Manifesto and Mantra
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Please name your file as lastname_gathering24_manifesto
Please name your file as lastname_gathering24_mantra
Upload your manifesto and mantra to your project documentation folder for your .
Copy and paste the text (if applicable) on our class Discord.
"Concise, powerful statements create a clear image in the mind's eye. They function as mental shortcuts to your goals, your values, and your ethics."
~Charlotte Burgess-Auburn from You Need A Manifesto
Be prepared to share and ask questions of each other about your manifestos and mantras! Give each other the opportunity to explain your thought processes, deeper reasonings, and ideas. When you are the listener, take notes, and then reflect on what you heard from the manifesto to its creator. What differences do you notice between your manifestos? What do they have in common?
For your own mantra for action: You can write it. Tattoo it on your body. Print it on T-shirt. Print it on a poster.
Regardless, it needs to be short and memorable! If I saw you in the hallway and asked you to tell me your mantra, you should be able to do so on the spot without any hesitation! Alternatively, you can create an action prompt instead. It can take various forms: a power move, a power song (or create your own), a film to play to signal it's time to do your creative work, etc. etc. It should be accessible whenever and wherever you work!
Be prepared to share it on the first day of class!
Whenever I need to get to work on a creative project (particularly if I'm tired or don't want to begin), I play this live Prince song on my headphones LOUD. It kicks me into action mode every time! And I play it on repeat for hours.
The audio is better in the above version, but if you're curious and want to see the accompanying video, here it is below!
by Bruce Mau (Design)
by Deiter Rams (Product Design)
by Stefan Sagmeister (Graphic Design)
by BlackSpace Urbanist Collective (Collective)
by Carissa Carter of the d.school (Design Education)
by Rick Griffith (Design)
(it's towards the bottom of the page) by Ernest Adams (Game Design)
by DOGMA 95 (Film)
was published 1991 in the BIKINI KILL ZINE 2. . (Music)
(Music)
by John Emerson
by Maria Popova
by Anonymous
Janelle: What else can I share? [She reads.] “I will protect Little Janelle. I am not above making a mistake. I am not above misspeaking. I will not give up on myself today. I will not give up on myself tomorrow. I will not give up on myself in the future. I will not give up on Little Janelle.” You can read the entire interview here, "Janelle Monáe Peels the Onion" by Michael Schulman