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How Creatives Can Use the ROCKS Method to Hit Their Goals
As a creative director, studio owner, or freelancer, your calendar rarely goes according to plan. You are constantly navigating last-minute client changes, new waves of inspiration, and collaborative feedback. Because of this, traditional business frameworks can be challenging to adapt.
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How to Centralise Feedback and Protect Creative Focus
Managing creative work becomes overwhelming when feedback is scattered across platforms. Centralising your comments into a single source clears out the digital noise and gives you the room to do your best work.
Sep 256 min read


Beats, Mayhem, and Bold Ideas: The Making of Strik9 Rhythm Rat Rampage
Source: Basika Games Rhythm games and bullet heaven survivors aren’t something you usually hear in the same sentence, let alone a genre mashup. In fact, there’s only a handful of games that even attempted it. Throw in a little roguelike, and that’s where you’ll find Strik9: Rhythm Rat Rampage. In this game, enemies fill your screen from every angle, and every shot and special attack you make must land on the beat while you dodge to stay alive. I got a chance to try the demo a
Sep 247 min read


Why Creativity Matters More Than Ever in the Age of AI and Automation
Creativity has always evolved alongside new tools. While AI can now generate images, write content, and automate tasks that once took hours to complete, it doesn’t change what makes creative work meaningful.
Sep 189 min read


How to Prioritise and Decide What to Work on Next
A practical framework to prioritise creative projects when deadlines, client work, and team requests all compete for your attention.
Sep 178 min read


How to Prevent Team Conflict and Resolve It When It Happens
The way a team handles conflict can shape whether it becomes an opportunity for growth or a source of ongoing tension.
Sep 46 min read


Decision Fatigue in Creative Work: Where Do I Even Start?
Decision fatigue happens when too many competing tasks drain your mental energy, making it hard to know where to start or what to focus on.
Sep 36 min read


Best Animation Books to Learn Storytelling and Character Design
Source: Sjoerd Huisman | Lummi TL;DR Animation books can teach you how to strengthen storytelling and inspire long-term growth as an animator. Animation books are valuable learning tools. They provide deeper explanations, industry insights, and creative perspectives that short-form tutorials often cannot cover. Different books support different stages of an animator's journey. Some focus on animation principles and technical skills, while others explore storytelling, characte
Aug 288 min read


Time Management for Artists: Practical Ways to Stay Organised
Project management is the implementation of a carefully thought-out project plan, involving numerous factors—including time management.
Aug 285 min read


7 Skills Needed for Artists to Manage Time Better
Why do creatives miss deadlines? Build stronger time management skills with 7 essential habits made for artists, designers, and creative professionals.
Aug 226 min read


Choosing The Right Visual Collaboration Tools for Creative Teams
When it comes to collaborating, it might look a little different for creatives. There’s a hands-on element to creative work that not all collaboration tools offer. The right tools can help your creative team work more efficiently while fostering clearer communication and teamwork.
Aug 225 min read


Cooked to Perfection: The Making of KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
Source: Gambir Studio You inherited a once-famous restaurant from your dear old grandmama. Now it is up to you to bring the name back to glory in the cosy town of KuloNiku. I first came across KuloNiku: Bowl Up! while browsing Steam. A cooking sim with a video trailer good enough to hook me in and make me wishlist it. A couple of weeks later, it found me again, this time through a colleague of mine. The gameplay made her crave meatballs after watching it. After trying the gam
Aug 216 min read


Pressure Culture in the Creative Industry: The Impact and How We Can Change It
Creative work often comes with pressure, but when does it become too much? Explore how pressure culture in the creative industry affects well-being, creativity, and long-term success.
Aug 206 min read


When One Door Closes: From a Layoff to the Making of Bento Days
Source: Steam To stand out in the crowd, most people believe you need to be the loudest one in the room. For Bento Days, the case is the opposite. Sling and her small team develop this cosy management game at a Malaysian indie game studio, Fruitscandy Studio. In this indie game, you run a bento box shop where you tailor lunchboxes based on the tastes of your neighbourhood community. The soft pastel colour palette and cute character art style reminded me of a few mobile games
Aug 136 min read


Creative Briefs: What They Are and How to Write One
Creative briefs help creative teams stay aligned on directions from the start. Much like a recipe, they translate an idea into clear direction by outlining deliverables, key messages, and intent.
Aug 137 min read
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