Adam Savage Shows the Creative Process Through a Strandbeest Build (or, Things Go Wrong)

I love that Adam Savage always shows his projects from beginning to end and that he’s happy to show that working from the concept through to the final design isn’t always a smooth process. There will be issues. Measurements will be wrong. The concept may not work as envisioned. It takes longer than expected. Corrective action may be needed just as it seems like the project is finished. In other words: this is normal. Whether you’re building software, composing music, painting or working on a book, you’re going to run into problems. This doesn’t mean you’re a terrible creative and you should stop. It’s part of the process, so don’t sweat it. Just get up early in the morning after inspiration strikes, make your adjustments, and finish.

The Writer's Reaction to Their Manuscript (In Pictures)

 

I can’t believe I wrote a

whole book! It’s SO big. It’s

like, a whole ream of paper.

I’m so awesome.

Hmmmm... This manuscript is

really big. I’ve got a bit of work ahead of me.

Oh God. What have I done?

A Post for Creative Types (When Confronted by Their Terrible First Draft)

 

Everything we’re arguing about now, is nothing new...

As this video points out, the arguments we’re having now are nothing new. Civilization is constantly in peril, democracy sails close to the rocks that can wreck it at any moment, people look down on other people, everyone sticks to their own point of view, people think revolutions are a great idea until they’re in the middle of one, and mankind continues to fail to do the one thing that nearly every religion and philosopher has said is important: that we should all be kind and decent to each other.

How to be a Writer

 Hhahahahahahahahahahhaa. Also, feel free to substitute the word ‘drink’ with other words. Like ‘eat’ or ‘smoke’. Or both.

https://theoatmeal.com/comics/writer

Elton John’s Photography Collection

It’s always fascinating to learn what interests people. It turns out that Elton John has an extensive photography collection that features some of the world’s most iconic photos, including photos by Dorothea Lange, and Irving Penn. (On a side note, one of my favorite photography books is Irving Penn’s Small Trades.)

Nerves of Steel...

 I can’t imagine anything more scary as a creative than having to pitch ideas in front of a panel of judges from Vogue in less than 15-minutes. This video shows a few of the finalists for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund making their case for winning... Braver than I could ever be, no matter how much I needed the money!