Two and a Half DimensionsThere’s a technique in motion design I’ve always enjoyed, manipulating photos to look more like a filmed scene than a still image. The name…Feb 20, 2024Feb 20, 2024
8 of My Favorite After Effects Plug-insEvery animator has their favorites — these are mineJan 13, 2024Jan 13, 2024
Run to the MailboxFor accomplishing things that seem impossibly long, like a novel or marathon training or a career, I think of a habit I developed when I…Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2023
To Face Unafraid the Plans That We MadeI love making New Year’s Resolutions, even if I don’t actually call them that.Dec 24, 2023Dec 24, 2023
Why Freelancers Need to Find Time for Personal ProjectsIn my field of Motion Design, the reel is everything.Nov 27, 2023Nov 27, 2023
7 Books About Creativity, Life and Writing That Should Be More PopularI’m a sucker for any post recommending books. I know they’re click-bait-y and I don’t care. I read them all.Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
Hacking Decisions With NumbersHow to use a formula for forecasting problems to make decisionsOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 2023
Tracing My After Effects Steps: Old Friends and New FavoritesHow I learned then and how I’d learn nowOct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023
Raymond Chandler’s Economic Prose — In One SentenceA Wordy Discussion of My Favorite Sentence In ProseMay 12, 2015May 12, 2015
Freelancing is the Fire SwampHow One Scene in The Princess Bride Summed Up My Freelance LifeMar 4, 2014Mar 4, 2014