In Episode 5 of the Escape From Illustration Island Podcast, I am joined by Jeff Fisher, Engineer of Creative Identity for Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, to tackle the topic of social networking for Illustrators and other creative professionals.  This audio interview was inspired by a recent article written by Jeff for the October issue of HOW Magazine, in which he highlights the value of using online social media tools to take control of self-promotion and networking with fellow creators.  I met with Jeff for EFII’s first face-to-face discussion to explore the possibilities inherent in these tools, and to ask some of the questions that the article raises.  Jeff helped to illuminate the topic by drawing on his years of experience and sharing a long list of resources that can be found below.

Jeff Fisher Online:

Jeff Fisher LogoMotives Central
LogoMotives
blog-o-Motives
LogoMotives on Facebook
Identity Crisis!
The Savvy Designer’s Guide to Success

Here are some of the resources Jeff mentions on the show:

HOW Magazine
Twitter
biznik
Facebook
LinkedIn
Creative Latitude
design:related
graphics.com
designer ID
Ning
Naymz
startup nation
entrepreneur.com
Business of Design Online (BoDo)
Powell’s Books

For this week’s episode, I am joined by friend and collaborator Jason Ritz, sound designer of Whiskey Sound and Symbolic Pictures. Together we discuss our 16-year history of exploring the art of collaboration, and the ways that we have benefited and grown as creators from these joint efforts. We approach the topic as an analysis of three possible forms of collaboration, and talk about how you can use these methods to Escape From Illustration Island.

As a special treat, I close out the show with a song that Jason and I recorded together last year in a long-distance collaboration process mentioned on the show.  You can also take a look at some of the paintings we’ve worked on together in the image above.  Enjoy!

The maiden voyage of the EFII Podcast features an in-depth conversation with Nate Williams of Illustration Mundo, one of the best Illustration websites on the internet.  Together, we discuss the creation of the site, Nate’s philosophies on life and art, and how to Escape From Illustration Island.

Here are some of the resources Nate mentions on the show:

Illustration Mundo
n8w.com
Alexander Blue
Evernote
“Blink”
Twitter