Creativity vs. Innovation

I agree with everyone who has said on his or her posts that creativity and innovation are both essential to digital designer, and how it is complimentary to each other. My definition of creativity is the process of visual problem solving, and Innovation is the brainchild.

If the innovation is both never evaluated or converted into new convenient products then, the products become an interesting showcase object, and they have no valuable meaning no matter how creative a solid idea may be.

Take this for an example; the Walkman is an amazing invention. This device allows people to listen to music on a go and it was a great concept, but the design of the Walkman is not appealing. It is big, heavy, and ugly. As technology improved and taken into account of consumers’ needs and demands, the MP3 players and iPod are invented. The inventor makes it smaller, lighter, and prettier to fit inside any person’s pocket. This makes it more convenient for everyone.

Although we have to go through many steps to produce a new convenient product, we, as a designer, have to value our old innovation.