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Motivation at the Met
Motivation is a tricky and sometimes slippery concept to talk about. I like the way the Greeks explored it – externalizing the entire phenomenon onto the artistic muse. I deeply… Read more
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Storytelling as Emotional Motivation
Storytelling is an activity that likely goes back as far as the dawn of human consciousness. At a minimum, we’ve been depicting stories in caves since 30,000 years ago. Our… Read more
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How Color and Font affect attention and action
Color and font are two elements of marketing and advertising that can really make or break a campaign. Some studies appear to indicate that people have different preferences and different… Read more
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Sequim Botanical Garden
In early April, I visited the Sequim Botanical Garden at Carrie Blake Park for their Work and Learn party. The tiered hillside was covered in showy blooms and even though… Read more
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Visual Vocabulary
Floral Peppermint Pungent Musty Flow Interested Bored Annoyed Thermal Headache Cut Break Wobbly Steady Dizzy Accelerate I thought I was a lost cause when it comes to drawing, but I’m… Read more
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Visual Vocabulary
This project is a fun little activity that I’ll keep adding to over time. This week I’m starting with gifs that show thermoception or our perception of temperature. Read more
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Incentives Short
This week my video project was to create a 30 second short on what motivates me. Lucky for me, I have been making an effort to stop what I’m doing… Read more
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Who do you serve?
When I do an analysis of a company’s marketing and lead generation, the questions I ask are designed to get me closer to understanding the hot, beating heart of sales… Read more
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The role of special effects in story telling
Special effects have come a long way since my childhood in the 80s when, as exciting as they were, big budget blockbuster movies often came across as more comical than… Read more
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