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Adobe Certified Instructor and Freelance Creative Director. How to Structure Academic Writing. In academic settings, writing is the most fundamental method for sharing knowledge.

How to Structure Academic Writing

This is true for scholars who share their work through peer-reviewed journals, and it is also true for students writing in learning settings. However, many students (and even scholars) often fail to provide coherent structure to their academic writing. This is a problem because using an appropriate structure allows the writer to express ideas more effectively. In addition, using appropriate structure aids the reader in understanding what is written more easily. 10 Awesome Videos On Idea Execution & The Creative Process. At 99U, we try to demystify the creative process.

10 Awesome Videos On Idea Execution & The Creative Process

To show you the real inner-workings of how ideas are made to happen by sharing the thought processes and creative practices of great achievers. Here, with the help of our readers, we’ve rounded up some of the best videos on idea execution from artists, writers, designers, storytellers, researchers, and chocolatiers. 1. William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible (53:12) This rich and wonderful profile of acclaimed South African artist William Kentridge comes from PBS’s Art:21 series. 9 Reasons Why Failure Is Not Fatal. Failure.

9 Reasons Why Failure Is Not Fatal

Fear of it is universal, experiencing it is inevitable, and running from it is dependably routine. As a culture we can’t seem to shake the negativity of the term – even though most success stories have a shared foundation in some kind of accidental realization, wrong-footed first attempt, or outright error. Here, we pool our favorite videos and articles on the subject as a gentle reminder that our only real failure is to live life without it. 1. Tina Seelig: On Unleashing Your Creative Potential. Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist.

Tina Seelig: On Unleashing Your Creative Potential

The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” As we enter adulthood, we tend to self-select in, or out, of creativity. (We’ve all heard someone say, “I’m just not a creative person.”) Stanford professor Tina Seelig argues that such hard-and-fast distinctions are both inaccurate and untrue. r. How do you approach the idea of creativity? Are You Trapped in a "Shadow Career"? The Artist vs The Addict. A few months ago, a colleague of mine told me about meeting a young woman who was “passionate” about writing.

Are You Trapped in a "Shadow Career"? The Artist vs The Addict

He asked her what she had written recently, and she said nothing. Having Trouble Finishing Your Labor Of Love? Everyone thinks they have a book inside them, but not so many make the time and effort to bring it to birth.

Having Trouble Finishing Your Labor Of Love?

Architecture and the Lost Art of Drawing. 10 useless resume words and 10 eye catching ones - Latest job search advice, employment trends and career-related topics - CareerKing.Net. PM Guy's Blog: True Creativity Can Never Be Taught. Collaboration by Difference - Video. The Keys to Design Business Success: Belief, Opportunity, Capacity. What leads to design business success?

The Keys to Design Business Success: Belief, Opportunity, Capacity

The first path is a deeply held belief or confidence about your value to your clients. In spite of the fact that nearly everyone espouses this to be true, the evidence tells a different story. Create a Realistic, Burning Sparkler Using Adobe Illustrator. In this tutorial we will create a photorealistic image of a sparkler.

Create a Realistic, Burning Sparkler Using Adobe Illustrator

We will learn how to create vector textures using the standard bitmap filters. We'll create complex lighting from two light sources using gradient fills, Blending Modes, and Clipping Masks. T-Shirts and Suits - helping creative people make their businesses even more successful. Ming up with design concepts - Tips. Whether you’re fresh out of university or the creative director of a huge studio, some days there will be a sneaky problem that you just can’t solve.

ming up with design concepts - Tips

Improving your skill in transforming a brief (and a blank piece of paper) into an engaging, beautiful and effective design is a never-ending task – often aided by a little outside inspiration. We spoke to some of the most successful graphic designers and upcoming talents to mine their collective knowledge for tips, ideas and new approaches that will help you hone your craft and beat creative block. The 8 Best Ways to Have Breathtaking Ideas. One Is Not Enough: Why Creative People Need Multiple Outlets - Design. I can still remember the satisfaction I took from dragging a crayon against a particularly toothy piece of paper in a coloring book when I was very young.

One Is Not Enough: Why Creative People Need Multiple Outlets - Design

Unlike the cliché, I was trying to stay in the lines, but even then, it was the creation process that gave me the most pleasure, not the results. A year or so later, I began to draw freehand, and from that point on no blank page, post-it note, page margin, envelope, or napkin was safe. The Relationship School - NYTimes.com. 30 Days Of Creativity & Design Inspiration. The book "Unstuck" features 52 exercises, divided by time commitment, to help you beat creative block.

Here we sample 5 for a work-week's worth of inspiration. Creative Bliss is a web series that pools together 30 creativity exercises. No. 30 challenges you to shift your perspective to that of a beginner. Creative Bliss pools together 30 creativity exercises. Today, you're going to make your very own pattern, finding inspiration in the mundane.

Creative Bliss pools together 30 creativity exercises. Creative Bliss pools together 30 creativity exercises. In-House Business Startup Journal, Week One. The New Guy In Town By Andy Brenits, as originally seen on www.in-source.org I’ve had the privilege of starting a new job 11 times in my career if you include the part-time after-hours teaching gigs. 17 Designers Dish Their Best Advice. Terry Lee Stone asks a group of seasoned design pros: If you could give young designers one piece of career advice what would it be? In other words: early in your career what do you wish someone had told you? Their thoughts may surprise you… Innovation Is About Arguing, Not Brainstorming. Here's How To Argue Productively. The Five Personalities of Innovators: Which One Are You?

The Portfolio of the Future. Ignacio OreamunoPresident IHAVEANIDEA I know it makes me sound old but eleven years ago I was job-hunting for my first art director job. A Creative Team of the Future Update. By Donna Farrugia, Executive Director of The Creative Group Last summer, we launched a new research program, The Creative Team of the Future, which takes a look at key trends shaping the creative profession and how to prepare for upcoming changes. In fact, some of you may be familiar with this project as we debuted it at the 2011 HOW Design Live Conference. (If you missed the presentation, you can view the video we showed at the start of the session on our YouTube channel.) A Call to Action: Information Design for Project Initiation Documentation. Inspiration from the founder of Twitter. By Emily Cohen Jack Dorsey has two full-time jobs: executive chairman of Twitter and CEO of Square. Master composition in your designs - Tips. Whether you’re fresh out of university or the creative director of a huge studio, some days there will be a sneaky problem that you just can’t solve.

6 Steps for Designers to Successfully Partner with an Illustrator. Video: Five-Year-Old Girl Provides Insight on Popular Logos. Harvard Seeks to Jolt University Teaching - Teaching.