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Some projects get the bulk of our effort and attention, yet others are those side projects that get less frequent or shorter durations of time and effort. In this episode of the Lean Into Art cast, join Jerzy and Rob as they discuss whittling at those side projects as an approach to make small consistent progress. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our Patreon supporters We select five supporters to highlight every episode, thank you to them and all of our supporters, and you can join them too: Nate Marcel @Greatseamonster Shauni Redfearn @shauniredfearn Cameron Callahan @camcallahan SOPHiE LAWSON @SophieLawsonArt Keri Goble Billick @mushingirl Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 207 - Sustainable Side Hustle Extra Lean 36 - Slow Whittling Projects Extra Lean 69 - Meaner to the Whittlers Next Time TurboGrafx Cameo w/Game Design Workshop Notecards Polytechnicast - Artsoundoff 2015 Day 17 Adventures in Network Time Thunder Punch Daily Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Visual storytelling is a big theme with the Lean Into Art podcast. Also: working with what you have as a storyteller to do a myriad of things that go with not just the creative process but also presenting your creative work in a useful and usable way. Jerzy and Rob talk about useful tools to consider using even if you’re not a User Experience (UX) designer. As we make and share our works we often encounter situations where we wonder if we could have shared it better - especially when that’s not our main focus for making a story, game, or other product. Join us for an exploration of some handy tools from the world of skills in UX. Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox Gail Buschman Nate Marcel Sarah Loutfi Mike White Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 36 - Preparedness, Pt 2 LIA Cast 86 - Character Writing is UI/UX Design? LIA Cast 116 - Collaborating on Your Project LIA Cast 198 - Using the Hero's Journey via Interpreting and Improvising LIA Cast 222 - Tomorrow's Skill or Feature LIA Cast 241 - Launching a Product Just Enough Research, by Erika Hall Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

A truth for many of us is we have to hold down some other jobs while we hustle to make our art. How do we think about this friction between keeping the lights on and developing new products? Speaking of which, Rob and Jerzy are wrapping up their Art Soundoff entries and have some reflections on using creative challenges to develop new products. Is an art challenge a good chance to set aside time to make new things? How does it change your relationship and experience with the challenge? Links to sites mentioned Becca Hillburn's tweet on hustling Art Soundoff Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Mike White Stephen Stone-Bush Dave 'Sri' Seah David Armantrout DADO Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Join Jerzy and Rob as they explore creating projects and works that are inclusive, think through ways to detect and avoid toxicity, and celebrate practicing/working to be both sensitive and patient. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops NEW SPONSOR - the 7" Kara webcomic and the 7" Kara print edition Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Cameron Callahan Katherine Sugrue Chris Watkins Spencer Hallam Tim F Links Mentioned More Science Behind Shaping Player Behavior in Online Games Why You Think You're Right–Even if You're Wrong Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Minicomics are a favorite topic on the Lean Into Art Cast. As Jerzy and Rob have expressed in many episodes, they’re a great format for testing out new ideas or proving to yourself that you can ship a project. But even though the format is small and intended to be low risk, how do you know if your story or project is ready to begin? This time Jerzy and Rob share some of the signals they look for in a project to know whether or not it’s ready to draw. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Myrjam Espree Devora Shauni Redfearn Kelly Ishikawa Angela Mitchell Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 212 - Sticky Note Writing LIA Cast 245 - Setting Up Projects for Whittling Jerzy's Minicomic Thumbnail Template The Black Hole Equation minicomic Jerzy's Amazon Author Page Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Dave.Sri Seah returns to the Lean Into Art Cast for a discussion on his annual Groundhog Day Resolutions plan. Join us for an exploration on finding the work that’s meaningful to you, setting goals for that work, and supporting those goals throughout the year. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Links mentioned: Dave.Sri Seah's Emergent Task Planner Dave.Sri Seah's 2018 Groundhog Day Resolutions The Productivity Accrual Bucket Sid and Dave's Unnamed Podcast Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Spencer Hallam Becca Hillburn Shauni Redfearn Stephan Black JS Taskis Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

