LIA Cast 131 - Reflecting on Kids Read Comics

Talking about conventioning, tabling, and teaching on the LIA Cast!

It's been a month of conferences and travel for Rob and Jerzy. Last episode we talked about our experiences at Eyeo, and this past weekend we both participated in the Kids Read Comics convention held at the Ann Arbor District Library.

Join us for a discussion on our experiences at KRC, an exploration of how an event's design addresses its users needs, and how that design in turn affects the culture of the participants.

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LIA 130 - Reflecting on Eyeo 2015

Talking about what to do with recharged batteries on the LIA Cast!

Coder/Designer Rob Stenzinger and Production Librarian/Cartoonist Anne Drozd attended the Eyeo Festival--a jam-packed week of exciting talks and workshops about creative coding and design.

Join us for a reflection on what they experienced at the festival. We also discuss how one might put an inspiring presentation into useful action.

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LIA 129 - The Long Haul of a Side Project

Talking about grit and long-term projects on the LIA Cast!

Rob recently shipped his new iOS game, This Panda Needs You, which he quietly worked on for 2 years. He chronicled the experience on his blog, highlighting how the tools and methods used in completing a long-term project can change mid-stream, and how not talking about the project publicly can be so challenging.

In this episode of the LIA Cast, we use Rob's experiences to have a broad discussion on the challenges in shipping something that takes a long time to build and the care taking required once the thing is released.

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LIA Cast 127 - Asking for Help

Talking about finding the help we need on the LIA Cast!

The whole topic of “asking for help” is a force that shapes us as artists. Some things we find comfortable to ask for help, others not so much.

How can you do your art (music, comics, podcast, photography, making video games) and make a living?

Let’s explore barriers to asking, needs for asking, and examples from the last almost 4 years (it’ll be 4 years in August) of Lean Into Art.

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LIA Cast 126 - Getting Out in Front, with Lee Cherolis and Samantha Kyle

Must all visual artists be public performers?

It was never enough to simply make things and wait for the public to show up and love it, but more and more it seems that creative people need to get out in front to promote their work.

This “performance” aspect can be daunting to many in the creative arts. Illustration, design, and coding are often solitary efforts, attracting the introverted or shy. So what can we learn from artists in more performance-based media about how to get out in front of our work?

On this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast we're joined by Lee Cherolis of the Little Guardians webcomic, and Samantha Kyle, cartoonist, designer, and Valkyrie. Samantha and Lee are also members of rock band The Shake Ups in Ponyville. Together we pick apart how things change for a visual artist once they begin thinking of themselves as a performance artist.

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