Steve Jobs is on indefinite medical leave again -- in an email to his staff on MLK Day he cited health reasons. As a quintessential icon of our contemporary culture -- to encompass business, technology, and influence -- it saddens me greatly to see someone as hardworking as he to have to struggle through so … Continue reading The Only True Wealth Is Health
Author: Amara Hulslander
The Day I Cheated Death
Let me preface this entry by saying that as a child, my death was foretold by a Buddhist monk. It was predicted that I would die in some sort of vehicular accident. I've carried that premonition with me for as long as I could remember in an effort to cheat death. * * * It … Continue reading The Day I Cheated Death
Feeling Rather Tiny Today
I woke up from one of my infamous 10-minute-dream-flash naps and per my usual routine I scrolled through my timeline to find a (somewhat) ironically poetic mini-meme started my one of my favorite music artists, @ladysov. From the way I've been feeling as of late, it seemed eerily appropriate. I was once that young girl that felt … Continue reading Feeling Rather Tiny Today
Surrounding Yourself With The Right People
I had this great blog entry planned out, but then I decided I was too tired to write a post and edit it. Instead I decided to vlog and it took just as long...but at least it exercised a different part of my brain and I feel as though I've learned something new. Yay iMovie! … Continue reading Surrounding Yourself With The Right People
Unleashing The Humble Artist Inside
For the most part I don't really consider myself an artist. I think it's because I'm jealous that real artists have talent. (Designers have talent too, I suppose. Just a different type of talent, a combinative talent of sorts.) Which then begs the question, what is the difference between art and design? I've entertained this … Continue reading Unleashing The Humble Artist Inside
My Theory on Reincarnation
On a cold afternoon one day, I sat down in my car with my mother and had a heart-to-heart with her on the concept of reincarnation. In the traditional Buddhist teachings, reincarnation was explained as the afterlife. After your physical form passes, your spirit transcends that physical form and takes place in a new vessel. … Continue reading My Theory on Reincarnation
The Creative Process for Creatives Can Get Pretty Creative
Whoever says being creative is a natural process is pretty much lying. Creativity takes lots of energy, guts, emotions, and work. I'm one of the lucky few. I'm paid to be creative. When that happens and I don't feel like I'm being creative enough, pandemonium ensues. (It's all inside of my head at least. See "guilt" … Continue reading The Creative Process for Creatives Can Get Pretty Creative
Empty Pursuits of Happiness?
A mutual friend, with whom I went to design school with, posted a great article on the endeavor to reconnect with his creativity by way of strategic unplugging. The thing about design is that the pursuit of a career in such a florid profession requires a LOT of passion. You have to love what you … Continue reading Empty Pursuits of Happiness?
A Design & Marketing Manifesto: Integrity in Practice
Design and marketing are very powerful at influencing public opinion and consumption patterns. When combined, they are a force to be reckoned with. To much of my chagrin, the world runs on emotion and money. Unfortunately there are people who are puppeteering the show, pulling at the purse strings of an ignorant public that unknowingly … Continue reading A Design & Marketing Manifesto: Integrity in Practice
Hacktivism: When The Mouse > (Pen + Sword)
Long before I began practicing my craft, information technology was positioned to greatly serve our global community. With such a powerful tool free and open to the world, you'd figure that we would have found a way to keep it a safe and sacred place. WRONG! Although a good majority of the Internet is honest-to-goodness … Continue reading Hacktivism: When The Mouse > (Pen + Sword)
Amara in Training 