It’s time for a fresh look at why mini-comics are so great. Join us for a discussion on the advantages mini-comics offer when added to your art practice. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jesse Kauffman Jodels Pox Tim F Ashley Knapp Cameron Callahan Links mentioned in this episode Laffy Meal, by Pranas Naujokaitis Kosmo-Knot Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

As a guest instructor I recently taught a class about making use of visual storytelling to serve the product design process in a variety of ways - especially through sketching the stories and visuals as quick doodles. Related Links and Resources Guitar Fretter - a game that makes an arcade memory match out of memorizing the notes on a fret board is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on This Panda Needs You - a relaxing block stacking pattern matching game is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on Drawing User Journey Maps to Design User Experiences, Gather Ideas, and Collaborate - on SALE through DECEMBER 2019 For Skillshare subscribers or those new to Skillshare who'd like to sign up for 2 free months + get the Drawing User Journey Maps class Rob Stenzinger - Maker, teacher, and coach for user experience design, games, and collaboration Blog of an Interactive Storyteller Art Soundoff Lean Into Art Art and Science Punks Guitar Fretter - mobile and deskop game to play and learn the note positions on a guitar fretboard Coaching for people navigating creative professional decisions, collaboration, and product makers and leaders Subscribe to the Polytechnicast RSS feed in your podcatcher

As part of the Art Soundoff creative challenge, I explore this journal prompt "Outlets". I consider how guitar, drawing, and playing games appeal to me in some contexts as a way to wind down or decompress. Related Links and Resources Guitar Fretter - a game that makes an arcade memory match out of memorizing the notes on a fret board is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on This Panda Needs You - a relaxing block stacking pattern matching game is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on Drawing User Journey Maps to Design User Experiences, Gather Ideas, and Collaborate - on SALE through DECEMBER 2019 For Skillshare subscribers or those new to Skillshare who'd like to sign up for 2 free months + get the Drawing User Journey Maps class Rob Stenzinger - Maker, teacher, and coach for user experience design, games, and collaboration Blog of an Interactive Storyteller Art Soundoff Lean Into Art Art and Science Punks Guitar Fretter - mobile and deskop game to play and learn the note positions on a guitar fretboard Coaching for people navigating creative professional decisions, collaboration, and product makers and leaders Subscribe to the Polytechnicast RSS feed in your podcatcher

As part of the Art Soundoff creative challenge, I explore this journal prompt "3 things about your art". Fantasy art, comics storytelling is something I found later than sooner, and sketching are all building blocks for my work. Related Links and Resources [Guitar Fretter - a game that makes an arcade memory match out of memorizing the notes on a fret board is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on: http://guitarfretter.com [This Panda Needs You - a relaxing block stacking pattern matching game is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on: http://this-panda.com [Drawing User Journey Maps to Design User Experiences, Gather Ideas, and Collaborate - on SALE through DECEMBER 2019: https://gum.co/dujm/artsoundoff [For Skillshare subscribers or those new to Skillshare who'd like to sign up for 2 free months + get the Drawing User Journey Maps class: https://skl.sh/2HomR45 Rob Stenzinger - Maker, teacher, and coach for user experience design, games, and collaboration: http://robstenzinger.com Blog of an Interactive Storyteller: https://interactive-storyteller.com Art Soundoff: http://artsoundoff.com Lean Into Art: http://leanintoart.com Art and Science Punks: http://artsciencepunks.fireside.fm Guitar Fretter - mobile and deskop game to play and learn the note positions on a guitar fretboard: http://guitarfretter.com Coaching for people navigating creative professional decisions, collaboration, and product makers and leaders: http://robcoach.me Subscribe to the Polytechnicast RSS feed in your podcatcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/ArtGeekZooPolytechnicast

