Kyna Leski Ordre des livres (chronologique)

The stages of the creative process--from unlearning to beginning again--seen through examples from the practice of artists, architects, poets, inventors, scientists, and others.

The creative process—spanning from “unlearning” to renewal—is explored through examples from various artists, architects, poets, and more. Kyna Leski emphasizes that while each creative instance is unique, the underlying process is universal. Creatives across disciplines face similar challenges, navigating through blank pages, writer's block, and uncertainty. Drawing from her diverse experiences as a teacher, maker, and architect, Leski likens the creative journey to a storm that builds and envelops us, if we allow it. This dynamic process is characterized by starts and stops, ebbs and flows. Accompanying illustrations depict the creative arc through the metaphor of water droplets in a storm. Leski discusses the importance of unlearning—shedding preconceptions to identify problems worth solving. The process involves gathering evidence, whether through notes, research, or object collections, which propels creativity forward. It requires perception, conception, and making connections while also allowing for pauses and retreats before continuing. Drawing on diverse examples, from Paul Klee to Steve Jobs and the design of Gaudí's Sagrada Familia, Leski presents creativity as an endless journey. This insightful perspective serves as a vital guide for anyone engaged in creative exploration.

The Making of Design Principles By Kyna Leski with essays by Silvia Acosta, Lynnette Widder, David Gersten, Stuart Blazer and Nader Tehrani Beginnings, new beginnings, the beginner's mind are vital to an architect at any stage at the outset of a project; the foundation for why one does this over that...a basis for decisions throughout the creative process. The Making of Design Principles is grounded in the premise that a work of architecture is the science of the unique and unrepeatable-that design principles are developed out of the content, conditions, and forces of each project's situation. The problem set and work from Design Principles, the first semester design studio at RISD is presented through rich black and white images. Included are texts by Silvia Acosta, Kyna Leski, David Gersten and Stuart Blazer which delve into the connections of language and material, syntax and tectonics.