So you want to be a film composer… [Tony Anderson]

:::::ABOUT today’s bearer: Tony has composed music featured in international commercials by companies like Toms, Canon & Tesla. His real passion lies in composing scores for films like the recently released “hearts of men”. You can give…

TOOLS OF THE TRADE:: 6 undervalued apps to organize pretty much everything

Why I’m a designer

Jeff Youngblood, designer and branding specialist, discusses the journey from fine artist to professional graphic designer.

GOOD CRITICSM IS HARD.

Recently, I had a conversation with my friend and brother Doug Welch about good criticism. Since the conversation, I’ve been…

What is “the bearing?”

“The Bearing” is a place for us to tell you how we screwed up.

[-Mark N]

In doing so, it is a resource for artists and makers. Rather than focusing on the specifics of craft, we focus on more general mentoring of the creative, regardless…

Creative Contraint as a catalyst for creativity [part 1]

Leave and let Dry

[Veronica Carr, multi-media fine artist]

As a lifelong non-professional artist (so far), I create for the joy of it — experimenting with a variety of materials and mediums.

INTERVIEW with a Peruvian painter

[interview by Lance Schaubert, author and “bearing” co-editor; first published in 2013.]