I love seeing people succeed. I truly believe that the heart of creativity is the search for finding a way, in whatever capacity or situation. Whether it’s communicating an idea, balancing out a daily schedule, or getting along with a neighbor, creativity seems concerned with finding solutions. Coming up with a story, or writing a…
If you don’t like monsters and can’t stand coloring, then you’re not going to want the Monster Coloring Book. I mean, the thing is 32 pages, packed with spooks, ghouls, haunts and creatures, and is certainly not going to interest you in the least. If you would rather spend your Winter hours bored out of…
I love Quentin Blake’s drawings. Ever since the first grade, I’ve devoured his illustrations and stories. It’s so exciting for me as an adult to be able to pull up interviews with him and watch videos of him drawing nearly any time I’d like. I recently came across these two interviews, that include footage of him…
“Frank Santoro is starting his own Correspondence Course, but it’s small: only ten students will be accepted. It is a one-on-one 8-week correspondence course over phone, e-mail and snail mail. He’s going to focus specifically on advancing your understanding of layouts, color, contour line drawing, and printmaking for producing comic books. Frank is an astonishingly accomplished artist, and…
One of my favorite blogs, Design*Sponge, is offering a $10k scholarship for art and design students to assist in the pursuit of their creative endeavors through financial support. The deadline is Monday, so if you’re interested, apply now! (I wish I would have known about something like this when I was in school.) Find out more about the…
[youtube=http://youtu.be/QDmt_t6umoY] The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion, and community. “Life is short: live your dream.”
It can be so easy to be distracted from our creative work by outside influences. It can also be just as easily distracted to get caught up in the intricacies of our craft, stumbling over techniques, or perfecting details, while ignoring the bigger picture. That’s why I love Michael Nobbs’ newsletter. He keeps a full archive of…
The Human Calendar is still one of my favorite things on the internet.