TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Turning Points: In Italy Edition
Hi everyone, I'm on SABBATICAL. Orbit Books (our parent company, Hachette, actually) has a sabbatical program where after 15 years of working for the company you get a month off to do something healing/educational and heal a chunk of burnout. And I've been in Italy! I'm about halfway through, so I'll do a recap of everything and thoughts on sabbatical in general next month. For now, here's a repost of a fave episode on my…
YESTERDAY’S POST
On Edge: Leveling Up with Edge Quality
September 6, 2024 - I spent much of my life self taught, so when I came to atelier training, there were a lot of things that blew my mind. I realized I had spent so much time reinventing the wheel. There's nothing I can do about all of that but what I can do is share some of the giant "AHA!" nuggets of information that ended up being life-changing for me. (OK maybe that's a bit dramatic, but that's how I felt). One of the big game changers for me was the concept of different types of edges or transitions and what they communicate. If everything is super sharp or everything is fuzzy, there isn't hierarchy. We can create more depth and dimension if we understand how to use edges as a way to communicate form and space. In…
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