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Setting Rails

If you are paying attention, then it’s likely that you have more ideas than you can execute. These ideas spark enthusiasm and energy, and we set to work on the details, planning in our minds what the finished project will be like. But often we have many more ideas than we can execute. How do we "get moving?" read more »

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  • Tue Jan 6, 2009

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    The Ultimate End of Intuitive?

    The Ultimate End of Intuitive?

    Thanks to Rich for sending me this Onion story of Apple's "latest and greatest" product. Though the story is tongue-in-cheek, it does beg the question of what happens when we become focused on the wrong objectives and "jump the rails." Enjoy. read more »



  • Tue Dec 30, 2008

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    Ridiculous

    Ridiculous

    Creating involves risk: risk of failure, risk of exposing areas of incompetence or weakness, risk of being misunderstood. But perhaps the greatest risk in our creating is the potential for losing faith in ourselves and our very abilities. There is always the temptation to alter our understanding of the past in order to reconcile it with our present understanding of who we are. read more »



  • Sun Dec 21, 2008

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    7 Word Bio

    7 Word Bio

    As we're building the new AC site, I've been trying to find a way to allow community members to introduce themselves to one-another without the typical, "Hi, I'm Bob, I live in Manhattan, I like puppies and rural lightning strikes...", etc. I came up with the idea of the "7 Word Bio." read more »



  • Tue Dec 16, 2008

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    A {Manifesto} for AC?

    A {Manifesto} for AC?

    So I've been working on a manifesto for the AC community. It's mostly a distilled version of some of the basic teachings and principles that we talk about on the podcasts. I'd love your thoughts and input... what's not here that should be or what's here that needs to go away? Help me out. read more »



  • Sun Dec 14, 2008

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    iPhone Apps for Creatives

    iPhone Apps for Creatives

    Thus far I’ve managed to avoid writing this post, but because I get frequent requests from artists and creative-folk wanting to know how I use my iPhone, (REALLY?!?!), I decided to give this one a whirl. I’ve been using the iPhone 3G since July, and I’ve found it to be an indispensable part of my [...] read more »



  • Thu Dec 11, 2008

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    On Selling Out

    On Selling Out

    Here are a few things I’ve recently heard people say about artists who they perceive to be “selling out”: 1. “I can’t believe {insert accomplished artist/designer/philanthropic heart-throb} actually let them use his {insert work} for {insert project}. What a sell-out!” (Subtext: “I am incredibly jealous of {artist} and I wish I had the same opportunities that [...] read more »



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