Welcome back to our creative outlets series! The holidays are a busy time, filled with friends, family, and most importantly, food. (Okay fine, friends and family are most important but food is a really close third.) I developed my deep-seated appreciation for food at an early age. My mom is an excellent cook, and through her daily meals and cake decorating profession she proved time and time again that cooking is a creative craft. Through my childhood baking to the culinary experiments of adulthood I have come to learn the same. Cooking is the perfect combination of art and science.…
Happy Halloween from Treefrog Cinegraphix! With things spooking up around here, we're going to start off our creative series with a look at costuming and cosplay. Each of us at TCX has had some hand in the craft. We've had quite a few memorable Halloween parties, and we even find occasions throughout the year to dress up. So what do we like most about this fun, slightly silly creative endeavor? I think Rita puts it best: For me, costuming equals make believe. It reminds me of the theater and entering a world of mystery and intrigue. People are never who…
As digital professionals, we at Treefrog work in many creative capacities as designers, programmers, and marketers. We're always finding creative solutions to problems. It's our job. So what do we do to stay creative? You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Maya Angelou Creativity is often viewed as a finite resource, unequally bestowed at birth. While some personality types are more inclined to be creative, the secret is that creativity is a skill that anyone can hone. The reason it's easy for creative people to be creative isn't due to some intrinsic gift, it's…
