May 29th, 2010
You’ve stumbled on the creative workshop of Nate Sullivan, an senior interactive designer.
Yes, that’s me, and for over five years I’ve worked as an interactive designer, pushing around pixels for various clients and silently complaining about all the CSS markup and ActionScript code I’ve been forced to learn.
That’s why there’s this workshop. Like most web designer slash developers slash whatever else we decide to do, I like making things look cool more than I like hunting through lines of code for some bug. And while I’m pretty comfortable making TextMate sing and CSSEdit dance, I’d much rather be doodling with with a Wacom in PhotoShop and watching things move in After Effects or my new favorite software, Blender 3D. Of course, if there’s no choice I’ll dive into ActionScript 3.0 code and drop my share of trace(“what the frak!”) statements.
Here at Nate Creates you’ll find creative inventions of all kinds – from free video tutorials (to paid eBooks), to limited edition intaglio prints, oil paintings and drawings – all coming sometime in 2010. Occasionally I’ll tweet at CodeSecrets or get inspired enough to ramble about industry stuff on my blog.
In the meantime, thanks for stopping by.
- Nate Sullivan (Irishspacemonk)
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July 19th, 2010
The Win Without Pitching Manifesto, by Blair Enns, is an inspiring read, especially for creatives that have felt for the longest time that there has to be a better way of engaging with clients and finding creative solutions that were both innovative, successful, and on target. Blair puts into words what most of us likely wash away with a few drinks after hours, accepting the pitch as part of our fate, and scratching our heads at the downward pressure on rates, and the crazy busy work that seems to slowly overtake a profession we love.
I’m working my way through the the eBook ($19) and I’m not nearly through, but I thought I’d give the book an un-sponsored shout out. And for those that might be turned off by the manifesto bit (I usually am so I understand), this is more a rallying cry to yourself to understand your competitive position int he market, whether you’re running the ship, or you’re a deckhand. You need to understand your own unique strengths, give up on trying to be everything, and position yourself in the best competitive position you can.
For those interested, you can read The Win Without Pitching Manifesto online for free.
Tags: Business, Creativity, Practice
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