Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Jerzy Drozd
Teaching Artist and Cartoonist
Confronting fears to put a little steam in your stride is today’s topic. I share some thoughts on projects I’m taking on like Ignite Ann Arbor, Ignite Chelsea, and a new video series I’m developing for release next year. At
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Today I share some thoughts that occurred to me after listening to the latest Spark podcast and witnessing Matt Feazell’s workshop at the Ann Arbor District Library. Can a story have a recipe? If we think about the recipe as
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Today I play a little catch up and share how I’ve been tricking myself into managing my time better and plowing through a mammoth to-do list. Subscribe through iTunes RSS https://jdrozd.com/wp-content/audio/tpd092.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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I recently tweeted a bit about my disappointment with the new Transformers TV show, and my specific problems with the show, reminded me of a distinct advantage that comics has over moving visual storytelling. I use the fantastic Manga Twin
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Today I share a crisis I’ve been struggling with in whether or not I should take on a new creative project as a promotional vehicle for my teaching work. Witness the creative mind evaluating the pros and cons of doing
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It’s a return to talking about Mailing Lists! This time I share my experiences in setting up an account with Mad Mimi, and some surprises I found when I tested out the service. There’s more to setting up an email
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After a successful test of the Justin.TV app on my iPhone, I’m compelled to talk a bit about my plans to stream more of my workday and why I think it’s a good idea. For me it has less to
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Today I share some observations based on some experimenting I’ve been doing with video streaming apps for the iPhone. I talk about the following: Ustream Justin.tv Stickam You can see some of my tests of the services on my blog:
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Today I pick apart the film About a Boy to highlight how we comics creators should consider expressing the climax of our stories visually if at all possible. I’ll most likely be doing more of these story deconstruction episodes in
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Today I respond to another discussion thread in the A&S forums, which was primarily about the role of death and dying in all-ages fiction. I spiral it out to cover some general thoughts I keep in mind when writing stories
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