Helping visual artists become sustainable businesses
As a graduate student in design I was able to see how my much younger classmates were able to see the world with much more clarity than traditional liberal arts students. The more I observed this phenomenon the more I believed that a design/visual arts education was far better at equipping young … [Read more...]
I stumbled across this series first when watching the TED talk and as normally the case I followed links to other of Don's Talks. Don addresses a theme that is very critical to us as a culture and that is the role of design in our lives. I remember reading Don's book "The Design of Everyday Things" … [Read more...]
I saw The Wrestler a couple of weeks ago and have been haunted by the images of Mickey Rourke as Randy "The Ram" Robinson the broken down wrestler trying for a comeback. While the gritty nature of the movie was difficult to watch at times I couldn't help but see similarities between "The Ram" and … [Read more...]
How often have you gotten excited about a new body of work or a new show and in anticipation of instant acceptance and sales said to yourself " this is my best work yet everybody will love it and I'll sell out" . And how often have you met with disappointing results leading you to thoughts like … [Read more...]