements as possible) and maximalism (as many elements as possible)
- Make something harder to understand on purpose
- Simplicity of execution vs complexity of execution (i.e. how much effort went into an element)
- Contrast something with what is common or popular, on purpose (e.g. intentionally use something “from the past”, or intentionally do something wrong)
- Lean into a style choice more than would be expected