Sharing your time to listen, learn, and help connect others to the community you've been part of is a worthwhile endeavor. In this episode of the Polytechnicast I reflect on some recent volunteering I'm doing to support those studying systemic minded human centered design. Related Links and Resources Guitar Fretter - a game that makes an arcade memory match out of memorizing the notes on a fret board is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on This Panda Needs You - a relaxing block stacking pattern matching game is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on Drawing User Journey Maps to Design User Experiences, Gather Ideas, and Collaborate - on SALE through DECEMBER 2019 For Skillshare subscribers or those new to Skillshare who'd like to sign up for 2 free months + get the Drawing User Journey Maps class Rob Stenzinger - Maker, teacher, and coach for user experience design, games, and collaboration Blog of an Interactive Storyteller Art Soundoff Lean Into Art Art and Science Punks Guitar Fretter - mobile and deskop game to play and learn the note positions on a guitar fretboard Coaching for people navigating creative professional decisions, collaboration, and product makers and leaders Subscribe to the Polytechnicast RSS feed in your podcatcher

Considering how I related to perfectionism in my creative projects making video games about 15 years ago. This influenced things I explored in UX design and in making comics and carry with me to this day. Related Links and Resources Guitar Fretter - a game that makes an arcade memory match out of memorizing the notes on a fret board is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on This Panda Needs You - a relaxing block stacking pattern matching game is on SALE for a limited time on all platforms it's on Drawing User Journey Maps to Design User Experiences, Gather Ideas, and Collaborate - on SALE through DECEMBER 2019 For Skillshare subscribers or those new to Skillshare who'd like to sign up for 2 free months + get the Drawing User Journey Maps class Rob Stenzinger - Maker, teacher, and coach for experience design, games, and collaboration Blog of an Interactive Storyteller Art Soundoff Lean Into Art Art and Science Punks Guitar Fretter - mobile and deskop game to play and learn the note positions on a guitar fretboard Coaching for people navigating creative professional decisions, collaboration, and product makers and leaders Subscribe to the Polytechnicast RSS feed in your podcatcher

Talking about making fast & fun comics on the LIA Cast! What makes mini comics and zines worthwhile to us? In this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast, Jerzy, Rob, and special guest Zack Giallongo explore our uses and ways we benefit from mini comics and zine style self publication. Lean Into Art Discord Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Eddy Nuñez Jay Taylor dee Juusan Mark Faulk Nick Allott Links mentioned Gordon is Just a Friend The C.H.U.D. with a Dream Jerzy's post on starting the Boulder and Fleet minicomic Jessica Abel on making minicoimcs Drink, Draw, and Design Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

And old saw we haven’t used on the Lean Into Art Cast in some time is “limitations breed creativity.” What we typically mean by this is that limiting one’s choices in a creative endeavor removes ambiguity and often provides a starting point. It can also present interesting creative problems to solve. But what about the tools or platform you choose? Don’t they introduce constraints as well? Can these constraints enhance the work, or are they a roadblock we have to work around? When do we abandon the tool or platform altogether? Join us for a discussion on the unforeseen influence in the tools you use. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jonathan Wornson WeAreLATech Myrjam Brandon Dayton k Links mentioned in this episode Join the Lean Into Art Discord Unity3D Video Game Construction Kit: Underwater Tomato Ninja Edition Cocoon.io Guitar Fretter Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Talking about improvising a story on the LIA Cast! How do you build an idea into a workable premise for a story? How do you find the details worth exploring, or the hooks that will grab an audience? This time Jerzy is joined by special guests Chris Giarrusso and Gregg Schigiel for a discussion on looking for the details or aspects of an idea that can be riffed upon to create situations that lead to stories. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Brandon Dayton Angela Mitchell Cameron Callahan Nathan Seabolt Ashley Knapp Links mentioned G-Man Mini Marvel Art Crusin' Together Spongebob Comics Stuff Said Pix: One Weirdest Weekend Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

When you think of art style, what comes to mind? Is it the kinds of lines you use? The color palette? The compositions? Should the style be the creative restriction of a project, or should the project dictate the style? And if the old saying is true: “your style is what you do wrong,” is there any point in striving to find a style? Join us for a discussion on how we’ve thought about art style throughout our careers and how the constraints of bandwidth, resources, and projects have affected them. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Rachel Ross India Swift Becca Hillburn Katherine Sugrue Ashley Knapp Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

