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Just Make Stuff: Getting Creative with Side Projects
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Side Projects That Break Through
Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman built careers on creative side projects—40 Days of Dating, 12 Kinds of Kindness—and they're sharing the mechanics of why these resonated. This 45-minute dive reveals how to start a passion project with resources you already have, present and pitch your work for viral reach, and turn creative experiments into something larger. Whether you're exploring lettering, design, or any visual medium, you'll walk away with both inspiration and a tactical framework for making work that matters.
About this course
Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman have launched hit after hit in the design world, fueling incredible careers through creative side projects — and now they're sharing their secrets so you can do the same.
This fun 45-minute class from the creative minds behind 40 Days of Dating and 12 Kinds of Kindness explores what's worked in their careers (and why), ways to start your own side project, and even a demo of their popular lettering series Quotes on Shit.
You'll learn:
- The "why" behind 3 of Jessica and Timothy's most shared projects
- Tips for sketching, designing, and sharing your own passion project
- How to tap into the resources you already have to bring projects to life
Plus, the lesson "Sharing Your Work" goes in-depth on ways to present, post about, and pitch your work to get that viral attention it deserves.
Creatives of all levels can jump right in and try their hand at a cleverly lettered object or share a personal passion project. You’ll walk away with inspiration to create — and a colorful artifact turned into art.
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