We often refer to artists or writers as being creative, but the actual definition of creativity is:
“the use of imagination or original ideas to create something; inventiveness.”
So whilst artists and writers often gain their fame from writing something imaginative and unique, programmers also exhibit this skill, albeit in a slightly different way.
Traditionally it was thought that the left side of the brain was for logical thinking, and that the right side was for creativity. Following this logic, you would assume that developers were left-brained, and that designers were right-brained.
Unfortunately this way of slicing the brain has since been debunked – we all use our brain in equal measure and it’s down to other aspects of our personality that dictate how creative or logical we are. So following this rationale, developers can have a lot of creativity! Yet in their day-to-day lives, they probably don’t get to pursue creative outlets; of course there are exceptions, web developers can also double as web designers.
