Why You Own an iPad and Still Can't Draw
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Why You Own an iPad and Still Can't Draw
That the answer to all these questions—of art, of children, of startups—is “pay attention to your circumstances, work hard, establish the right culture, and manage your emotions” might be the most unsatisfying advice ever given. Still, it is the advice that I believe to be correct. There is no spreadsheet that will tell me how to raise my daughter ... See more
You Can’t Math Your Way to Success
“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is
... See moreBefore I started integrating nonvisual brainstorming (the word-association lists) into the way I work, I found new projects incredibly intimidating—I’d stare at the blank white paper in my sketchbook knowing that, somehow, three distinct sketches needed to pour out of my head, through my pencil, and onto the page.