LIA Cast 66 - Reflecting on Last Year, Planning for Next Year

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As 2012 comes to a close, we take the opportunity to talk about a subject that is on a lot of people's minds during this time of year. As some of us make resolutions for the future while reflecting on accomplishments and failures of the past year, we think it might be a good idea to be intentional about this kind of reflection and planning. But what kind of thinking is most useful when planning and reflecting? What resources are out there for us to use as a starting point?

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LIA Cast 65 - Holiday Wish List

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Having just finished a season of creative challenges, and as we approach the season of resolutions and reflections, this is an opportunity to gear up on new tools and materials to assist us in our endeavors.

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LIA Cast 64 - Visualizing Your Pacing

We're back to live streaming video for the LIA Cast, and to celebrate we have a talk around the topic of visual pacing. How do we create rhythms on the page? How does shape, size, line, color, and negative space contribute to the pace at which the reader or viewer interprets the image?

Returning to our 10,000 Ft Up/On The Ground format, we explore the following concepts:

  • Negative Space = Positive Time
  • Line, Color, and Size = Relative Time
  • Image Density = Quantum Mechanics

Followed by a bevy of works to study in exploring this subject for yourself!

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LIA Cast 63 - The Artist's Artist

The only people reading webcomics are other webcomics creators.

– Lots of people

Though we sometimes feel this way, we know it's not entirely true. But the concern persists that in creating extra content for our project like how-to videos, process posts, and other behind-the-scenes materials, we're only creating material of interest to other creators. And while being dubbed "The Artist's Artist" comes with some clout, it's not always the best way to make the money.

But we don't stop there with this week's discussion. Together we try to dig at the goals of extra content in general and use that to come up with alternate approaches to making the extra stuff for the "superfans."

Thanks to Ashley for the email that inspired this episode!

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LIA Cast 62 - Our Voices in Conversation

How do our voices and conversational styles change in various contexts? Is there a line between "keeping it real," and respecting the venue in which you're operating? And what about finding the difference between interacting with your peers and your constituency? In this audio-only episode we break with our usual format to have a casual conversation about a variety of topics that all add up to how creative pepole modulate their voices in conversation.

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