Music and Design=Creativity
Posted under: I often wondered if having background music – iTunes or other methods aid productivity and creativity. I have a habit of having my iTunes open when coding, and I found that certain artists/genres inspire me and get me flowing with ideas. However that is not always the case, I can put on a Pink Floyd album and I really get stuck – (I don’t know why but Floyd always does that for some reason). Also Podcasts are a no-no when it comes to working. I can’t concentrate fully on coding when the latest Rissington or BoagWorld podcast is on in the background.
As a little experiment I noted down the artists and albums that really got my creative juices flowing which are listed below:
- Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid
- Sigur Ros – Takk
- Jim Noir – Jim Noir
- Rufus Wainwright – Want 1 and 2
- Brian Wilson – SMiLE
- Belle and Sebastian – Dear Catastrophe Waitress
- Radiohead – In Rainbows
- The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead
- Grandaddy – Sumday
- Midlake – The Trials Of Van Occupanther
- Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
- Radar Bros – The Fallen Leaf Pages
What inspires you?
Hiya,
I am much the same, if i am coding i cannot do it with podcasts in the background, however they are find if i am designing.
I have a few of the chillout albums which i listen to a lot when coding. Rather paradoxically i also have “comfort stuff” like the hitchhikers audiobooks which i have heard many many times before. I find these to be fine for coding.
I also have some of the classics, tubular bells (mike old field) and some coldplay on very quietly seems to work well.
Cool post, hope that helps.
^licks^
Jamie & Lion
Cheers Jamie!
I can listen to podcasts and audio books only when I am doing graphical stuff, but it’s off putting when opening a text editor and writing mark up and CSS.
It gets a bit lonely working in silence even though I have done that, but I much prefer some background noise.
I like the layout here, anyways, my blog is dofollow, come get a link. Bobby.
ummm……No Thanks