At some point you may be asked to describe your creative process, whether it’s at a friendly get together, an informal meeting at work, on a panel at a conference, or in a workshop environment. Putting words to thinking that sometimes happens silently and abstractly can reveal new dimensions to the work you’re doing. But how do you approach this unpacking? How does the intended audience shape the presentation material? How does your sense of mission inform the material? Join us for a discussion on how we go about picking apart our work to turn it into material to present to a variety of audiences. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Becca Hillburn Rachel Ross Shane W Smith Myrjam Ashley Knapp Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 168 - Idea Generating Warm-ups — Lean Into Art Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

It’s a return to process talk as Jerzy and Rob explore drafting and thumbnailing ideas with cheap, easy to get materials like sticky notes! Sponsors for this episode Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to 5 of our Patreon supporters Nate Marcel @Greatseamonster Becca Hillburn @Nattosoup Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Good to be Curious @goodtobecurious Jonathan Wornson Links mentioned in this episode Lauren Houser LIA Cast 149 - Chunking Your Workflow Drawing Words Writing Pictures Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Rob and Jerzy have talked about the various ways they’ve explored maximizing their time to chip away at projects. This time they’re looking at what happens when you draw for no other reason than to relax. Links to sites mentioned Meditation for Artists - The Automatic Drawing Technique Sponsors for this episode The Kids' Comics Awards This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Chris Watkins Gail Buschman Myrjam Sophie Lawson Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Gathering impressions from research questions you have by exploring an event can help you with making choices about what you make. Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion of how Rob prepared for doing some field research at the recent CES event, talk about some of the things he saw, and what it’s like to try to learn in that big busy environment. Links to sites mentioned Jupyter Hashphotos CES Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Jodels Pox MuShinGirl Mark Faulk Becca Hillburn Robert Clemmons Jr Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Jerzy and Rob kick off the new year by looking back at old character designs and giving them an update. What concerns are you addressing when iterating on a design? Whom are you solving the creative problems for? Links to sites mentioned Gregg Schigiel's Stuff Sketched Stuff Said Podcast The Front: Rebirth Robo Force Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Kelly Ishikawa Tim F Kim Holm Katherine Sugrue Robert Clemmons Jr Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

It’s the last show of 2018, so Jerzy and Rob are going to forego a formal topic and take on another batch of questions provided by the Leaners. Join the live discussion to ask some questions of your own! Links to sites mentioned VGM Con Eyeo Festival A2CAF TCAF SPX CXC ALA Annual MICE Michigan Reading Association Conference NerdCamp MI Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Becca Hillburn Rachel Ross India Swift Nate Marcel Ben Odgren Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

When we look back at the year, what are some ways to dig up useful data about we’ve done, what we intended to do, and how we feel about it all? Join Jerzy and Rob for both reflection and discussion of this past year and how we’re getting ready to plan goals for next year. Links to sites mentioned Bullet Journal The Emergent Task Planner Flawless Execution Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters k Marc Faulk Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Gail Buschman Ashley Knapp Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

We’re nearing the end of the year, holiday seasons have begun. Now that Inktober and Art Soundoff creative challenges are past, Jerzy and Rob have a discussion on what they’re reading, watching, and playing. Links to sites mentioned Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman The Weight of Glory, by C.S. Lewis The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis How to Invent Everything, by Ryan North Crackdown Svengoolie Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Chris Watkins Jodels Pox Spencer Hallam Cameron Callahan Dave Seah Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

A truth for many of us is we have to hold down some other jobs while we hustle to make our art. How do we think about this friction between keeping the lights on and developing new products? Speaking of which, Rob and Jerzy are wrapping up their Art Soundoff entries and have some reflections on using creative challenges to develop new products. Is an art challenge a good chance to set aside time to make new things? How does it change your relationship and experience with the challenge? Links to sites mentioned Becca Hillburn's tweet on hustling Art Soundoff Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Keri Goble Billick Gail Buschman Ashley Knapp Rachel Ross Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

In this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast, Jerzy and Rob explore warming up visually for generating ideas. We’ll walk through and practice, a generative approach that’s a bit of prompting and bit of randomness that works both solo and in groups. Then we’ll explore more about the why, when, and how of this sort of generative practice exercise. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Casey Snipes India Owen Jollands Nick Berstein Myrjam Kim Holm Links mentioned Writing Down the Bones Jake Parker on the 8-minute Drawing Challenge Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

