Oblique Strategies SE 4+
Overcome Your Creative Block
Nicolae Gherasim
Designed for iPad
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- $2.99
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Description
Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas. Unlock your creativity with Oblique Strategies SE app! Get inspired with random strategies for art, design, music, and writing.
"Oblique Strategies" is a concept developed by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt to help artists overcome creative blocks through lateral thinking. It consists of a deck of cards, each one containing a vague or ambiguous phrase that can be used to solve a problem intuitively, by breaking conventional thinking patterns and interpreting it from a new perspective.
This app aims to translate the essence of the original cards deck into a digital experience, making it accessible to a wider audience. It contains the original edition, as well as the newer decks, presenting them in a sleek minimalist style inspired by the original design of the cards. The user interface is simple and straightforward, built to encourage creative or design thinking without distracting from the process. The home screen widget on iOS 14 allows reading a new quote every day without opening the application. The Apple Watch version can run independently without needing the app installed on your iPhone.
With VoiceOver, anyone with a visual impairment can have the Oblique Strategies phrase read to them. Long tap the screen to have the last sentence read to you again. Also, you can shake the iPhone for a new sentence.
What’s New
Version 9.9
Unleash Instant Inspiration with Interactive Widgets (iOS 17 & 18): Tap directly on your home screen to refresh your Oblique Strategies widgets! No more app switching—just seamless, instant inspiration to keep your creative momentum going.
Creativity on the Go, Amplified (Apple Watch App Enhancements): Your Apple Watch app is now faster and more responsive, with improved syncing. Access your creative prompts quicker than ever, wherever inspiration strikes.
Optimized for the Future of Creativity (iOS 18 Optimization): Experience peak performance with full optimization for iOS 18. Enjoy a fluid, responsive, and immersive creative experience on the latest devices.
A Polished Experience for Every User (Improved Widget Design - Pre-iOS 17 Devices): We’ve refined the widget design for older iOS versions, ensuring a consistent and visually appealing experience for all users, regardless of their device.
Rock-Solid Stability, Seamless Creativity (Performance and Stability Improvements): We’ve squashed bugs and boosted performance to deliver a smoother, more reliable creative journey. Focus on your ideas, not on technical hiccups.
This update ensures Oblique Strategies SE remains your go-to tool for sparking creativity, no matter the device. Dive in and let your ideas take flight!
Ratings and Reviews
Better late than never
I wish I'd known about this years ago! I formerly toured in a metalcore band and now compose & produce ambient/psytrance electronic music. I came across Oblique Strategies while reading up on Brian Eno's process. I've often used constraints to attempt to get unstuck. However, these cards offer many more methods. I once read a book called "One great insight is worth a thousand ideas". These cards will lead to many great insights.
Best Oblique Strategies App! Updated!
Update: Thanks for adding the widget option; however, the widget does not automatically update each day. It only changes when you go back and manually reopen the app.
With the addition of the 5th generation of cards in the latest version, this app has climbed to the top of the ladder! As a musician and photographer, this app stimulates my creativity and productivity immensely.
Developer Response ,
Hi,
Thank you for your review. Just wanted to let you know that the last version will now change the widget quote every day.
Have a best creative day !
Good app—and ideas for improvement
A recent update seemed to have disable dark mode for the widget—would love a fix.
A few more ideas for improvement...
The widget card and in-app card should always keep in-sync. (Example: the widget updates each day, and when you open the app from same card should be displayed there—if you shuffle in the app the widget should match the new card too).
The widget card should have a way to shuffle without opening the app or waiting a day—I suggest a little circle loop arrow dimmed and in the bottom center in the same position as the ‘plus’ in the app version.
When you open the app please don’t show a splash screen—just go straight to the current card text.
Very good app—make it just a little tighter and you’ve got 5 stars.
App Privacy
The developer, Nicolae Gherasim, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
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Information
- Seller
- Nicolae Gherasim
- Size
- 2.4 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 8.7 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2016 mindeon software
- Price
- $2.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.