Eno and Schmidt found that working on deadlines often caused them to ignore or forget their most creative and productive approaches, and that having Oblique Strategies was a helpful tool to have around. Modelled on the 'Oblique Strategies' deck of cards created and originally published back in 1975 by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, this app presents a set of. ‘In total darkness, or in a very large room, very quietly’ Eno, Brian, and Peter Schmidt. Oblique Strategies was created by musical and visual artist Brian Eno and painter Peter Schmidt, who were friends that shared a set of principles that they followed when faced with the time pressures that came with their creative work. This is the iOS version of that deck of cards, ready for you at a moment’s notice when you find yourself creatively blocked or in need of some inspiration. If you were working on a creative project and found yourself stuck, you would take the deck, shuffle it, draw a card, and follow its advice. The best Oblique Strategies app I was surprised to see several Oblique Strategies apps in the store, and after trying them all I can say unequivocally that this is the best of the group - it offers the ability to switch between any combination of the four extant editions, it looks good, and it credits Eno and Peter Schmidt (which the others do not do). The original Oblique Strategies was a simple deck of cards with enigmatic suggestions of actions to take when faced with a creative difficulty, deadlock, or dilemma. An iOS version of Oblique Strategies, a deck of cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt to help overcome creative blocks and stimulate lateral thinking.