In Design: Creating Engaging Content
Change never stops in design.
Key Takeaway
An exhaustive analysis of UX trends, cognitive load theory, and the shift from stickiness to calm.
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Writing Comedy
Comedy is the highest art and most difficult to write
Key Takeaway
Comedy is rooted deeply in character personality, attitude, and situation.
Avatar 3: Fire and Ash
Why did this movie work?
Key Takeaway
This movie breaks classic rules. Huge win at the box office.
The Language of the Lens: A Guide to Visual Writing.
Creating pictures and symbols with words.
Key Takeaway
The Sensory Toolkit: Shorthand for the Mind for creating cinematic scenes.
The Language of the Lens: A Guide to Visual Writing
A quick guide to visual writing (Dorian's YouTube Channel).
Key Takeaway
The Sensory Toolkit: Shorthand for the Mind for creating cinematic scenes.
Writing in General
Essays on the craft, writer’s block, and the writing life.
The Art of Flow
How to maintain narrative momentum effectively.
Key Takeaway
Flow is the invisible thread that pulls the reader through the needle of your story. Learn techniques to remove friction.
Overcoming the Blank Page
Strategies to start writing when stuck.
Key Takeaway
The blank page is not an enemy; it is a silent partner waiting for your voice. We discuss three warm-up exercises.
Movie Critiques
Deep dives into narrative structure in film.
Movie Critiques Without Bias
A look at modern adaptations of the monomyth.
Key Takeaway
Does the classic Campbellian structure hold up in postmodern cinema? We analyze three recent blockbusters.
Visual Semiotics
The study of signs, symbols, and meaning.
Signs of the Times
Understanding cultural symbols in media.
Key Takeaway
From traffic lights to memes, semiotics decodes the hidden language of our visual culture.
The Language of the Lens: A Guide to Visual Writing.
Creating pictures and symbols with words.
Key Takeaway
The Sensory Toolkit: Shorthand for the Mind for creating cinematic scenes.
The Language of the Lens: A Guide to Visual Writing
A quick guide to visual writing (Dorian's YouTube Channel).
Key Takeaway
The Sensory Toolkit: Shorthand for the Mind for creating cinematic scenes.
Learning Theory
How we process information and how to write for it.
Cognitive Load in Reading
Why simple writing is often harder to write.
Key Takeaway
Respecting the reader’s limited working memory is the key to impactful non-fiction.
Design
Visual hierarchy and web design principles.
Creating Engaging Content
Change never stops in design.
Key Takeaway
An exhaustive analysis of UX trends, cognitive load theory, and the shift from stickiness to calm.
Whitespace is Not Empty
The active role of negative space.
Key Takeaway
Whitespace acts as a pause, a breath, and a spotlight for your most important content.
Writing Books
Long-form narrative and the publishing journey.
Outlining vs. Discovery Writing
Finding the method that fits your brain.
Key Takeaway
Are you a plotter or a pantser? The truth is usually somewhere in the middle.