Sometimes, taking a step back from all our passion projects and big ideas reveals new ways in which to grow. Our motivations for doing what we love are clarified. We see ways in which we may have been impeding our own progress and productivity. Through all the noise of the information age, our sense of decisiveness returns and we find ourselves rea…

In this episode of Creative Drive: getting unstuck from some of the challenges of working on big writing projects. Making time, facing down the distractions, and the myth of writer’s block. Whether we’re artists or designers, improving our skill as writers is a key step to greater opportunities and successes in the business of creativity.Creative D…

Episode 7 of Creative Drive is everyday perspective on working a day job while making your personal creative projects happen your way. We can have both - a good job that brings home the bacon-flavored soda and personal projects with big potential. It's all about cultivating a renewable source of creative energy. It’s gonna take some work and lots o…

Sometimes to move a creative project forward, it’s best to go back. About 5000 years or so. Give or take a few years. In this episode, I relate some thoughts and considerations on game design, specifically Iconica. Social experiences can emerge from almost any creative effort, if we watch for the opportunities and acknowledge the past in our presen…

There are no short-cuts to the dream of being a creative pro. No matter what school we attend or how we go about getting our art/design education, it involves hard work, staying positive, and more hard work. Creative Drive 5 includes a bit of my own art school story, followed by some practical perspective on making the most of any degree.Creative D…