Forget the days when you were totally surprised by the ads airing on Super Bowl Sunday. More than ever, companies are releasing ads weeks before the big game, often creating ad teasers (yes — that’s an ad for an ad) as part of …
Business of Creativity
The Business of Creativity: The Chocolate Makers
The Mast brothers followed their passion for chocolate to create a growing artisan business in Brooklyn, NY
Run — Don’t Walk — To Read This Wickedly Funny Article About Blurbs!
Those pithy quotes from fellow authors that end up on book covers make little to no difference for consumers. So why do writers go to such lengths to get them?
Business of Creativity: From Architecture to Kids’ Furniture
Architect Roberto Gil discovered a knack for building furniture while toying with simple designs in his small apartment. His work bloomed into a successful kids’ furniture company, Casa Kids.
YouTube to Boob Tube: Dane Boedigheimer’s Annoying Orange TV Show Has Kids Hooked
How a guy from Minnesota turned animated scenes of “kitchen carnage” into a hit TV show for boys in three years
9 Dream Jobs That Actually Pay
Long to be an artist, but fear you’ll wind up an office drone instead? Here are nine professionals across the country who are surviving and thriving as artists, designers, and entertainers.
Business of Creativity: Reel Works Teen Filmmaking
John Williams and Stephanie Walter Williams left their TV production jobs to help teens tell their stories through documentary film. The program became a success, creating award-winning films that have broadcast across the U.S.
Reinventing The Wheels
A fresh look coaxes riders back on the bus
How to Rack Up Debt and Ruin Your Life
Ten years ago, novelist Benjamin Anastas was lauded by the New York Times as a promising young writer. But he soon found himself staring at an empty bank account and more than $80,000 in debt.
How Jewelry Designer Pamela Love Turned a Childhood Hobby into a Fast-Growing Business
When Pamela Love was in middle school, she used to make bracelets out of toothbrushes. She’d heat up a pot of water, submerge the brushes in the boiling liquid, then use pliers to bend the softened plastic into a cuff-like …
Business of Creativity: The Dancer
When Karine Newborn’s injury sidelined her succesful dance career, some soul-searching and business sense opened doors
How to Crowdfund Your Creative Project
Once a quirky financing option for intrepid entrepreneurs, crowdfunding has evolved into a fast, effective way to raise cash for just about any endeavor. Even the producers of the upcoming Charlie Kaufman movie, Anomalisa, raised …