Author Archives: ekamischke

Things just aren’t made the way the used to be…

Posted on October 7, 2011 by ekamischke

Annie Leonard’s “The Story of Stuff” has a lot to say and offers a lot to think about. Overall her argument is that, “You cannot run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely.” Beyond that she postures that goods are … Continue reading →

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The Voice of Illustration

Posted on October 7, 2011 by ekamischke

Four Illustrators I was drawn to the video on the four illustrators because in a short amount of time they really dig into the depths of the importance of illustration and perhaps its departure from art. Christophe Niemann discussed in … Continue reading →

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Collaborative/Reactive Creativity

Posted on September 19, 2011 by ekamischke

Shelley Jackson covers a lot of information in her writing, “Stitch Bitch,” but what stood out to me in particular was her ideas on what I would call collaborative creativity. “Go write your own text. Go paint a mural. You … Continue reading →

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There were tablets, and then there were TABLETS

Posted on September 4, 2011 by ekamischke

My first experience with a tablet, was my 2005 Gateway M275. My dad bought it for my as a graduation gift and to use in college and boy did I think I was on the cusp of being super cool; … Continue reading →

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