You are dedicated to your craft. You have spent countless hours honing your skills. You have a boundless curiosity for the underlying theories and structure of communicating ideas. You are the artist who finds the connections between your medium and other communications media. You are the artist who relishes in a setback; after all, it's a new opportunity to learn and grow. Inspiration is more than a haphazard mode of thought requiring constant nurturing: it is your natural state of mind.
Lean Into Art is where you go when you're ready to push yourself as an artist in new ways. As a place to learn communication arts online it combines an art-journaling approach, the best of live and time-shifted classes, and a recognition system that encourages students to finish projects, give feedback, even participate in teaching.
It's a big art challenge - that's why we put the enticing warning in the name. You have to lean into it.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 4:54PM 
This episode is a journal-cast sharing thoughts about three topics I find useful to ponder as an artist: Creative Voice, Tribes, and Sustainable Trade.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 4:54PM In this episode of the Polytechnicast, I share the story of breaking through a 16 year long creative block and look forward at some goals I have for 2011.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 4:54PM In this episode first I share some meaning and context behind the name "Polytechnicast". Then I reflect upon various aspects of taking part of 2010's 30 Characters challenge.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 4:54PM In this episode I think out loud about Art Challenge Events such as 24 Hour Comic Day and 30 Characters in 30 Days.
Friday, July 29, 2011 at 2:43PM Introducing the Fun Loop from Rob Stenzinger on Vimeo.
The Fun Loop is a powerful concept in game design. This brief introduction gives a feel for what fun is in a game design context and how the fun loop helps with delivering an interactive flow for your game.
