Archive - smpltn

Along with Taxi Driver and a practice in doing everything wrong.

Jun 22

Recently, I’ve been playing with drawing as a kind of visual music making. I don’t know if any of these read that way to the viewer, but the direct…

Jun 8

First though, this is Nico! He’s a curious lad who often, to the chagrin of his caretakers, disappears for days on end, only to emerge mostly unscathed…

May 25

The most overused word, creativity, should in fact be described as discovery. — Milton Glaser Whether we’re writing a short story, or creating an…

May 11

For a long time I’ve wanted to work on a short film or comic outside of client projects, but I’ve put it off again and again. You know how it goes, you…

Feb 26

Quote “And I felt a bit better. Because if Neil Armstrong felt like an imposter, maybe everyone did. Maybe there weren’t any grown-ups, only people who…

Apr 27

Recently, I’ve realized that one reason I struggle with getting self-initiated projects off the ground, is that I get performance anxiety. Let me…

Apr 6

Quote What seems like the fast way in the moment is the long way in the end. — Via the Sunday Brainfood Newsletter from Farnam Street Just Show Up…

Apr 13

This timelapse of thumbnail sketches shows part of my process for exploring visual ideas for an illustration. It’s part of a personal project I’ve been…

Feb 26

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