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Are you possessed by color? For artist Paul Klee, the attraction to color and light was a turning point in his career. On his 1914 visit...

Too Late to Look for the Spear by Jann Alexander © 2013 Royalty-free art is everywhere. Why rip it off?   One of my cherished,...

Fans: 1,022. Reach: 1. Creative types have relied upon Facebook ‘s free brand pages to spread their word for a long time. Remember how...

Branch Out After You Plant Your Roots by Jann Alexander © 201 How I finally learned to be as sociable online as I am off If you’re an...

Why is creativity so lonely, even when we’re part of a team? Creativity is pre-destined to be lonely. We are all alone with our ideas,...

See and read my imperfect works at my website. #art #WilliamFaulkner #creativity #work #inspirationalquotes #Perfectionism

From the No-HDR Zone: Sunset at the Pier by Jann Alexander © 2013 When was the last time you looked at an HDR photograph and thought,...

Weekend inspiration from Jann Alexander and a handy little app called Notegraphy . #art #creativity #design #inspiration

Publishing is the easy part. Managing it all is quite another. My career in publishing was unintentional, and its potential for success ...

Get your creative mojo off the back burner  .  .  . When you’re just coming down from a huge burst of your creative output, you don’t...

Wise Words From a Photo God About Another God. Photofocus (old site) Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in...

Get your tech affairs together so you have more time for creativity in 2014. It’s nearly 2014. The year will begin with experts’ columns...

What most creatives know about happiness is this : If they can’t create, they can’t be happy. Here’s to the thrill of the creative effort...

No matter your learning style , there’s more than one way to skin the creativity cat. Take a look at the wealth of tools offered in this...

Is it finished?  ShimmerScape by Jann Alexander © 2013 It’s often hard for a painter to know when to quit.  I’m facing that question...

© 2013 Jann Alexander The business world seems determined to improve its creativity. If you don’t believe it, visit Inc.com to search...

Cava! by Jann Alexander © 2013 Thanks to a new iPhone app by John Saddington called Pressgram , creatives are able to publish their own...

“People don’t live in Austin to work, they work to live there.” — Robert Rodriguez What Beer Does by Jann Alexander © 2013 In the vein...

“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.” —SAUL BASS, graphic design icon ♣ SAUL BASS: “I want everything we do to be...

Flirting with Google+ (Since Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook Are All So Demanding) Dear Diary, Just between you and me, I’m feeling a bit...