As much as I was tempted to claim this as today’s product-of-the-day so I could spend the rest of the day sleeping, my connection to this bit of awesomeness is just this: (1) Alen’s one of my best friends and (2) I helped him with the photos and video work for his first Kickstarter drive: [...]
I recently reconnected with James Allen, founder of a UK-based consultancy called Creative Huddle, to have a meta-discussion about the nature of creativity. We had a good time picking each other’s brains on our relationship with creativity, what it was, and whether it could be taught. While I personally believe that everyone has some hidden [...]
Reader Mike asked if I had a higher-resolution sized image of the diagram from my most recent Groundhog Day Review. Ask and ye shall receive (especially if it’s easy to bust out and I’m in the mood to score extra “productivity points” for the day :) UPDATE: By request, I also added a Scaleable Vector [...]
The idea of manning a table at a convention or flea market has been buzzing about on the edge of my consciousness for a while. It’s the first step in one’s epic journey toward life as an independent seller of goods. If you are part of a cultural fan base, manning your own table is [...]
Music! Graphics! Code! As a nerd who loves the feeling of creative possibility, I have the tendency to acquire more software than I use. I also keep upgrading to the latest version because I tell myself I’ll get to it someday, which takes 10 years if it happens at all. I think I really just [...]
Understanding the connection between story and design is one of my favorite (well, obsessive) activities, so I was all over John McWade’s recent Design Talk posting on this subject. McWade relates how the longevity of TV program 60 Minutes could be explained due to its founder’s guiding directive: “Tell me a story”. What does this [...]
SUMMARY: The hard, demoralizing work that goes into doing necessary chores drains me of energy faster than I can replenish it. This essay examines the factors that are behind the drudgery, and postulates how to integrate the fun of learning the right way back into the work. This is based on the experience of mentoring [...]
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on May 13, 2013 A Day Grid Balancer Customization by Frank Magnotti I'd love to have a copy of it too! I hope Frank will make it available for us.
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