Category: Ideas

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The Creative Gap: Becoming Better Than Most

If you’re interested in more thoughts about creativity and productivity, you may want to check out my other blog, nickvegas.tv as well.

February 1, 2011 and filed in Ideas, Inspiration, Speaking
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Motion Graphic Design Census 2010 Results

The long awaited, first ever Motion Graphic Design Census just came out, and it’s full of interesting facts and numbers about the motion design industry. Bran Dougherty-Johnson and Jake Sargeant did a great job crunching the numbers and designing this … Continue reading →

January 19, 2011 and filed in Ideas, News
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The Myth Of Faster Computers

There were quite a lot of comments yesterday about the cost of new machines and if it’s worth it. Here is another way to look at it. A faster machine isn’t just about speeding up your renders. It also allows … Continue reading →

November 4, 2010 and filed in Ideas, Video, Visual Learning
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Maxon Cinema 4D Ping Pong Mixer This Wednesday in NYC at Spin

Come play ping pong against me an other Cinema 4D users this Wednesday, October 13th, in New York at Spin NYC. Be sure to RSVP over at the facebook page if you can make it. Hope to see you there.

October 11, 2010 and filed in Ideas, News
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Why Your Demo Reel Should Be Really Really Short

Photo by Erica Marshal I have been preaching for short demo reels for a while now. But this study adds actual data to the claim that people don’t watch long videos. What’s most interesting is It’s not just content that … Continue reading →

July 6, 2010 and filed in Ideas
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SXSW 2010 Interactive “How To Be Creative And Get Paid” Presentation

I wanted to share with you the presentation I gave from SXSW 2010 Interactive in March. It’s officially titled “How to be Creative and Get Paid” but if you have seen this speech before, you may want to still check … Continue reading →

July 1, 2010 and filed in Ideas, Inspiration, Speaking
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Why the NO SPEC Movement Isn’t Working. And, Why That’s so Awesome!

Here are some words and a short video about spec work that I have been trying to organize ever since my NO SPEC rant on a GSG Live Cast last month. Why NOSPEC isn’t working Spec work isn’t going away … Continue reading →

June 21, 2010 and filed in Ideas
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Just say NO to DVD Demo Reels

I wanted to show you where most of your DVD reels ended up. Please make a simple website to show off your work instead . The internet always always wins over physical media. Quick note for students: Next time your … Continue reading →

April 1, 2010 and filed in Ideas, Motion Design, Video
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Nick Campbell of Greyscale Speaks at Hyper Island, Sweden

This is a recording of the lecture I recently gave at Hyper Island in Sweden. I spoke to their design, interactive, and design students about how to get a job as a designer. The talk goes for about 90 minutes … Continue reading →

January 26, 2010 and filed in Ideas, Inspiration, My Work, Speaking
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Do More Than Just Abstract

I came across this animation yesterday and love how he took unrelated, abstract shots and made them into an actual piece that feels somewhat whole and complete. It got me thinking about how everybody (including me) is getting so excited … Continue reading →

January 25, 2010 and filed in Ideas, Inspiration, Motion Design