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<p>There’s a lot of controversy in <a title="Expensive art" href="http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/expensive-art/12821/">yesterday’s post*</a>and I actually got some hate mail. *Wow, first time for everything. *I am not going to defend the post or my thoughts since it’s clear a number of people misunderstood my intent and thought process, yet an equal number got it. *I think those are good results.</p>
<p>As an adjunct to yesterday’s post NPR (our public radio in the United States) ran a terrific article on teaching democracy to students through jazz. *Jazz is focused on improvisation and to create music on the fly requires a group of people to get together and agree. *What a marvelous idea to integrate jazz into the classroom. *You can hear that broadcast by <a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/12/28/257672489/teaching-democracy-through-jazz-perfecting-party-playlists" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</p>
<p>I would like to expand on yesterday’s core subject, however, the art of design. *Let me just suggest that there are many ways to design equipment, just as there are many ways to cook food. *Designers can follow tried and true recipes and prepare some wonderful sounding equipment, just as chef’s can do the same. *But rarely do designers or chefs standout as stellar examples of innovative creations by following recipes.</p>
<p>No, only those designers and chefs that have the courage to step outside their comfort zones and get away from the tried and true stand out.</p>
<p>There’s art and skill in following a recipe of design or food and creating a successful end result.</p>
<p>But for those adventurous enough to step outside their comfort zones and try something new, especially in the art of reproducing music, the potential rewards for their customers are huge.</p>
<p>Recipes are safe, creative art can be scary.</p>
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[Source: http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/scary-art/12829/]
<p>As an adjunct to yesterday’s post NPR (our public radio in the United States) ran a terrific article on teaching democracy to students through jazz. *Jazz is focused on improvisation and to create music on the fly requires a group of people to get together and agree. *What a marvelous idea to integrate jazz into the classroom. *You can hear that broadcast by <a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/12/28/257672489/teaching-democracy-through-jazz-perfecting-party-playlists" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</p>
<p>I would like to expand on yesterday’s core subject, however, the art of design. *Let me just suggest that there are many ways to design equipment, just as there are many ways to cook food. *Designers can follow tried and true recipes and prepare some wonderful sounding equipment, just as chef’s can do the same. *But rarely do designers or chefs standout as stellar examples of innovative creations by following recipes.</p>
<p>No, only those designers and chefs that have the courage to step outside their comfort zones and get away from the tried and true stand out.</p>
<p>There’s art and skill in following a recipe of design or food and creating a successful end result.</p>
<p>But for those adventurous enough to step outside their comfort zones and try something new, especially in the art of reproducing music, the potential rewards for their customers are huge.</p>
<p>Recipes are safe, creative art can be scary.</p>
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[Source: http://www.pstracks.com/pauls-posts/scary-art/12829/]