Creativity means that you try something new

Though absolutely harmonious with the studio's overall filmmaking values, [The Incredibles] was quite unlike the movies Pixar had made before—and that, as Catmull explained, was exactly the point. "We need to have variability, and we need to have people with different ideas. You can't keep repeating the old things. By definition, creativity means thay you try something new."

Karen Paik, To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios, Chronicle Books, 2007, p 249.

wrestling a vision into existence

In addition to the problems every filmmaker faces in wrestling a vision into existence, Docter was facing a web of pressures highly unusual fo a first-time director.

Karen Paik, To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios, Chronicle Books, 2007, p 186.

I just really like this description of the creative process - "wrestling a vision into existence." Io Infinity and Beyond is a great read about the creative process behind a movie and a company.

240 billion photos

DATA POINT: 240 BILLION

"In January, Facebook announced that it has 240 billion photos total. With Instagram, there are 40 million photos uploaded every day. Photos are becoming the default of communication."

- Loren Appin, director of growth, Pixable, an application that personalizes the photo-sharing experience

"Gannett, Airbnb, Pixable Weigh In On The Value Of Visual," Fast Company, 18 Mar 2013, www.fastcompany.com/magazine/174/gannett-airbnb-pixable.