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The Value of Balance

"Once people start paying you for your work the expectations are very different than in the classroom and the ..." more

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Illustrator Keith Dixon wants everyone to know about Oscar (the octopus): Since his illustration is beloved by many but paid for by few, to pay the bills, Keith does movie and television print advertising. Finding a stock shot of an octopus on someone's head proved, well, impossible. That left him.

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Bourbon And Eggs for Breakfast Scott Maney, the executive creative director of Jones discusses his dream of becoming an eccentric, but wildly ... more

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If It Weren't for Design, I'd Be A Chef When creative director Bill Green finds himself stuck at airports he passes the time by watching people’s ... more

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Chickens in The Yard and Mountains Nearby Photographer Paolo Marchesi on big cities vs. big space, abandoning creative pursuits (other than photography) ... more

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Don't Work. Play. Although aware that his dream project is experimental, unpredictable, surprising, foolish or funny, type designer Oded Ezer realizes ... more

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Hard Work Counts (Perhaps More Than Talent) Illustrator Marcos Chin discusses balancing time between personal and commercial work, doodling and ... more

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Pushing Beyond The Obvious into The Realm of The Original Andy Greenaway, regional creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi Asia, believes that the ... more

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There's No Good Answer to A Trick Question Ned Cannon, the creative director at Seattle-based Cypress Consulting has determined that home remodeling is ... more

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Critiques: Not Always Helpful Photographer Amanda Friedman comments on the serendipity of good ideas, David Lee Roth’s insight and valuing your own ... more

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Talent, Passion and Creativity Pum Lefebure, design director at Design Army discusses magazines, Wednesday-night television and the honest-perspective ... more

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Illustration Isn't Art but Illustrators Are Artists Illustrator Gary Taxali discusses his first lesson in freelance, the time-consuming nature of ... more

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Troublemakers and Know-it-alls Damon Williams, associate creative director at The Robin Shepherd Group, contemplates the satisfaction of work/life ... more

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Watching World Opinion Form Michael Gellman, founder and CEO of Denver-based SpireMedia comments on the taking pictures "for fun" instead of money, the ... more