We’re halfway through Art Soundoff 2018! Jerzy and Rob check in on how they’re engaging with this yearly commitment and how they’re thinking about the second half. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Jodels Pox Katherine Sugrue Brandon Dayton Jonathan Wornson Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Art Soundoff, the creative challenge all about reflecting on your creative process via an audio journal, is entering its fourth year. Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion exploring how we can improve on this challenge for all who take part whether it’s your first or fourth year. Along the way we’ll explore what’s new for Art Soundoff 4.0, why we’re so into the idea still, and why we invite others to join in the fun. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Kelly Ishikawa Mark Faulk Myrjam Robert Clemmons Jr Jodels Pox Links mentioned in this episode Art Soundoff Inktober Sketchbook Summer The Chud With a Dream Thunder Punch Daily The Polytechnicast Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Jerzy’s back from the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) and ready to file a report on the show. Rob and Jerzy take the opportunity to think about what tabling at a convention looks like for them in 2018. Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Tim F Chris Watkins Gail Buschman Mark Faulk Nate Marcel Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Listener/leaner Rachel Ross posted a question recently to the LIA Patreon: “How do you benchmark if you are doing "better" at art than you were in the past?” Join us for a discussion about how do we measure qualities of our work and how does that affect us and our work over time. Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Spencer Hallam k Jesse Kauffman Becca Hillburn Owen Jollands Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

It’s a show anniversary, and the hosts are celebrating by interviewing each other with some challenging questions about art and why they make it. Join the live discussion to ask some questions of your own! Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Greg Horvath Owen Jollands Keri Goble Billick Sophie Lawson Metal Witch Sketchbook Project Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Visual storytelling is a big theme with the Lean Into Art podcast. Also: working with what you have as a storyteller to do a myriad of things that go with not just the creative process but also presenting your creative work in a useful and usable way. Jerzy and Rob talk about useful tools to consider using even if you’re not a User Experience (UX) designer. As we make and share our works we often encounter situations where we wonder if we could have shared it better - especially when that’s not our main focus for making a story, game, or other product. Join us for an exploration of some handy tools from the world of skills in UX. Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Brandon Dayton dee Juusan Espree Devora Jesse Kauffman Ben Odgren Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 36 - Preparedness, Pt 2 LIA Cast 86 - Character Writing is UI/UX Design? LIA Cast 116 - Collaborating on Your Project LIA Cast 198 - Using the Hero's Journey via Interpreting and Improvising LIA Cast 222 - Tomorrow's Skill or Feature LIA Cast 241 - Launching a Product Just Enough Research, by Erika Hall Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

We once again find ourselves on the brink of Creative Challenge Season. Inktober, NaNoWriMo, 24 Hour Comics Day, Art Soundoff, and other challenges invite us to test our limits, find new bandwidth, level up skills, or try new techniques. In this episode Rob and Jerzy take stock of how they’re feeling about creative challenges this year and how they might engage with them in a healthy way. Sponsors for this episode Amazon Academy This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Shauni Redfearn k Mike White Jesse Kauffman Brandon Dayton Links mentioned in this episode Minicomics Month Challenge Pilot Fude-Makase Color Brush Pen Pentel Fude Brush LIA Cast 162 - Preparing for a 30-Day Challenge 2016 Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter

