Mark Marderosian is an old artist friend of mine. We met way back in 1998 when I began working for a small toy company in Framingham MA. Mark is an amazingly talented artist and one of the kindest guys I’ve ever met. Our paths have crossed many times in the years since then and I’m…
Carlos and Bob catch up on things at DBS. Carlos discusses his recent business trip to Be the Change event in Orlando and address ways to avoid the seven pitfalls keeping artists down as well as how to focus on success.
Want to make a big impact then make big art. Want to make a bigger impact then how about painting a 4 by 5 foot canvas on location in front of a crowd? Not big enough, then try an 8 by 10 foot canvas while wearing a tuxedo in front of an audience? This is…
The first step in growing your business to a six figure income is to recognize that what you’re doing is not just a job, it’s a business. Denise Warner recognized that while working a fair with a friend many years ago. Denise began painting faces with her mother back in 1984. They worked her way…
It was 12:30 am the night before a very important deadline when I first met George Coghill. I was working late to make my deadline and I came upon a roadblock. I’m pretty good with Adobe Illustrator, in fact I am an instructor here in Raleigh, but I ran into some trouble that I knew…
Branding design strategist Ali Sabet has created and helped sustain hundreds of brands over the past 10 years and has loved every minute of it. During that time Ali observed many of the patterns and methods he used to become so successful, something he calls the Hyper Creative method.
In this interview Carlos and Bob speak with Graphics Facilitator Christina Merkley. If you’re not familiar with the term graphic facilitation, graphic recording or interactive graphics you should be. It is a huge and growing field that offers a host of opportunity for visual thinkers. This week’s guest Christina describes it this way, “In a…
