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Ideas Machine Part Five and a Half.
So anyway - I was telling you how my ideas machine works, but then the summer happened and I got distracted. It should be said that the machine slows down dramatically when the sun is shining and lemon cheesecake is in stock at M&S ( Read more... ) -
Observer Competition 2009
Just when I was beginning to wonder what I was going to do all summer, I find out that the Observer are running their competition again, hooray ( Read more... ) -
Ideas Machine 5: The Ghost in the Machine
My ideas machine is broken, and I have been trying to find out what all the pieces are responsible for.
The first section receives a title, the second section is to designed generate as many lists as possible associated with the input. The third stage is to create random connections between the lists; these connections form the basis of premises. ( Read more... ) -
Ideas Machine 4: Ruminating
My ideas machine is broken, and I have been describing what all of the bits do.
The first stage is to put in a title, the second stage is to generate as many lists as possible associated with the input. The third stage is to create random connections between the lists; these connections form the basis of premises.
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Ideas Machine 3: Connections
My ideas machine is broken, and I have been analysing what all the bits do; all the little bits.
The first stage is to put in a title, the second stage is to generate as many lists as possible associated with the input.
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Ideas Machine Part 2
My ideas machine is broken, so I have been trying to find out out how it works, so that I can replicate it's operation manually.
The first stage is to input a title, or a phrase, and some of you have kindly given me some suggestions: thankyou; I will use them all eventually, but for now I'm starting with "Duality", which was mentioned by bothmonocat and discipline_lad ( Read more... ) -
Ideas Machine Part 1
My ideas machine is broken, so I'm describing how it works so that a)I can come up with ideas manually and b) one of you can build me a new machine.
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Ideas Machine Part Zero
I haven't found many books that tell you how to come up with ideas for comics. There are loads of good books about graphic storytelling, or what size to draw your comics, and what type of brushes to use. A few of them give some suggestions about where to find topics; and others give you some ideas about structure, and mention the narrative arc, but ( Read more... ) -
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