I like to tell people I have the heart of a small boy.
Then I say it’s in a jar on my desk.
Stephen King
How does your workspace look like — and how do you want it to look like? Personally, I prefer to have all my work digitally — invisible if not needed, easy to backup, but also easy to loose. But still, I am thinking of pimping up my workspace. Not necessary to make it a more pleasurable place (if the creative work you do does not make it so, paint and accessories can only do so much), but perhaps to make it more … me.
I recently stumbled upon three interesting books on the topic, going from the “general space” to your actual workplace to the desk itself:
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Of course, while books show you (probably) the most interesting places/decorations (and the stories behind them), there are also a lot of interesting photos of workplaces online.
For example, there are some old groups on flickr (I am not a flickr user anymore since it was bought by Yahoo, but it has its uses):
- Group “My Desk”: http://www.flickr.com/groups/mydesk/
- The Guardian’s group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1712025@N23/ (careful — if you post anything here you give the rights to The Guardian)
- or another old one: http://www.flickr.com/groups/thisiswhereispendmostofmylife/
or some interesting photos on deviantART if you search, for example, for “my desk”.
So, how does your workplace look like — and how do you want to have it?