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2. Don't Make Users Think

Don’t Make Your User’s Think (and simplify your creative project at the same time)

March 30, 2014

1. Follow a Clear Process

Follow a Clear Process: An Uber-Basic Way To Simplify Your Next Creative Project

March 24, 2014

Ways to Simplify Your Next Creative Project

5 Uber-Basic Ways to Simplify Your Next Creative Project

March 14, 2014

The Fool Tarot Card - Diving In, by S. Mattern

Is it a creative quest or a fool’s errand?

February 13, 2014

Tiny House Dreams

January 19, 2014

A Few Days In

Creative Goal Setting, Part 2

January 4, 2014

Day One 2014

Creative Goal Setting, Part 1

January 1, 2014

Mobile Mapping Closeup

Mobile Geography Interface

December 5, 2013

Caffeinated Notes

Caffeinated Creative Connections

November 21, 2013

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Creativity

inspiration to fuel your healthy creative habit

Simplicity

thoughts on a simple & sustainable life

Good Work

tips & tools for doing independent creative work you love

Behind the scenes

what's happening around here

If you’re looking for a good diversion during se

If you’re looking for a good diversion during serious times, I’d like to point you in the direction of Dust and Mud. That’s the novel I’ve been working on in my spare time over the past few years. It’s a story about people healing themselves when the world’s falling apart. (It also has an ecoterrorist attack, a corrupt agrochemical company, unlikely heroes, and a possible ghost!) You can find out more and read a preview at sarahmattern.com/dust-mud. And, if you have your own creative dream you’re pursuing, here’s my advice: keep going! You have it in you!

A beautiful orange dog under a scary orange sky. W

A beautiful orange dog under a scary orange sky. What's happening has a name: climate change. Biden pledges 100% clean power by 2035, that's inspiring. It's time to clean up our electricity system. I believe we can do it.

What happens to a dream deferred? The question per

What happens to a dream deferred? The question persists.

The old man dog is still a puppy.

The old man dog is still a puppy.

I haven't been out to the garden for a while, and

I haven't been out to the garden for a while, and I’m a little late in sharing this, but the beautiful people there are still growing healthy food for our local food bank and kitchens. This is all especially important right now, so if you have a little extra cash to spare, consider sending a few dollars to fertilegroundworks.org/donate.

There's always a reason to look up.

There's always a reason to look up.

When life gives you more than one lemon tree.

When life gives you more than one lemon tree.

Dogs at sunrise

Dogs at sunrise

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