Fabulous Secrets 01 - Starting

In this first episode I take the opportunity to talk a little bit about starting projects and why it can be such a hard part of the process (though no harder than continuing and finishing, sadly), along with some ways of thinking I use to get me to leap off that ledge and find out what happens next.

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Polytechnicast - Building the Making Videogames from Comics Presentation

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In this episode I share some thoughts that went into making the presentation Making Videogames from Comics (as presented at the Nordeast Comics Summit on August 4th 2011).

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

• Scott McCloud
• Google Webfonts
• Blambot Comic Fonts
• Nate Piekos
• Site Fight Site
• Dotcom-Monitor
• Prezi
• Scott McCloud Pondering Prezi and Webcomics
• Making Videogames from Comics – as presented at Nordeast Comics Summit (interactive “Prezi” with no audio)
• Making Videogames from Comics – as presented at Nordeast Comics Summit (video screencast with audio)
• Jerzy Drozd – 30 Seconds or so Per Slide Example
• IXDA – Minneapolis

Recent Workshop Sampler: Joke Comics and Comic UI

In this episode of the Polytechnicast I reflect on two workshops I presented recently, share a sampler of each, and delve a bit into why I chose those the topics behind each workshop. The titles of the workshops are:

• Using Storytelling to Make Your Comic User Interface Awesome
• Turning Jokes into Comics: Laughing Yeti Monkey Spaghetti

Links and Resources Mentioned

• Kids Read Comics
• Laughing Yeti Monkey Spaghetti Tumblr Site
• Laffy Taffy
• Greg Dean's Step By Step Stand-Up Comedy
• UP! Fair
• The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman 

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Polytechnicast - Art Geek Zoo Reading and Commentary pt1

As followup to the prior episode, I share this extra experimental Polytechnicast wherein I both perform a reading of the first 5 Art Geek Zoo comics, then share some thoughts on making them.

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Links mentioned:

• Reading and Commentary on Art Geek Zoo: The Way of Sound's first 5 comics:
  • Episode 1 (Pick and Crunchy under the spotlight)
  • Episode 2 (Ms. Tall tells them to test now or never)
  • Episode 3 (Pick jumps into action)
  • Episode 4 (Pick and Crunchy perform)
  • Episode 5 (Pick and Crunchy probationally admitted, Taka takes the student guide opening)
• Webcomics Weekly
• Comics Are Great - Podcast by Jerzy Drozd (I was a guest on #15 with Tom Hart)
• Tom Hart - Sequential Artists Workshop and the SAW Indie Gogo Fundraising Drive

Creative Reflection - Learning More From Recent Projects

In this episode of the Polytechnicast I share thoughts on reflection. I delve into how I'm working to reflect more on recent projects and how I'm working to add that to - not replace - my focus on finishing projects.

Links I mentioned:

• Iteration to Break Through Creative Barriers (prior Polytechnicast episode)
• How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
• Mark Rudolph's Dagon Project (his adaption of H.P. Lovecraft's story into a 60+ page graphic novel)
• Art Geek Zoo Volume 1: Hidden Talent (print edition | ebook edition)

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