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Scott Berkun on making: Source

It’s only through effort that we learn what an idea actually is, and if our passion for it will last or fade. There is no shame in failure – all makers fail. But it’s hard to respect someone who never tries, even once, to do something good that’s always on their mind.

There’s a lot of work involved in making a quality magazine. Some people don’t realize it but only the cover can be a labor of countless hours. A magazine cover plays a pivotal role in selling a magazine to readers and therefore should be really thought through.

This fantastic video shows how the process of making a cover for Macworld Magazine. From product photography and photo manipulation to layout and graphic design. The video is shown in a time lapse format which makes for an entertaining and fast paced experience.

Lots of details were left out of the design process (like the cover meetings and rounds of layout options). I began to photograph the design process after the layouts had already been narrowed down to just three cover designs.

Great little video from Oxxford Clothing Company, founded in 1916 by Jacob and Louis Weinberg. Old style, high quality artisan tailoring that produces long lasting and timeless clothing. I’ve now made it one of my goals to own and Oxxford suit.

Composer Angelo Badalamenti talks about how he and David Lynch came up with the music for Twin Peaks. The haunting mood envisioned and described by Lynch is transformed to beautiful music on the fly by Badalamenti. I love how lost in the moment Badalamenti gets when explaining the process. Almost as if he was doing it all over again.

A session that took only 20 minutes created a signature theme for a cult phenomenon. (And later inspired a popular dance song by Moby.) Feels like magic!

This is probably the most beautiful thing I’ve seen for a while. Luca Barcellona, Milano, writes a stunning fraktur for the Legacy of Letters tour of Italy.
The gestures are so deliberate, yet still and soft. A perfect conversation between mind and body. It’s a complete joy to watch. (Especially when he finishes the fraktur with the pointy y-descender, leaving that treat for the very end.)

See more of Luca’s lovely work at his Flickr page.

James Powderly is a former aerospace engineer turned artist/designer who makes digital tools for graffiti artists and political activists. In this video James talks about his work, aspirations and process.

Check out more great videos and creative at the Creators Project website.

I interrupt this blog to bring personal news that might be of interest to readers of Createmake. I just launched a new personal online project called Inspivids.

Inspivids is a regularly updated collection of videos that inspire thought, emotion and action. Categories include design, art, life, family, nature and business.

This project has been brewing for a while. I love watching videos that have an effect on me. Videos that inspire me to work or think differently. That evoke a new or a long lost feeling. I like visiting them again and again when I’m feeling down, uninspired or unproductive.

On Inspivids I aim to collect videos that have this effect on me and share with anyone who’s interested. I hope some of these videos have a similar effect on you.

Visit Inspivids

The Decanter, a promotional film produced by Walter Landor and Associates in the 1960s, shows the start-to-finish process of several of Landor’s designs for Old Fitzgerald whiskey.

Things truly have changed.

This is the third and last video from Scout Magazine.

Chris and Kirk Bray are brothers who produce leather goods ranging from bags, belts, shoes and wallets to hats and other accessories. They launched Billykirk from Los Angeles in 1999, learning their craft from a third generation leather maker.

Thank you Scout Magazine for these wonderful videos.

Here’s another great video from Scout Magazine. New York City design firm Roman & Williams was founded in 2002 by Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch. The video explains their process, vision and work methods.

Together, they draw on the evocative moods, textures, and meaningful objects that linger somewhere between past and present. Their work is infused with memory and allows participants to connect with a more romantic and important time.