Make it a Pear!

It's time to get your creative process together. In this episode we talk about the three basic pieces of creative practice according to Beth Pickens, author of "Your Art Will Save Your Live" and, more recently, "Make Your Art No Matter What."

Even though the context for these is artists making art, we explain the solid connection with building for tech and what that means for you.

The Writing Salon -- Where I worked on a novel that will never see the light of day, lol.

Exercism.io -- Level up your coding skills through mentoring, feedback and revisions.

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Your Art Will Save Your Life

Make Your Art No Matter What

Photo credit. Amjith S.

Let's dive into the artistic process of producing and play and how it's connected to what you do everyday at a software job.

Are you ready to bring more art into the tech you build?

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What's all this about and who are you?

So what happens after everything burns?

Hear the backstory of the talk I did at Agile Deliver and why it's blowing up on twitter.

Are you a new follower? This episode is a great introduction to what I'm about.

Twitter thread

My Totally Unwelcome and Utterly Fantastic Agile Deliver Keynote Talk

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This month, Let's Sketch Tech! is taking a deep-dive into the world of color and what that means for tech. Today, we hear about two color origin stories that couldn't be more different. We begin at the Imperial Palace in Beijing and then traipse over to the West Coast and learn about the origin stories of color in CSS.

Join the meetup on May 11, 2021.

Explore "Let's Sketch Tech!".

Imperial Yellow: A Costume Colour at the Top of the Social Hierarchy

Portrait Dowager Empress Cixi by Katherine Carl.

A lecture by Jung Chang about "Empress Dowager Cixi."

What's in a name: Exploring the origins of CSS Color Names

Where did CSS Named Colors Come From?

Content warning: workplace abuse

Chani Nicholas/Astrology app (not paid, I just like it) -- https://chaninicholas.com/chani-app/ 

btw, as of this post, they are looking for mobile developers.

Join our meetup tomorrow (Tuesday, April 6) -- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/145167719557

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How to do the 3 day challenge:

1. Spend 3 minutes massaging, moisturizing and caring for your hands.

2. Give them some gentle stretching.

3. Use your hands to write your name, and slow it way down.

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Content warning. In this episode I share some parts of my journey with depression/anxiety. Also, I'm not a doctor or therapist. I'm speaking about my own personal journey, and if you know someone who needs to hear this, I hope you'll share it.

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Keep sketching!!!

In this episode, we talk about why it's so important to find your story and how the free-form format of zines can help.

Explore the world of zines and make a small business-owner's day by purchasing some zines to check them out. Not sure what you want? Call up and ask for a $20 random assortment. Here are links to some of our favorite zine stores. These aren't affiliate links, we just think they're great.

Silver Sprocket

Books with Pictures

Floating World

Microcosm

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