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Get In My Belly
The start of November brings many things to mind. My birthday month (most importantly) and also that of Thanksgiving. This won’t be a cheesy post about how thankful I am for what I have, so continue to read on. Instead I’d like to turn to our attention to our belly’s and see what creatives read more »
Four11 Mentors: Let’s Do This!
Remember when you were a student or young professional just starting out in the design industry? Did you have someone you could go to or depend on for good, solid advice? Someone who could of helped you craft that excellent portfolio and resume, who could of fostered your skills (personally and professionally), gave you read more »
Defining Moments | Community Art Project
Everyone has a story. A journey through life that bends and shapes us into who we are today. Some of us have learned lessons through hardships; others of us celebrate amazing things that life has thrown at us. Whatever the case, milestones, events, tragedies, and celebrations, they all play a role in who we read more »
Self-Promotion (Part 2 of 3)
If you missed the first part of this series get caught up and we’ll meet you on the other side. In my last post I talked about how you should “self-evaluate” before you can jump into the self- promotion pool, now that you have done it, let’s get our yellow floaties on and start read more »
Great short presentation on “Why you hate Comic Sans”
I recently went up to Chiacgo for the Ignite Chicago November event. This isn’t the religious Ignite conference but more geared at startup/entrepreneur crowd. I had not gone previously and wasn’t 100% sure what is was about but tickets were $6 and one of the mobile developers I follow on twitter was talking there read more »
Self-promtion: Navigating the Lame (3 Part series)
LOOK AT ME!!! OVER HERE!!! I’m cool. Ummm, really – that’s lame. The fine line of self-promotion is a balancing act of being graceful or obnoxious. I’ll cover key points that I have learned the past few years and share my experiences with what worked and what didn’t, in this three part series. Let’s read more »
Welcome To SideCar ………
On October 6th I posted an announcement for a contemporary art exhibition at a venue that goes by the name of ‘SideCar’. Over the weekend it occurred to me that many of you have no idea just what SideCar is. This post is an attempt to change that reality; to give you all a read more »
Starting to Sell Your Art ? | Five Things I Have Learned
Are you an artist starting to sell your work? Justin Vining, an Indiana artist inspired by American Regionalism, has put together five pieces of advice that he has learned over the first three years of selling his art. read more »
Creative Partnership – NWI & South Africa
Come brainstorm, dream, listen, learn, share, participate in the unfolding partnership between the NW Indiana creative community and the vision for social change with a photography project in South Africa. Time: September 22 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm Location:The C.A.C. (Community Arts Center: 13300 Lincoln Plaza, Cedar Lake, IN 46303) Created By: Ali Lauren Jacobs read more »
An argument for conferences
A while ago I happened to catch this tweet from Atom @atomgroom – Lol, all that info is available for free, online! Waste of money on conferences! and thought hey that would make a good topic to talk about on NWI Creative, so now months later I’m finally getting it done. First, you have read more »