Studio Brief 4 - Brian Eno

Oblique Strategies Cards 

Peter Schmidt and Brian Eno collaborated to create the 'Oblique Strategies' cards, which were created through thinking about their own approaches to their individual disciplines, as artist and musician.  The cards act as prompts for creative block with each card having a suggestion, some more vague than others, which can then be thought about in different creative contexts. Multiple cards can be drawn to create combined solutions. 

The cards can be interpreted in different ways making them useful for a range of disciplines. By keeping the cards quite open / vague this allows for multiple outcomes to be produced. There is no right or wrong way of using them which removes boundaries within the creative process. The use of a card format makes them portable and easily used.