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Take Ownership to Succeed
Graduating from a university located in what some call a “fly-over state” meant not many in-state ad jobs existed. I remember hearing someone from the industry say that (at that time) you’d be lucky to land an entry-level ad job with a starting salary of…
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Being Realistic and Flexible [more lessons on writing a book]
Did you read my blog seven weeks ago? It was about how I failed to finish my end-all be-all how to get a job in a creative industry book. I wrote about how I failed, learned from it and was moving on. My goal was to have the first published copy of my…
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5 Days of Work Doesn't Fit into 4 Days (It's Simple Math)
The post-Labor-Day workweek. Ah yes, another wonderfully long weekend that’s benefits wear off once we’re back at work. Let’s cram 5 days of work into 4 days now, shall we?
No.
Why should the fact that we all had permission to take one day off –…
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IDEAS CHANGE THIS WORLD.
TEDxBuenosAires: Luther King
A Personal E-mail with a BIG Reveal
Hey,
I hope all is going beyond well in your world. Things here are great and only getting better. I’m really excited about something, and I can hardly wait to tell you!
Do you remember how a couple years ago I was working on writing a book? It was…
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Picture by Frase Shiers & Marquee Kabbaz
Just because it's fun
Lines & Colors
by Snigdha jha
Mondrain - always a classic, always a favorite
Handmade Typography
by Victor Guerrero Vila / Tumblr
It takes 66 days until an action becomes something you do without thinking.
So start with easy, micro-goals and be patient. Here, a few tips on building super productive habits. (via fastcompany)
Vulpes vulpes — Alice Macarova
Bike Typography
Bike - just do it! Here are some very nice and inspirating examples of bikes used for typography artworks, in handlettering, letter combinations or just printed on their frame. If you have more beautiful typography works send them to me.
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Converse Ecological Display
by David Dos Santos
PLOT TWISTS keep things interesting.
What is in Your Way? The Less Obvious Distractions
Distractions are more than that phone call from a salesperson or the latest YouTube video.…
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Inspiration Event List & A Question for You
Lately, I’ve been writing quite a bit – some weeks busting out three articles a week for Advertising Week and the Examiner – and yet, I’ve ignored this blog. I’m sorry, friends.
To start making up for it, I’ll give you a couple quality posts this month;…
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What are studios looking for? How can I get into a good animation school? What should I be studying?
I get a lot of these types of questions now and again, and I never know how to answer them. I can’t be sure of what studios are looking for, I don’t control admissions policies to schools, and I have little idea what makes for a current and relevant curriculum. There are a lot of variables in your bid for a career in animation, and it’s kind of impossible to control most of them. You must be crazy to want this job!
I find it helpful to focus on the things I can control. Among those things are your study habits and how you spend your personal time. It’s good to work hard and have goals—without them we would get nowhere. Study hard and make decisive strides towards achieving your art goals. But in the heat of that pursuit, don’t forget to go out and live your life!
If you spend any amount of time looking at artists online, you’ve probably figured out by now that there are about a million dudes and dudettes in internetville who draw better than you (I relive this realization daily). Once your have done your best to rise to their level, the only tool you have to compete with these crazy talents is your background, your personal character—is you!
Consider developing your whole self with the same raw focus and intensity that you develop a particular skill set. Get focused. Go out, have adventures. Run, jump, skin your knee, fall in love, root loudly for the away team at a baseball game, barely escape a crash of stampeding rhinos, live to see another day. Experience things big and small. Go for a walk. The world is full of wonders.
I know this advice is not particularly animation-specific, but maybe that’s for the best. At any rate, it is something I feel strongly about. Animation is great, and there are few things that I enjoy doing more than drawing and storytelling. But in order to have stories to tell, first you have to live them.
Be good, and see you soon!
PS, if you were looking for advice on draftsmanship you should probably be reading this.
