I appreciate the irony of writing this for my volunteer gig, on the weekend, after months of working overtime. I need a break. We all do. … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #100: The Benefits of Unique Perspectives
I’ve been reading a book in my spare time called How to Win Friends & Influence People, by Dale Carnegie, and have been shocked by how applicable the book’s lessons are to everyday life. Carnegie’s thoughts and experiences are more than just useful for people running companies or trading stocks; they are important for us, as artists. There was one point in particular that I … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #99: Abstraction
Organization is difficult for some, and absolutely vital for others. But our brains are built for abstracting and organizing, so why not run with it? … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #98: The Reset Button
Have you ever hit the reset button on your life? The kind where everything you know changes: your job, your home, your community. I think these major resets are happening more than we give them credit for, and yet somehow they always seems to catch us off guard. Resets can happen at any time. Your partner gets an amazing job opportunity that takes you out of state. Or … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #97: Fearing When Thanks ≠ Giving
First let me say to those reading this in the United States, I hope you're enjoying the tail end of the Thanksgiving break. To those outside the U.S., I hope you'll forgive my weak attempt at a segue from a real-life holiday to a blog post title. Right, so with 'thanks' and 'giving' on my mind, I thought I'd share some views on what is probably my least favorite aspect of … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #96: Juicy
Feedback is a pretty big part of what sound does. But despite that, we're not often taught interaction design during our training as composers or sound designers. … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #95: Fear is the Mind Killer
As Brad mentioned in his introduction to this months theme: fear is an emotion we must face daily. Deadlines, workloads, project managers, tedious tasks, and especially cutting footsteps are all points of emotional friction dealt with by many of us to some degree or another. There is also a more intangible yet just as insidious form of fear we have to control: the fear of the … [Read more...]