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Jann Alexander
Mar 3, 20142 min read
Has HDR Gone Too Far?
From the No-HDR Zone: Sunset at the Pier by Jann Alexander © 2013 When was the last time you looked at an HDR photograph and thought,...
Jann Alexander
Feb 28, 20141 min read
Let It Flow
Weekend inspiration from Jann Alexander and a handy little app called Notegraphy . #art #creativity #design #inspiration
Jann Alexander
Feb 14, 20145 min read
How I Became An Unintentional Publisher
Publishing is the easy part. Managing it all is quite another. My career in publishing was unintentional, and its potential for success ...
Jann Alexander
Feb 6, 20143 min read
How to Jumpstart Your Creative Mojo
Get your creative mojo off the back burner . . . When you’re just coming down from a huge burst of your creative output, you don’t...
Jann Alexander
Feb 4, 20141 min read
Wise Words From a Photo God About Another God
Wise Words From a Photo God About Another God. Photofocus (old site) Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in...
Jann Alexander
Dec 29, 20133 min read
There’s an App for That: Achieve Your 2014 Tech Resolutions
Get your tech affairs together so you have more time for creativity in 2014. It’s nearly 2014. The year will begin with experts’ columns...
Jann Alexander
Dec 17, 20131 min read
Take the Thrill of the Creative Effort into the New Year
What most creatives know about happiness is this : If they can’t create, they can’t be happy. Here’s to the thrill of the creative effort...
Jann Alexander
Dec 9, 20131 min read
More Steps to Creativity—for Visual Learners
No matter your learning style , there’s more than one way to skin the creativity cat. Take a look at the wealth of tools offered in this...
Jann Alexander
Oct 25, 20132 min read
Expressing Yourself Is Always a Work in Progress
Is it finished? ShimmerScape by Jann Alexander © 2013 It’s often hard for a painter to know when to quit. I’m facing that question...
Jann Alexander
Sep 11, 20134 min read
What’s the Big Deal About Creativity?
© 2013 Jann Alexander The business world seems determined to improve its creativity. If you don’t believe it, visit Inc.com to search...
Jann Alexander
Sep 5, 20131 min read
Raise a Glass to Pressgram: An App That Plays Nicely With Cava and Creative Control
Cava! by Jann Alexander © 2013 Thanks to a new iPhone app by John Saddington called Pressgram , creatives are able to publish their own...
Jann Alexander
Aug 30, 20131 min read
Who Lives in Austin to Work?
“People don’t live in Austin to work, they work to live there.” — Robert Rodriguez What Beer Does by Jann Alexander © 2013 In the vein...
Jann Alexander
Aug 19, 20131 min read
I Want to Make Beautiful Things
“I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares.” —SAUL BASS, graphic design icon ♣ SAUL BASS: “I want everything we do to be...
Jann Alexander
Aug 8, 20133 min read
Dumping Facebook, Dating Twitter, Avoiding LinkedIn and Flirting with Google+
Flirting with Google+ (Since Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook Are All So Demanding) Dear Diary, Just between you and me, I’m feeling a bit...
Jann Alexander
Aug 2, 20133 min read
Time for Some Wine with Art
Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...
Jann Alexander
Aug 1, 20131 min read
How Can You Pick Just One Passion?
Success at day’s end “Like a parent with many children , I’d find it hard to name a favorite among my creative passions—Art, Design,...
Jann Alexander
Jul 29, 20134 min read
How To Assess Where You’re At
Where are you heading? by Jann Alexander © 2013 “If you don’t know where you’re going, you might not get there.” —Yogi Berra Being...
Jann Alexander
Jul 18, 20131 min read
Share Some Art That Goes With Wine
Down East Wine by Jann Alexander © 2013 Wine seems to be a favorite of many artists and photographers (whether using it for subject...
Jann Alexander
Jun 21, 20133 min read
On Art + Magic
“ It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene,...
Jann Alexander
May 15, 20132 min read
How Creative Is Multitasking?
There’s more creativity to be found on a hike in Big Bend than at my Mac. ©2012 JannAlexander.com Mixing multitasking with creativity ...
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