TouchDesigner Wiki Secrets
Where the secret docs are hidden!
Two Strategies for Project Billing
Is project billing really that complicated? You might be asking yourself, “Did Elburz really need to write a whole post on how to bill for projects?” The answer is both yes AND one post isn’t enough. Before you dive into this post, it is a follow up to a previous post on determining project lengths….
How to Tell People What You Do
Is it really that hard? Yes….yes it is. I’m sure you’ve had tons of times when asked this question and you didn’t know how to answer. Whether it was from family and friends, or what we’re going to focus on today, from prospective clients and partners. Last week on the Learn TouchDesigner HQ group coaching…
Getting started with TDJSON in TouchDesigner
What is TDJSON?? Spoiler alert: TDJSON Example file at the end! The first reaction when I start talking about TDJSON is “what is that??” Most people haven’t heard of it, and the people who have, may not have even had a reason to really use it yet. I myself hadn’t used it first hand until…
Time Management Is The Key To Everything
Really? Time management? Yup. You heard it here first. Time management. What they tried to teach you when you were in elementary school and the teacher gave you a little schedule thing to write down homework. The thing none of us ever did. It’s back. But really, why is time management so important? We all…
Knowledge from the Learn TouchDesigner HQ Community
Where’s this knowledge from? As many of you may know, I’ve recently launched a new TouchDesigner educational and coaching resource, The HQ PRO. I’ve already worked with a bunch of my subscribers to get through some of their TouchDesigner challenges, and a few of them I thought would be useful to share with the community…
The Value of the TouchDesigner Community
What is the TouchDesigner Community? Whether you’re new or a veteran of the TouchDesigner community, you’ve probably heard about the community in one way or another. There’s a good reason for that. I think the TouchDesigner community is one of the best and most interesting professional communities around. Between the constant support, sharing, friendships, and…
Forecasting a TouchDesigner Project’s Length
Why is forecasting a project’s length hard? After years of experience, forecasting a TouchDesigner project’s length is still hard. It always will be. It’s the nature of the beast. The nature of being on the generally cutting-edge of media technology and trying to use the latest-and-greatest gear and techniques. Sometimes you’ll miscalculate how long something…
The ways to get TouchDesigner jobs they don’t tell you
How to get TouchDesigner jobs I’ll be honest, it’s a bit of a sensationalist title, and I also don’t know who “they” is! I guess they could be education system or community forums or peers. But let’s get down to the point. Getting TouchDesigner jobs can be difficult. Not only are there so many different…
Boss-ness, Creativity, and Being Real with Michelle Higa Fox
Keeping creative and the being real There are many challenges that we face every day in our creative professions. Some of those involve our actual work, maybe software/design/hardware, some of them are more essential to our being, such as trying to stay motivated/creative, and other challenges may just occur because of who we are as…