Viewing sites like Dwitter always refreshes my confidence in creativity. ~

You would expect severe restrictions to yield sameness. On the contrary, you receive untamed variety. Optical illusions. Modern sayings. People twisting the medium in unplanned directions.

The trend I’ve noticed.

Limits prevent uninvited focus.

Constraints that we all share can become a shared language.

A tiny scope reduces experimentation expenditure.

When the area of surface is small, people penetrate deep instead of spread wide. They experiment with odd concepts since failing is inexpensive and quick.

Unlike most platforms that add features to unlock creative potential, which actually ends up overwhelming it.

A rule that I keep coming back to: if something feels playful, constraints are probably doing their job.

Inquisitive.

In what situations did restrictions lead to better outcomes?

When do limitations start to seem fictitious?

What contemporary instruments ought to be more limited?