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- February 20, 2013
Day 20: Sustainable Creativity Coffee Mugs
February 20, 2013Read more
Today’s product-of-the-day grew out of a desire to actually ship something else, my old chain letter breaker. I hate chain letters with a passion, and upon seeing one being passed around on Facebook I quickly became enraged. From rage comes opportunity; perhaps I could sell official printed versions that I sign by hand to make them more magical. But then how would I fulfill them? Maybe I could do digital print-on-demand through a place like Digital Lizard, which has a private-label print store but requires $400 or so to setup. And then I’d have to also select the paper, which I can’t do over the telephone. Maybe I should look at CafePress and Zazzle to see what’s up. Oh…mugs!!! So that’s today’s product-of-the-day.
- February 19, 2013
Watch Dave on “Lean Into Art” Video Podcast #70
February 19, 2013Read moreOn February 14, I was a guest on Lean Into Art #70, a video podcast from enthusiastic artists Jerzy Drozd and Rob Stenzinger. The topic? Ostensibly it was about “Mastering your Schedule”, but instead we covered what I think are more fundamental aspects of the creative process. If you’ve ever wondered what I’m like in-person, this is me when I’m having a great time talking with people who fit the “optimistic, self-empowered, competent, conscientious, and kind” profile. Jerzy and Rob are asking the same questions I am, and they put their answers into practice with a dizzying array of workshops, podcasts, and collaborative projects. Did I mention that they do this all through TEACHING and COMIC BOOKS? Yeah, it’s awesome. Listen to the podcast and then lean-into this duo’s body of work. Thanks, Jerzy & Rob, for reaching out to me!
- February 19, 2013
Day 19: DSLR Primer Revisions
February 19, 2013Read more
I posted yesterday’s DSLR Primer Card pretty late, and I awoke this morning to find a few comments by Sid with some feedback. One was an idea for the ISO section, which I liked. The other was an ERROR he had discovered in the shutter section: “It should be 200 or 250 or slower, not faster”.
Chagrined, I said I would look at it immediately. This took up all of today’s design time, but it’s be a reminder of what it’s like to collaborate with other experts. Hmm!
- February 18, 2013
Day 18: A DSLR Manual Settings Primer
February 18, 2013Read more
When I’m learning something new, one of the more frustrating challenges is finding out what the fundamental elements are, and what element goes with what observable effect. From this, I can derive a basic mental model that I can use to fumble my way around whatever logical systems have evolved. Most fields, at least at the very beginning, are not that difficult to understand if you assemble these pieces of knowledge; everything after that is familiarizing one’s self with the conventions that have evolved over time. The problem is that the experts talk shop using those conventions, and explanations become self-referential. Today’s product-of-the-day tackles the challenge of explaining manual camera controls.
- February 17, 2013
Day 17: Printable Planner Kit – ETP-style Editable Source
February 17, 2013Read more
I recently read that Apple is not afraid of cannibalizing its own sales. This was the nudge behind today’s product-of-the-day: a printable planner kit that is allows advanced users to create Emergent Task Planner variants for their own use.
Although Apple doesn’t fear cannibalization, they do have more resources than I to battle the hordes of counterfeiters and credit-stealers that inhabit my fertile imagination. Why would I willingly provide the keys to some of my most popular tools?
