Oblique Strategies is a deck of cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt after thinking about approaches to their own work as artist and musician. Each card presents a question, dilemma, or new way of attacking the work you are doing as an artist. By drawing a card, you are given the chance to rethink your process.

Sample cards include:

• Don’t avoid what is easy.
• Humanize something that is free of error.
• What do you do? Now, what do you do best?
• Do the last thing first.
• Use an unacceptable colour.