Today I start a new series I’m going to call “Isn’t this neat?” where I share a few items of interest that I think are–well, neat. And today it’s a collection of iPhone apps that have helped in my productivity and promotional reach as a working cartoonist.
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Today I share some thoughts about getting what you always wanted and still finding yourself procrastinating. Some ruminations on parameters, boundaries, and limitations as the best means to invoke creativity (for me, at least).
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Today I share a few lessons I’ve learned recently in regards to time management and making good on your promises. Apparently for me, it’s all about jotting things down immediately.
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Today I share some thoughts on my process of thumbnailing, based on some Twitter conversation between me, Jono, and Zach Bosteel. I point out a few ways you can speed things up even if you spend a long time on your thumbs as well as some of my thinking and process strategies to speed up the thumbnailing process in general.
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It’s a bit of a quieter, mellower TPD as I ruminate about the dangers of cannibalizing one’s audience, using my own direction, projects, and fears about them as a basis for meditation. When dealing with the constant stream of ideas that come with a creative life, is the danger of spreading one’s self too thin is equal to the danger of giving your audience too many choices?
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Today I respond to something Chris Oatley talked about in episode 47 of his ArtCast. Can you have too many “irons in the fire”? If so, why do we do this, and how do we prevent it from happening? I explore some of the pros and cons of unbridled creativity and propose some questions we ask ourselves in terms of project management.
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Thunder Punch Daily 45 – Monogamy and Keeping the Faith Read More »
Inspired by a recent Art & Story Extreme!! conversation I had with Sara Turner, I share some thoughts on wiping the slate clean by having a mid-year set of resolutions, and a reminder to myself (as well as you) about some of the things we should consider when taking on new creative projects.
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Thunder Punch Daily 39 – Clean Slate and New Projects Read More »
Today I share some thoughts about Good Panic and Bad Panic. Good Panic gets you excited about what happens next; Bad Panic gives you an excuse to not get the job done.
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It’s all about time and time management in today’s Thunder Punch Daily! I share a few time management strategies I’ve used over the years and philosophize a bit about how visualizing time is part of the key to managing it.
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