on creating...

[spacebug]

In general, do you find that your ideas come first, and then you figure out the tools to realize them, or do your ideas come out of the capabilities of your tools?

Is one way better than another?

Comments

[ilexcassine.livejournal.com]

My first thought about this question wasn't an answer, but another question- does the response (and even the nature of the question) change depending on the nature of the idea- or artistic goal? (in other words, this seems like a musician question, in a way, I don't know if I'd even think of it like that) And its weird, I assumed you meant artistic idea initially, but really, it could be anything, hm?

Idea and tools are generally pretty inextricably linked for me, even if they don't always match up perfectly (like I haven't figured out what the idea needs or I don't know enough about the tools).

[spacebug.livejournal.com]

I wasn't thinking specifically about music, but I was thinking artistic ideas. ...but it was also purposefully open ended.