Welcome to Working Methods, a newsletter filled with creative inspiration from art legends.

About: Working Methods delivers quick hit inspo for anyone who likes to make stuff. It’s great if you need a jumpstart, are at a creative crossroads, or suffer from writer’s block (or any other kind of block).

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Timing: 3x/week (usually)

Target market: Artists, authors, photographers, musicians, comedians, designers, entrepreneurs, or anyone else who makes things. Working Methods transcends genre and draws from all kinds of disciplines. Think of it like cross-training for art.

"Working Methods is a collection of advice from legendary artists in different fields and is a great place to find inspiration or tips to work through blocks or help kickstart your creativity."
-Aaron Hertzog

Inspiration: Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies cards. 

“Each card contains a suggestion, aphorism or remark which can be used to break a deadlock or dilemma situation…They can be used as a pack, or by drawing a single card from the shuffled pack when a dilemma occurs in a working situation.” (Source: Wikipedia)

Creator: This newsletter is curated by Matt Ruby, a NYC-based standup comedian, writer, and seeker. At points in my life, I’ve been a musician, photographer, and designer.

Related: You can check out my other newsletters here…

Let’s go!

-Matt

P.S. If you dig this Bob Dylan video, you get it.

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Advice from legendary artists to kickstart your creative process. Curated by Matt Ruby.

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