Over the years I have managed to win a few awards for my work. Working on any creative project leaves you feeling vulnerable, and having others in your field acknowledge your accomplishments helps offset the insecurity inherent in the creative process.
MultiMedia Projects
Icons and Portraits
Biblical Art and Private Devotion: A Selection from the Collection of Sandra and Robert Bowden - RealMedia
Devocion Del Pueblo: Religious Folk Art of Guatemala - RealMedia
The Holy Land Through the Eyes of Explorers - RealMedia
Video Projects - Windows Media Format
The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation I love animation and this is one of the best books on the subject. Frank and Ollie are two guys who really loved their work and their passion for animation is present throughout this book. The illustrations are excellent and you really come away understanding the art form of animation.
The Art Pack A pop-up book for grown-ups. Learn about form, color, motion, and perspective by examining classic works of art - and play with cool toys!!!
Streetwise Marketing Plan The Streetwise books have a very good workbook feel to them. There is room to take notes, liberal use of sidebars for extra information, and the whole book is setup in a logical progression to help you write a marketing plan. And everyone in business better have one!
101 Ways to Promote Your Website - Good solid information about getting new visitors to your website. No hype, fluff, or skeevy tactics. Don’t wait until after you have built a new website to begin thinking about traffic.
Taking Your Talent to the Web: Making the Transition from Graphic Design to Web Design I’m a cross between a tech geek and an artist (with lots of other junk thrown in for good measure.) This book speaks to both of these points of view and really helped me to understand how to get my website ideas molded into standards compliant webpages.
Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player I got so excited when I first read this book. Here was a guy who didn’t wait for someone to give him a chance to make a movie, he made his own chance. Robert is always encouraging his readers to just go out and get started.
Ender’s Game
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
When I was a kid I used to pull a book off the encyclopedia shelf and browse through the index until I saw something interesting to read about - my pre-computer version of web browsing. Whenever I wanted to learn about something I went for a book.
Well, a few decades later now, reading is still a passion for learning and entertainment. I’m going through some of my favorite titles and sharing them here with a word or two about why I liked the book. I hope you read a few of them and enjoy them as much as I have.
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