I was a constant doodler in school. I doodle when I’m on the phone and I doodle when I need to puzzle something out. Now I know why: Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension — and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we’re caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says:…
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Moving Drawings – Webcomics Come Alive
Literally. Lilli Carré draws a webcomic for the New York Times and uses animated gifs to bring her stories to life, like this story called The Bloody Footprint.* This is a great example of what Scott McCloud talked about in his book Reinventing Comics as possible “durable mutations” in the world of comics. Webcomics are mutating daily. What’s possible with…
Exactly how making art is like digging ditches
I discovered this gem through Austin Kleon’s fantastic newsletter: “Watching Grass Grow” follows Don Hertzfeldt in time-lapse as he animates his 2005 short film, “The Meaning of Life”* over the course of a few years. Don Hertzfeldt names this film “Watching Grass Grow”, but I see it as an example of just how much time and work it…