The only episode of The Cocktail Napkin rejected by the 5BY5 Network. It's now reunited with the rest of its friends to entertain you.Plus, there's no reason not to get the upper hand with this game.
This series finale brings the interview journey full circle.Jeremy checks in with Adam Lisagor to see how his initial statements of how "lazy" he is have held up, as well as tearing down ideas to build them back up.
Retreating from the world to do the hard parts of creative work is one way to get the right focus. Toni McLellan wants to help you mentally sweat out those ideas in an inspiring, encouraging environment.
Good friend and creative colleague Pat Piper stops by the studio for beer, discussion about packaging, movies and keeping big ideas free of window dressing.
A recurring theme for this show is that everything great starts somewhere small. Timmy Fisher and a group of friends built motion graphics studio MK12 from humble beginnings in an apartment above a bar.
In the first official "Open Topic Tuesday," Jeremy comes clean on being creatively burned out and verbally works through how to fix it. Also, a new programming schedule is revealed.
I've received a number of questions over the past few weeks regarding different aspects of this show's production. I thought I'd take you through the process of how the show gets produced.
We've all picked up random hobbies when faced with absolutely nothing to do. But how many of those time passers turn into a true outlet for expression? Bruce Seeds discusses how the control and precision from a life of architecture/CAD translat
Jeremy and his wife Robin look back at the last 50 episodes and discuss where the show has been and where it may go in 2012.NOTE: The numbering scheme on 5BY5 was different. Even though this is episode 36 here, it was 50 there.
Christa Dahlstrom drops in to talk about Flummox and Friends, a TV pilot she's developing to help "quirky kids" overcome social and emotional issues through comedy.
Jeremy and Ad Contrarian Bob Hoffman discuss that just because technology allows one to do so many things, it's not always the best idea to do them. Especially in marketing. Does your idea really need to be social?
Improv is more than just a comedy form. Good improvisation skills translate into a variety of business skills that help you make better things, and Scott Connerly explains the fundamentals of freeing your mind.
A well-rounded mind is a hungry mind, and San Francisco journalist Anna Rascouët-Paz tells Jeremy about all the ways she expands her world via unfettered curiosity.
The smart creative person knows that a trophy case full of failures is as important as the successes those failures ultimately produce. Some creative people, like Yuvi Zalkow, have a true affection for failure and wear it like a badge of honor.
Ford Motor Company was built by a tinkerer and inventor. In an age when branded social media still errs on the cautious side, Scott Monty takes the attitude of his corporate ancestor to guide communications that surprise and delight.