"Again by Heart."

There comes a point in every creator’s life when he/she must consult with outside sources to find sources of inspiration to make new creations in the future. At HitRECord.org, a website that was co-founded by actor, Joseph Gordon Levitt, people have the opportunity to record their records, or ideas (drawings, writings, videos, audios, etc.), and then have them remixed by others, thus creating new pieces of art. The website describes HitRECord.org’s purpose as being a community of people who “record, remix, respond, [and] resonate” in collaboration with each other. Branching off of others’ artwork, as different creators do on HitRECord.org, is just one way for people to find inspiration outside of themselves by making art together.

(Picture from www.hitrecord.org)

HitRECord.org serves as a key example of how the concept of “design” can be viewed more as a verb than a noun. As a noun, a design would be the ending product of a creation, while design as a verb is considered as a complex process. All in all, HitRECord.org is basically an outline of the design/creative process – the process of thinking, looking, doing, criticism, and doing again. A creator on HitRECord.org can view someone else’s creation, and put his/her own twist on it to make an entirely new creation, and receive comments (criticism) from other creators and viewers. At this point, the ancient roots of the word, “record,” come into play: “re” meaning again, and “cord,” meaning heart. Creators can then further remix any previously existing remixes, thus creating the webiste’s community of collaborative art, again by heart.