CREATE
Every great design begins with an even better story. - Lorinda Mamo
The Importance of Creativity
Creativity can come from many places. For me it often comes from nature and from studying the work of other designers and creators. Each community has its own expression of creativity that the design process needs to capture to result in a play environment that truly speaks to them. The process for each community is as unique as each of them. I always walk away from the process knowing I have learnt something new and feeling very honored to have taken the journey with them.
Some of my favorite websites on nature and our relationship to it are:
In the Library
These are resources I go back to again and again around the topics of NATURE and CREATING PLAY SPACES!
Importance of Getting Outside
The Power of Outdoor Spaces
The Inward Garden: Creating a Place of Beauty and Meaning
(Moir Messervy)
Open Space: People Space
(Thompson & Travlou)
Plants for Play
(Moore)
Playground Inspirations
Great Kids' Spaces
(Links Books)
Playwork Theory and Practice
(Brown)
Education Setting Inspirations
Early Learning Environments that Work
(Isbell & Exelby)
Inspiring Spaces for Young Children
(DeViney et. al.)
Designs for Living and Learning
(Curtis & Carter)
