How do you document a band? Bob Wegner spent seven years researching Max Webster for Max Webster: High Class. I talk with him about the music, the history, and the stories behind the band. roundaboutcreativechaos.com/s13-e152 #MaxWebster #BobWegner #MusicHistory

Bob Wegner: Music, Max Webster, and the Stories Behind the Songs • Roundabout: Creative Chaos

Bob Wegner has spent decades making music and digging into the history behind it. A multi-instrumentalist, music historian, archivist, and writer, Bob has worked with artists including Rush and Led Ze...

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AI is changing the way images are made, and it’s raising new questions about the role of the artist. In 2019, we talked with illustrator Kyle T. Webster about a different kind of technological shift. 🎧👉 roundaboutcreativechaos.com/137-kyle-t-w... #Illustration #DigitalArt #AIArt #GenerativeAI

Conlon Nancarrow got tired of asking pianists to play music they physically couldn’t perform. So he punched the music directly into player-piano rolls and wrote pieces for machines instead. 👉 roundaboutcreativechaos.com/conlon-nanca... #PlayerPiano #ElectronicMusicHistory #MusicTechnology

In 1962, Dame Stephanie Shirley founded Freelance Programmers, building a groundbreaking software company with innovative workplace practices and a workforce made up primarily of women working from home. 🎧 👉 roundaboutcreativechaos.com/episode-31-d... #WomenInTech #Technology #Leadership #Podcast

Ken and Roberta Williams look back at the computers, games, and experiments that eventually led them to create Sierra. 🎧 👉 roundaboutcreativechaos.com/149-ken-robe... #SierraOnLine #KenWilliams #RobertaWilliams #MysteryHouse #GameHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGameHistory

Mary Ellen Bute was making electronic visual art before “computer animation” existed. Working with engineers and scientific equipment, she used oscilloscopes, electronics, light, and film to turn musical ideas into moving images. She was effectively building a new medium before it had a name.

In 1963, Bell Labs engineer Ken Knowlton wanted to make movies with a computer. The problem was that computers could calculate images, but they had no easy way to turn those calculations into animation.

In 1955, Saul Bass created the title sequence for The Man with the Golden Arm using cut-paper shapes, jagged typography, and animation. The sequence broke from Hollywood’s standard practice of presenting cast and crew names over static imagery. #TitleDesign #MotionDesign #DesignHistory

In 1983, artist Harold Cohen built a machine that could take drawings generated by AARON, his computer art system, and paint them onto canvas. The machine could choose from 12 paint pots, pick up a brush, and apply the paint itself. #GenerativeArt #CreativeAI #ArtAndTechnology

What did Pamela Pavliscak get right about technology and human behavior? In 2018, we discussed design research and speculative design, years before generative AI. roundaboutcreativechaos.com/107-pamela-p... #DesignResearch #GenerativeAI

The hardest part of creating isn’t starting. It’s knowing when to stop. Perfection can push your craft forward. But it can also keep your best ideas hidden. How do you know when a project is "good enough" and ready for prime time? #CreativeProcess #IndieCreators #Designers #Writers #Artists

Three eyes? Extra elbows? Keep going. Korp explains why creative confidence matters more than perfect drawings. rss.com/podcasts/rou... #DrawingTips #Sketchbook #CreativeConfidence #ArtistMindset #Creativity

Before digital art had software, Lillian Schwartz was creating it with early computers at Bell Labs. She used code, mathematics, and color to explore a new question: could a machine become part of the creative process? #Art #Technology #DigitalArt #Design #Creativity

Kaine “Korp” Kulczak talks about the pressure to fit in and why artists need to make work that feels different, personal, and uniquely theirs. Listen here: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/korp-academy... #CreativeProcess #VisualArtists #ArtAndDesign #DesignThinking #IndependentArtists

Mary Blair’s unusual colors and simple shapes changed how Disney imagined animated worlds. Her concept art influenced films including *Cinderella*, *Alice in Wonderland*, and later Disney theme park designs. #Animation #Art #Design #Illustration #Creativity

In the 1960s, Daphne Oram created music by drawing waveforms on film. Her Oramics system transformed visual patterns into electronic sounds, decades before modern software made visual sound editing a common creative tool. #Music #Technology #SoundDesign #ElectronicMusic #Creativity

Vera Molnár explored computer art in the 1960s, before most people had ever used a computer. She combined rules, repetition, and chance to create new ways of seeing. #Art #Technology #Creativity #DigitalArt #Design

Herb Baker tells a story that reminds you that even the smartest engineers sometimes end up solving problems nobody could have predicted. Full episode: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/144-herb-bak... #NASA #Space #SpaceHistory #Engineering #WeirdHistory

AJ Porfirio of Van Ryder Games noticed something different about the way players talked about Final Girl. Full episode: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/147-van-ryde... #GameDesign #BoardGames #TabletopGames #IndieGameDev #TabletopGaming

Success doesn't guarantee a happy ending. Ken and Roberta Williams built one of the most iconic names in gaming before making the decision they still regret today. Full episode: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/149-ken-robe... #SierraOnLine #RetroGaming #GameDevelopment #GamingHistory #AdventureGames

Dr. Anna Abraham argues that creativity isn't just about intelligence. It's also about the range of possibilities we're able to imagine. Listen to the full conversation: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/150-dr-anna-... #Creativity #Psychology #innovation #Ideas #Neuroscience

David Arndt believes storytelling does more than entertain. What do you think? Can a story change how we think? Listen to the full conversation with David Arndt: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/148-david-ar... #Storytelling #Writing #Books #Creativity #Literature

What kind of teacher are you waiting for? David Arndt shares a passage from Epictetus about the excuses we make when we keep postponing the things we want to do. 🎧 Listen to the full episode: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/148-david-ar... #Creativity #Philosophy #Stoicism #CreativeThinking #Podcast

Best way to edit a podcast is with a Buttercup. Also, this is my first video edit done entirely with the TikTok in-app editing tools. This old hag has a lot to learn. 😬😂🤣 And if you haven’t listened to the podcast yet, maybe start today! 😻 #podcast #creativity #technology #gamedev #authors

In video games, running into enemies usually means you’re headed in the right direction. Matt Parkin talks about applying that mindset to creative work: pushback can be a sign you’re exploring something new. Full episode: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/146-matt-par... #GameDev #Creativity

The same technology that's changing the way developers work is also letting people create things that would have seemed impossible a few years ago. Herbert Wolverson, Episode 145. 👉 roundaboutcreativechaos.com/145-herbert-... #ArtificialIntelligence #GameDev #programming #creativity

Neuroscientist Dr. Anna Abraham challenges one of the biggest assumptions about AI and creativity. Do you agree? Where do you see the line between using AI as a tool and letting it replace part of the creative process? Listen to the full conversation: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/150-dr-anna-...

This is what happens when nobody interrupts Tim early enough. We’re looking into a system that automatically mutes him after 10 seconds of dad joke setup. #PodcastClips #Podcasts #CreativeConversations #BehindTheMic #FunnyMoment

Roberta Williams describes how playing Colossal Cave Adventure changed her life forever. Listen to the full conversation with Ken & Roberta: roundaboutcreativechaos.com/149-ken-robe... #GamingHistory #RetroGaming #RobertaWilliams #KenWilliams #Sierra #KingsQuest #GameDev #AdventureGames #Podcast

Writing isn't just how we communicate our ideas—it's how we discover them. David Arndt explains why the act of writing doesn't simply record our thoughts—it shapes, sharpens, and deepens them. 🎙️👉 roundaboutcreativechaos.com/148-david-ar... #Writing #Creativity #CreativeProcess #Podcast #AmWriting