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'Show your work!' Research

In-text: (Kleon, 2014)

Your Bibliography: Kleon, A. (2014). Show Your Work!. 1st ed. New York: Workman Publishing Co.

'By taking advantage of internet and social media, an artist can share what ever she wants... she can be as open about her process as she wants to.' p.30

'Share sketches, works in progress, post pictures of your studio, or blog about influences, inspiration and tools …. you can form a connection with her audience.'p.30

'Human beings are interested in other human beings and what they do.' p.36

'audiences want to be apart of the creative process.' p.38

'by letting go of your ego, we allow for the possibility of people having an energising connection with us and our work, which helps us move more of our product.' p.38

'Take a lot of photos of your work in different stages in your process.. shoot videos of you working.' p.43

'A daily dispatch is better a resume or portfolio,.. because it shows what you ae working on right now.' p.48

' Don't worry about being on every platform... film makers like being on youtube or vimeo... visual artists  tend to like tumblr, instagram or facebook.' p.51

'Post as though everyone who can read it has the power to fire you.' p.57

'There is a big difference to sharing and over sharing.' p57

'Don't think of your website as a self-promotional machine, think of it as a self-invention machine... your influences are all worth sharing because they show people who you are and what you do.' p.77


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