Darren Daz Cox, now in Pekin Illinois!
The Creative ‘Creative Class’
Richard Florida was on Coast To Coast Am with George Noori last night and it was a great show as usual. He wrote a book defining the ‘creative class’, those people who change the paradigms in whatever field they end up in. He had another phrase to define a subset of people, those who are “open to experience” as opposed to introverts, extroverts etc. These people, as defined by Richard Florida, are the ones who build things in their garages and dress as they please rather than dressing to fit it. As cool as that sounds they are also the people who tend to not get hired and to be considered strange. I am the poster child of the "open to experience" class of people haha!
Coincidentally (or rather synchronously) the day before I heard the show with Richard Florida my "open to experience" bio on my About me page was chosen by a random surfer as "The best About me page on the internet". I know, I know, it’s not a ‘real’ award but it was given out of the kindness of my new friend’s heart and proves what Richard Florida was saying, the creative class, especially those who fall into the "open to experience" catagory are the ones who can’t help but create something cool when they are given the time and space to express themselves.
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Go B Zine, it’s my new take on the old fashioned idea of a xeroxed DIY (do it yourself) zine sent via old fashioned snail mail. The idea I had was that people will read the zine when they are in the right place, stuck in traffic, on the toilet, in a waiting room, on the beach, somewhere where they aren’t bombarded by instant messages and email, and hey, I know I can’t compete with Dr. Horrible on the net but I can reach you in your home mail box. Since I’m not selling anything and the content is original, most people won’t deny themselves the joy of getting something for free, you have to be a real grouch to not want your stack of bills and credit card offers polluted with a home made art zine!
There is a quantum physics part to the zine experiment too. My intent is to send a wave of creative energy and inspiration into the world and because the readers are the ‘observer’ that energy will ‘collapse the wave’ – change from potential to actual.
While some of you know a few of the recipients, none of you know all of them, so the potential for seemingly random serendipity/synchronicity exists. The moment two of you zine readers ‘accidentally’ bump into each other will be the moment I consider this a total success! We are all connected, quantum physics proves this and therefore, as unlikely as it sounds, GO B Zine readers will been drawn together because of my intent. Muhahaha then I’ll take over the world! nah, I’ll have another project by then but one day you’ll remember I said it here first!
~** all art and plans of world domination by Darren Daz Cox <- creative strategist and mutant **~
oh and join me on Chris Brogan’s new Social Networking and Marketing Event discussion site Project Dogfood (when you do what you tell others to do you are allegorically eating your own dogfood to see if it is good!)
Originally posted 2008-07-30 19:20:47. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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July 30th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Hmmm…very interesting, though I am not sure where I would fit in. :O
I agree we are all connected…though some among us deny it.
I love the pieces especially the hearts.
gypsy-hearts last blog post..Dipping into your soul and an anniversary.
July 31st, 2008 at 6:54 am
Sorry its taken so long to get over here and mention this, I’m in a whirlwind getting the blog ready and get the family ready for vacation at the same time. I had a great time reading the stories and looking at the art. I loved it Daz.I know it is something I will be looking at over and over. It is sitting on my art table and that’s where it will stay.
Thanks for including me!
Wendi Kellys last blog post..A Lighthouse in the Storm
July 31st, 2008 at 9:13 am
I figured you’d like my zine Wendi! You actually remind me of Gemma the stowaway! perhaps in an alternate dimension you are preparing for a vacation on a different planet!
July 31st, 2008 at 9:37 am
I got your zine in the mailbox with my bills, etc. and it did make my day. Not only mine, but everyone in my family loved getting mail with Dr. Seuss stamps. When we opened it , it was such a cool suprise that I sealed it back up and showed it to some of my friends who nabbed some of the pressed flowers to snail mail to their friends and family. Thank you! You inspired all of us who have read it here.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:15 am
awww!!! excellent!!!
More zines are in progress and i hope they are fun for you too! *smiling*