Brain trust is a new format idea for the podcast where either Rob or Jerzy presents something they’ve been working on and get feedback from the other host and anyone in the live chat who wishes to join in. In this episode Rob shares some ideas about marketing principles he’s hoping will help with both reaching out to new customers and with continuing to serve existing customers. In the brain trust Jerzy and Rob will react to and critique the marketing principles and you’re invited to join in! Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Myrjam k Marc Faulk Dave Seah MuShinGirlLinks mentioned in this episode Lessons from Pixar 1: The Braintrust To Sell is Human Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Minicomics are a favorite topic on the Lean Into Art Cast. As Jerzy and Rob have expressed in many episodes, they’re a great format for testing out new ideas or proving to yourself that you can ship a project. But even though the format is small and intended to be low risk, how do you know if your story or project is ready to begin? This time Jerzy and Rob share some of the signals they look for in a project to know whether or not it’s ready to draw. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Myrjam Espree Devora Shauni Redfearn Kelly Ishikawa Angela Mitchell Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 212 - Sticky Note Writing LIA Cast 245 - Setting Up Projects for Whittling Jerzy's Minicomic Thumbnail Template The Black Hole Equation minicomic Jerzy's Amazon Author Page Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Some projects get the bulk of our effort and attention, yet others are those side projects that get less frequent or shorter durations of time and effort. In this episode of the Lean Into Art cast, join Jerzy and Rob as they discuss whittling at those side projects as an approach to make small consistent progress. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Shane W Smith Ben Odgren Shauni Redfearn Kelly Ishikawa Becca Hillburn Links mentioned in this episode LIA Cast 207 - Sustainable Side Hustle Extra Lean 36 - Slow Whittling Projects Extra Lean 69 - Meaner to the Whittlers Next Time TurboGrafx Cameo w/Game Design Workshop Notecards Polytechnicast - Artsoundoff 2015 Day 17 Adventures in Network Time Thunder Punch Daily Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Creative pursuits often happen in addition to other, often more pressing, obligations. Our commitment to the various demands on our bandwidth can often lead us to overlook rest, healthy eating, exercise, and purposeful pauses, elements necessary to keep us effective in meeting our commitments! Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on navigating the frictions between bandwidth for creative projects and for self care. Sponsors for this episode Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Shauni Redfearn Todd Lauzon Bill Gathen Rachel Ross Mike White Links Mentioned The Upside of Stress I Know How She Does It Monkey Step-Dad Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Summer is almost over in the Northern Hemisphere, and as we begin to close out the season Jerzy and Rob have a discussion on what they’re reading, watching, and playing. In the second half of the show they explore some of the tensions in finding time to draw for pleasure and some of the tools they’ve been using. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our Patreon supporters Rachel Ross @Nycteris India @oldswifty Becca Hillburn @Nattosoup Katherine Sugrue @katsoogroo Ashley Knapp @ctrlaltlee Links mentioned in this episode Captains of the City Streets: A Story of the Cat Club: Esther Holden Averill: 9780064400701: Amazon.com: Books Season 6 Trailer | VOLTRON: LEGENDARY DEFENDER - YouTube Voltron: Legendary Defender | Netflix Official Site Ryan Estrada. Artist, adventurer and audio producer Make Magazine: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers | Feedly RSS reader Betamagic - News Explorer - RSS reader Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War Official Trailer - YouTube Dead Cells - Rogue-lite metroidvania with some souls-lite combat on top! Kill, die, learn, repeat. Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Talking about managing your workflow on the Lean Into Art Cast! Creative projects can sometimes become unwieldy. Even if you’re deeply involved in making a thing, you can find yourself lost in the creative weeds, unable to find your way back to where you were going initially. The thousands of choices promised by an ongoing project can be liberating, or they can be paralyzing. In this episode of the Lean Into Art Cast we’ll explore some chunking strategies we’ve used to make our ongoing projects sustainable. We’ll also discuss how capturing data can help you re-shape the chunking process as you go. Sponsors for this episode This Panda Needs You Boulder and Fleet: Adventurers for Hire Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Kelly Ishikawa Jesse Hughes Marc Faulk Jay Taylor Katherine Sugrue Links mentioned: Spreadsheet Example of Jerzy's Workflow LIA Cast 50 - A Wacom Enabled Tablet The Galaxy of Super Adventure Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Twitter Rob on Twitter Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Portfolios, business card sites, web presences that convey the kinds of things you do are a deep well of questions and options. On a recent Extra Lean podcast (a special show for the awesome Patrons of Lean Into Art) Jerzy and Rob talked about updating our portfolios when Rob was in the middle of updating his. Now that Rob finished updating his portfolio, we’re ready to continue the conversation. Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion about the tools Rob used, the fresh goals he had in mind, and getting Jerzy’s feedback on the results. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Dee Juusan Brandon Dayton Marc Faulk Myrjam Jesse Kauffman Links mentioned in this episode Node.js Harp.js Sketch Skitch Yoink Rob's portfolio site Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

