I first encountered the term ‘planned obsolescence’ early in life when I was in school learning to be a car designer. The car companies discerned early on how to hasten sales for replacement vehicles. For people that always want the … Read More
I consider myself a pretty decent technical artist and animator. And, after 38 years in the biz, a damn good layout artist. It would be great if these skills alone translate into full-time work. True, there are referrals and long-time … Read More
I’ve written about my love of miniatures and models here before. This year marks the twentieth anniversary of my own model product, The San Francisco Victorian paper model kits, which came out in November 1998. Back in 1996, I went … Read More
Honestly, I never expected anyone to read or care about my cookbook chaos. But now, I’ve realized, there are expectations of something special. After all, there was a cliffhanger, and a promise of an exciting conclusion. What was I thinking? … Read More
The dear husband is getting a well-deserved break from blog duties this month. I can’t report on 3D special effects or innovative product design, but in time for Halloween, you can follow the horrors of my creatively obsessive synapses tackling the … Read More