Author Archives: Carolyn

About Carolyn

I'm the creator of this site. A technical communicator who is now spreading her wings in the creative world. It'll be baby steps, but I'll be offering up my own creations to you as time goes on.

DreamGiver

You all know how much I love finding new talents from animation schools, and it looks like I stumbled on another great team. This animation team, led by Tyler Carter, is from Brigham Young University’s Center of Animation and they have … Continue reading

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Inception Park

Stumbling through Colossal on my latest visit, I came across an eye-opening video called “Buenos Aires – Inception Park” that was done by Black Sheep Films. Doesn’t that look like ridiculous fun!!!! A city that has been converted into a … Continue reading

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Looking At Creativity Anew

What do you do when you’ve reached that magical place of glory with one of your creations? Expectations are always so ridiculously unhinged that you will keep creating magnificence from that point on. But what if it doesn’t? Are you doomed to … Continue reading

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Failure Is Necessary

Let’s spend this day listening to some words from a few well-known authors. We all know and love JK Rowling for bringing us the wonderful world of Harry Potter and Hogwarts. But this commencement address at Harvard back in 2008 … Continue reading

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Whole Earth Catalog

      If you listened to Steve Job’s commencement address, then you heard him extort the amazing creation that was the Whole Earth Catalog. Unless you were a reader of it back when it was in publication from 1968 … Continue reading

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Soul Mates

                  Men do get creative when the big moment pops into their lives. I just found this sweet proposal done by Drake to Stacy on DesignTaxi in the form of an infographic. … Continue reading

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You’re A Leader, We All Are

This short Ted Talk by Drew Dudley has a powerful message about leadership. It’s not that leaders are special, but that we have all had leadership moments that didn’t go acknowledged but had a massive effect on another person. And … Continue reading

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And Mother Nature Makes Art

                Yes, I have once again come across another amazing offering from Reddit. We’ve all seen what human artists can do with a little imagination and unexpected materials. But how amazing is it … Continue reading

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Digital Critters

                            This is the cutest and coolest thing I’ve seen done with reclaimed digital components and other man-made materials. Sean Avery makes some amazing wild life sculptures … Continue reading

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United

I thought that I’d take a musical interlude here and listen to one of my favorite groups, Playing For Change. Considering all of the crap that we’re going through because our leaders continue to divide us, this seems like the … Continue reading

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