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In part one we looked at how intuition isn't something that we are born with, but it is something that we develop. We plant the seeds to our creativity almost constantly—tending to the shoots that grow if we are drawn to what is planted and defining what it is that makes up the weeds of our garden. It is how we determine what is good and what is bad, sometimes without being able to verbally express it, just feeling it. However, a problem may arise in that we sometimes have trouble finding our ways back to the right plants when we need to. We need a map of our gardens. Let's call it inspiration.

In the garden of the mind, creativity is something that needs to be tended to with constant love and care. The ability to come up with an idea out of thin air is a myth – it just never happens. The ideas come from somewhere in our minds as a mix of past experiences, opinions and all that which is creative that has been planted in the soil of our memories, dance and play and mix together. In the first part of this two part piece, we'll explore intuition and where it stems from.

The finished product is the manifestation of all the thought, development and care you put into a project. It is not, however, what you should jump to instantly. It shouldn't be your immediate goal. It is the process you go through – the thought, development and care – that you should concern yourself with the most.

Most poorly designed pieces have something in common; they're too complicated and too busy. Too many fonts, too many photos, too many logos, too many colours. Just too much. Have a look at the majority of the award winning work that's floating around—there are few fonts, few photos, few logo, few colours. Even the busy looking designs can be broken down into simple elements.

Retinart has existed in one form or another for a few years now. Most of the changes made, existing solely in my own mind, didn't actually turn into much. It is now that I feel that I have taken the right first step.

Why is one movie better than another? Why do we prefer the writings of this author over that one? Why do some pieces of art make our hearts sing while others make us flatline? Quality is personal taste not owned by anyone else, not always describable but, without a doubt, felt. So why don't we put more thought into how we define quality?

When you know the correct way to structure a sentence, the world becomes a scary place – you start to notice how many people get it painfully wrong. The ease of content creation that the web now affords us is making the problem worse, so why not get a basic understanding to help make your text a little more professional?

An illustrated school of ghosts, engraved skin and utopias for the dystopians—the Moleskine has developed quite the following.

Oh man! Has he done it now! Neither rain, nor snow, nor death of the night, can keep him from his duty. Hogwash! Welcome to the horribly late review of the Type Directors Clubs' Typography 8, 1987.

Blessed be the notebooks of Modo & Modo, draped in cloth of oil, born in Tours of France. Standing tall of 14 by wide of 9, split through mark of cloth and strapped by rubber and cotton with corners curved. Thy name is Moleskine.