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A Creative Approach To Generative AI In Book Cover Design With James Helps

The Creative Penn

I really enjoyed this laid-back discussion around AI tools as part of the creative book cover design process with James Helps from Go On Write. How our human creative drive and connection is our real differentiator. James: I think the version of Xara I use now is from 2012. That concept takes imagination. It was the 90s.

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Writing Storybooks with Inspiration from the Storybook Capitol of America in Abilene, Texas

Melanie Saxton

Imagine her surprise while sightseeing in Abilene, Texas, and stumbling across The Storybook Sculpture Project. Cat in the Hat Photo by Chris Koehn of Chrissy Cakes & Bakes in Montgomery, TX Installed: 2012 Sculptor: Leo Rijn Book: The Cat in the Hat Author/Illustrator: Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel Location: Everman Park.

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20 Bloggers to Watch in 2012

ProBlogger

Maria Popova describes herself as “interestingness curator and semi-secret geek obsessed with design, science, storytelling and combinatorial creativity” She is the editor of the much-loved Brain Pickings , which she described as a “a destination for indiscriminate curiosity.” In 2012, she’ll be just as busy.

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How to Kickstart Your Book Project

Men With Pens

So when I received strong interest for my fourth book from traditional publishers and was told they’d put it out in spring of 2012…. No longer do creative types need traditional gatekeepers, especially with the help of some pretty neat sites. The results of my first Kickstarter project were amazing. Patient is not one of them.

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How Our Co-founder, Nikida, Grew Her Blog From 0 to $10K+ a Month

Bramework

I started my blog back in 2012. So, you know it’s been a 10 year journey from starting as a passion-project and creative outlet to realizing I could monetize it and achieve financial freedom. I desperately needed a creative outlet– something to take my mind off the life of “adulting.”

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21 Successful Marketing Campaign Examples That’ll Inspire You

Smart Blogger

But what if you had some inspiration to jolt your creativity and ease your anxiety? When Adidas won the spot as the official sportswear sponsor of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Nike needed a brilliant marketing campaign to counter the publicity Adidas would receive. Creating a winning marketing campaign is intimidating.

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The Long Game With Dorie Clark

The Creative Penn

How can we shift our mindset to thinking about a long-term creative career? And the idea was that they would encourage their employees to spend up to 20% of their time on basically more speculative projects, things that were outside the scope of their official responsibilities. I did this recently, I looked at 2012.