The Strategies were, then, a way to remind themselves of those habits of thinking – to jog the mind. Both Schmidt and Eno realized that the pressures of time tended to steer them away from the ways of thinking they found most productive when the pressure was off. The deck itself had its origins in the discovery by Brian Eno that both he and his friend Peter Schmidt tended to keep a set of basic working principles which guided them through the kinds of moments of pressure – either working through a heavy painting session or watching the clock tick while you’re running up a big buck studio bill. The cards were solid black on one side, and had the Oblique Strategies printed in a 10-point sans serif face on the other They measured about 2-3/4″ x 3-3/4″ and came in a small black box which said “OBLIQUE STRATEGIES” on one of the top’s long sides and “BRIAN ENO/PETER SCHMIDT” on the other side. Before the world went digital, they were easy to describe. The Oblique Strategies are a deck of cards. I think they are really interesting and allow a little bit of thinking room in the creative process. I’ve had a couple of different versions of these decks and use them in my work from time to time.
#Brian eno oblique strategies architecture upgrade
Do you use apple widgets? I don’t but I know I’m about to upgrade my OS – especially now since apple has made available a digital version of Brian Eno’s “Oblique Strategies” cards.
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