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Chris wrote a new post, The Next Thing Part 4: The Announcement, on the site Aithene Multimedia

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:52:15 +0000

So, you know from Part 1 of this series that I’ve been dying to start a new creative project, but haven’t wanted to start anything new that would take me away from my daughter at this juncture in her life. […]

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Chris wrote a new post, The Wireless Generation, on the site Creative Independence

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:18:16 +0000

In 2000, Drew Gilbert worked at Funnybone Interactive alongside Bob and myself. And like Bob and I, shortly thereafter found himself pounding the pavement looking for freelance work as the economy came to what […]

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Chris wrote a new post, The Next Thing Part 2: A Gamer is Born, on the site Aithene Multimedia

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:25:18 +0000

My daughter has been making games for as long as I can remember. While I think most kids at one point or another have made up a ‘game’ or two that they then force their parents to play with them, my daugher […]

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Chris wrote a new post, Joe Kubert, pioneering comics artist and mentor: Sept 18, 1926 - Aug 12, 2012, on the site Aithene Multimedia

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 02:34:51 +0000

I am, and always will be at least in some part, a Kubie. Of all of the schools I have spent time in, I've only ever called myself a Kubie. There are far more of us than I think the world suspects. I run into […]

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Chris wrote a new post, Men at Work..., on the site Creative Independence

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 03:15:36 +0000

As I noted on my own blog the other day, while doing a bit of cleanup, I updated the main template for this site and my site and wiped out all of the custom artwork. So, I have no idea what you’re seeing here […]

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Chris wrote a new post, The Next Thing Part 1: A Fresh Start, on the site Aithene Multimedia

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:47:10 +0000

For anyone who’s been keeping score, its been almost two and a half years since life around here got so heavy that I dropped almost completely from the web-o-sphere, and a year and a half since I wrote my blog […]

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Chris wrote a new post, Oops..., on the site Aithene Multimedia

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 02:18:58 +0000

So, haven't been here or there much lately, and decided it was time to do a bit of cleaning, fixing, etc. In the process of updating the templates, I wiped out the images that used to adorn this site and the main […]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: The Faintest Ink...

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:34:00 +0000

Have you ever heard a story about how some great invention, technological breakthrough or business started out on the back of a cocktail napkin? There are a bunch of them. Try searching the net for "Famous Napkin Sketches" and see what pops up. You know why it started out on the back of a napkin? The [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Yes, if...

Tue, 15 May 2012 19:19:50 +0000

An idea I came across recently in the book The Imagineering Workout comes from Martin Sklar, the Vice Chairman and Principal Creative Exec at WD Imagineering. He brought out that Buzz Price began a practice when answering questions and reporting findings to Walt himself, and that was to start with "Yes, if..." rather than No, because..." [...]

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Chris commented on the blog post Color Theory: Why Hots Advance & Cools Recede

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:39:27 +0000

llawrence, I apologize for not getting back to you sooner, but its been an incredibly busy summer. So many posts I'd like to write, but no time to do it. I first came across the information on the physical reasons that warms advance and cools recede in Kathryn Donovan's book, Understanding Your Color on page [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Me and Mine

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:45:13 +0000

Me and Mine I’m a 40 year old married father with a number of interests and hobbies and a bad habit of starting little side projects whether I have time for them or not. When push comes to shove however, spending time with my family and making sure they are taken care of is my number [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: CI 310: an Interview with Cedric Hohnstadt.

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:37:33 +0000

Bob interviews professional illustrator Cedric Hohnstadt. In this episode Cedric and Bob discuss marketing techniques, networking, social media and self promotion. Cedric is an extremely talented character designer and humorous illustrator who specializes in mascot design, cartooning, animation, logos and other forms of marketing entertainment. Some of Cedric's clients include Disney, DreamWorks, Wal-Mart, Target, Crayola and [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Illustration Friday: Atmosphere

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:02:32 +0000

Wow! We actually got our entry in on time this week, so while this is our 2nd Illustration Friday post , this is our first "official" entry. This week's Illustration Friday topic is Atmosphere. Obviously there are a number of definitions of atmosphere, but none of them readily appealed to me as something I'd have any interest in drawing. [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: Illustration Friday: Stargazing

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:00:23 +0000

One concept I've always liked but have had a hard time putting aside the time to participate in is Illustration Friday. There are several I've been inspired to participate in, but I've always had a rough time finding the opportunity to work on the In fact, even this initial attempt was only minimally successful. I'd wanted [...]

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Bob commented on the blog post CI-309 An Interview with Carlos Castellanos

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 01:47:13 +0000

Thanks for the great interview Carlos. Enjoyed talking with you again.

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Bob wrote a new blog post: CI-309 An Interview with Carlos Castellanos

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:58:23 +0000

Bob welcomes Carlos Castellanos back to the show. Carlos is a wealth of great business and marketing information. Whenever we have Carlos on the show we make it a point to get out out our notebooks and take notes so I don't miss anything... We know you'll want to do the same. So grab a pencil [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: Part 5 Mind Mapping Leads to Good Things.

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:55:54 +0000

I hoped you've enjoyed the mind mapping series. The mind map is an extremely powerful tool and is one of the best I've found for organizing and recording my thoughts. This will be my last post in the mind map series although I will continue to write about the things I'm doing to move myself and [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: CI 308 An Interview with Sparky Firepants.

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:47:02 +0000

Bob and illustrator Sparky Firepants (AKA David Billings) talk about marketing. David shares some of his surefire marketing techniques including, slowing down, networking, using social media, and the importance of forming strong and trusting relationships with your clients. If you are not familiar with Davids work you can find him at SparkyFirepants.com. (don't forget to sign [...]

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Chris wrote a new blog post: CI 307: Creative Independence goes Haywire! Rip Haywire, that is.

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:32:51 +0000

This episode is full of comedy and adventure! Come along for thrills, chills, explosions, guns, fisticuffs and hilariously sarcastic retorts. Join us as Dan Thompson, creator of the syndicated cartoon strip Rip Haywire talks to us about his journey to get his strip syndicated and published. While we think he's got a real winner here, his [...]

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Bob wrote a new blog post: CI 306 An Interview with Dani Jones

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:13:21 +0000

If you've been on twitter, Ustream or any of Dani's many websites you know what an amazing and talented artist Dani Jones is. Chris and I had the privilege of interviewing Dani a little while back. It was a fantastic interview unfortunately the sound quality was so poor we weren't able to release the episode. Dani [...]

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