2 Week Plan (Dec 13 – Jan 7)

The Weeks’ Goals Goal 1 – Finish my Timelines tarot set My first and most ambitious goal for these two weeks was to finish up the Timelines tarot set I had started making last year (the first portion of which was used to create the banner for these here posts). I had gone into this

Being a Global Citizen

This week we tackled the idea of global and human rights issues, and how that relates to the growing concept of being a global citizen. In an increasingly connected world, the actions of those on the other side of the globe can have an impact on us all, and increasingly, the separations between different countries

2 Week Plan (Nov 29 – Dec 10) Summary

The Weeks’ Goals Goal 1 – Post some original content to my art blog My first goal for these weeks was to finally post my original content to my blog @mysticdargonarts, however, doing so was more of a challenge than it seemed. While I have a decent amount of work, none of it was polished

Podcast – How I Built This

Recently I listened to the February 4th installation of the “How I Built This” podcast, particularly “How I Built Resilience: M. Night Shyamalan”. M. Night Shyamalan is known for his writing, producing and directing of many films, particularly the films Unbreakable and Split, and his newest production Old. Having grown up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in

2 Week Plan (Nov 8 – 19) Summary

The Weeks’ Goals Goal 1 – Continuing maintaining @mysticdargonarts My first goal for these weeks was just to continue maintaining my art blog. I didn’t want to slip on keeping it going, so I made this a priority of mine. As such, I was able to keep a relatively steady flow of reblogs that kept

Failure and Success

Over this past week, we have discussed what it means to learn from failure, and what it means to have a growth vs. fixed mindset. Of the lessons we were taught, my largest takeaway was not to shirk from failure and that often, what is viewed as failure is just a step towards success. One

2 Week Plan (Oct 18 – 29) Summary

The Weeks’ Goals Goal 1 – Maintain @mysticdargonarts with consistent posts My first goal for these two weeks was to keep my new art blog active, predominantly through queued reblogs. While I did slack a bit over the weekends, I’ve built up a decent database of posts over these two weeks, which can be viewed

2 Week Plan (Oct 4-15) Summary

The Weeks’ Goals Goal 1 – Begin creating a general plot outline For this two week plan, my first set out goal was to begin planning out the plot for my webcomic, both page-by-page and overall. While I do not have the overall plot detailed yet, I do have some introductory events and a rough

Design Thinking and How Might We Statement

Design thinking is one of the big tenants of innovation and creative thinking, and outlines the cyclical design process. It starts with understanding your audience and your problem, gaining context for your innovative project. This outlines what your project means and what it aims to accomplish, be it materially, emotionally, etc. The second half of