Whether you have obligations and responsibilities that compete for time you’d allocated for making art, or if you’re a professional artist who struggles for time and energy to put into personal projects, chances are you’ve faced the friction between having so many things you’d like to make and time available. Join Jerzy and Rob for a discussion on deciding which personal projects they take on when they have limited resources. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Becca Hillburn Rachel Ross Shane W Smith Myrjam Ashley Knapp Links mentioned in this episode Kirby: King of Comics Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

In this episode of the Lean Into Art podcast, Jerzy and Rob discuss a series of questions about launching a product asked by listener MuShinGirl. Join us for a discussion about questions about composing your Patreon presence, marketing your product, and starting at the beginning considering MVP/MLP (minimum viable/minimum lovable product). Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top Patreon supporters Nate Marcel Robert Clemmons jr. Jodels Pox Myrjam MuShinGirl Links mentioned in this episode MuShinGirl.com | Creative Production Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

We’re more than half way through the 2018 calendar and that hopefully means progress on goals and projects we intended to make happen. It also happens to be the middle of the Summer. For those of us who live with cold Winters, warm Summers are a reminder to get away from the work desk. In this episode of the Lean Into Art podcast, Jerzy and Rob discuss what we’re doing to enjoy the Summer and still keep things on track with our projects. Sponsors for this episode Science Comics: Rockets This Panda Needs You Lean Into Art Workshops Thanks to our top 5 Patreon supporters Nate Marcel Brandon Dayton Dee Juusan Jesse Kauffman Kelly Ishikawa Links Mentioned Dave Seah's Emergent Task Planner The Death of Superman Mysterium Aggretsuko Soul Rain Connect with Jerzy and Rob Jerzy on Instagram Rob on Instagram Lean Into Art on Twitter Support the show via Patreon Lean Into Art Patreon

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob reflect on recent creative projects we found fun and worthwhile and why. Then Kate and Rob explore an art pick and science pick, as is our approach of late. Related Links and Resources Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) - IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101452/) Homestar Runner Wiki (http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Main_Page) The Inktober Initiative - Mr Jake Parker (http://mrjakeparker.com/inktober) National Novel Writing Month (http://nanowrimo.org/) Portmanteau - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portmanteau) #artsoundoff - Twitter Search (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23artsoundoff) 30 Characters in 30 Days (http://www.30characters.com/) Kim Holm (https://denungeherrholm.smugmug.com/) This Panda Needs You! (http://this-panda.com/) Kate's Art Pick: Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival (http://a2caf.com/) Lunch Lady graphic novels by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (http://www.lunchladycomics.com/) Rob's Science Pick: Pink Trombone (http://dood.al/pinktrombone/) Art and Science Punks on Twitter (@artsciencepunks) (http://twitter.com/artsciencepunks) Art and Science Punks (@artandsciencepunks) on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/artandsciencepunks/) Kate Stenzinger on Twitter (http://twitter.com/katestenzinger) Rob Stenzinger on Twitter (http://twitter.com/robstenzinger)

In this episode of Art and Science Punks, Kate and Rob discuss how Kate plans and facilitates kids activities ranging from hosting families at a gathering to tabling at an event like Game Dev Day. Related Links and Resources Art Pick: Easy Tooth Fairy Pocket Pillow - The Ribbon Retreat Blog (http://www.theribbonretreat.com/blog/easy-tooth-fairy-pocket-pillow.html) Science Pick: CodePen (https://codepen.io/) Game Dev Day (http://gamedevday.tumblr.com/) This Panda Needs You (http://this-panda.com) Art and Science Punks on Twitter (http://twitter.com/artsciencepunks) Kate Stenzinger on Twitter (http://twitter.com/katestenzinger) Rob Stenzinger on Twitter (http://twitter.com/robstenzinger)

In this episode of the Polytechnicast I reflect on the Art Soundoff prompt "Why should others care about your art?". Related Links and Resources Art Geek Zoo Comics Guitar Fretter This Panda Needs You ArtSoundoff Follow all the Art Soundoff posts on Twitter Lean Into Art Subscribe to the Polytechnicast RSS feed in your podcatcher