Category: Creativity
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An interview with Jean-Michel Basquiat
This evening, I watched an interview with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. I am not a great lover of Basquiat’s work, but it was interesting to feel a little bit more appreciation after engaging with the artists himself for 35 minutes – even though it was a rather painful 35 minutes. It was hard to tell who…
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The artwork of Jason Polan
Today, this blog post from Austin Kleon introduced me to a charming new artist – Jason Polan. Jason died on January 27, 2020. I’d like to continue learning more about Jason, “one of the quirkiest and most prolific denizens of the New York art scene.” But from the little I know about him now, it…
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A work day at home
I spent the day working at my small round, white kitchen table, then the evening working on my couch. Different projects here and there – but the evening was dedicated entirely to posters and personal work (though I had not planned to work on personal poster projects for 5+ hours today). I made another animation…
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A new video!
I posted a new video to YouTube for the first time in over a year… I also made this little comic strip in my notebook from other comic strips. I hope it actually makes sense!
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Graphic Design in Film
A little while ago, I stumbled on a talk by the graphic designer for Wes Anderson’s animated feature, Isle of Dogs. Unfortunately, I can not find that video anymore… But it blew my mind!(here is an article on the topic instead) Never before had I thought about the world of graphic design in the universe…
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Graphics day
Got into a little bit of pixel art. It’s a fun new challenge. I made a new little avatar illustration for my Instagram account. And look at this gorgeous old Apple add I found today! Mm, so pretty.
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Poster sketches
More posters.
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Lessons from Malcolm Gladwell’s masterclass
1. The ultimate question is “what is interesting?” – Imperfection is interesting – Failure can be interesting 2. Interesting doesn’t mean it’s clean or that the protagonist gets what they want. 3. Incomplete stories, without that final piece that wraps it up nicely, can be the stories that stick in a readers mind the longest……
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Places and Spaces
I’ve found recently that I have deep love for places… For scenery and spaces and views. For picturesque moments in movies that allows the viewer to breathe in the sights, uninterrupted for a few seconds – for photographs of squat little cottages and lighthouses. One of the sources that singularly feeds this love is a…
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Note to self
Do not let the desire for greatness impede the process it takes to get there. Lasting greatness is not found in a single year. Movies are not made in a month. Books are not written in a week. Rome was not built in a day. It takes time. And dedication. And putting in a little…