My last blog post was published to my RSS feed about a jillion times and then forwarded to my Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn accounts where it also published itself over and over. My apologies. I'm experimenting with a new way to manage all my accounts under one app (HootSuite.com) and apparently I've got some bugs to work out. I'll be publishing...
This past spring I was hired by ABC News out of New York to do courtroom sketching for a big trial they were covering here in Minneapolis. It's a fascinating story: In 1980 a young man named Ming Sen Shiue kidnapped his former teacher, Mary Stauffer, and her 8-year-old daughter Beth. A 6-year-old boy, Jason Wilkman, witnessed the kidnapping so Shiue...
A few months ago a charity art auction was held to support animation artist/director Tim Hodge who's teenage son had been hit by a train and is now in a coma. It was a tragic situation but fortunately $79,000 was raised to help with medical bills. Some terrific animation and comic book art was donated. I myself snagged an animation...
Last week I spent four days in Las Vegas at the International Licensing Expo attending classes, walking the show floor, and shaking hands in an effort to better understand that particular industry. I wanted to find out what real opportunities, if any, existed for me there.
Unfortunately the short answer (for me at least) is "not many".
I'll be among several attendees live tweeting from the Creative Freelancer Conference this weekend (June 5-6). To follow the feed just search Twitter for hashtag #CFConf. Afterward I'll be attending the Licensing Expo June 7-10 and will be likely be posting a few tweets from there as well. So far I haven't found an official hashtag for the Expo. If anyone...
Sorry for the drop off in posts lately. I was on vacation, then I was hit with a swell of client projects, and now I'm getting ready to leave town again. I'll be in Denver June 5-6 for the 3rd annual Creative Freelancer Conference, then I'm zipping over to Las Vegas June 7-10 for the Licensing Expo. The HOW Design...
