What I’m making, learning and thinking about, since 2013.https://happyoscar.studio/en-ushttps://happyoscar.studio/post/2024-update/https://happyoscar.studio/post/2024-update/The creative journey has been full steam this year. I have been working with Sketch83 on Piece of Laredo, our homage to Laredo, Texas. This brand was inspired in January 2023…Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/new-design-elements/https://happyoscar.studio/post/new-design-elements/Created this to add to my instagram page on the highlight stories at the bottom. The stick figures dates back to 2015Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTAnimation & videohttps://happyoscar.studio/post/designed-the-first-how-video/https://happyoscar.studio/post/designed-the-first-how-video/I thought this project would sit in my computer for a while. It didn’t. That’s the first win.Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTAnimation & videohttps://happyoscar.studio/post/launched-a-youtube-channel/https://happyoscar.studio/post/launched-a-youtube-channel/I went on a roadtrip with my brothers this past weekend and shot some video. I’ve been messing around with the IOS App InShot and used it to create a quick video of the trip.Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTAnimation & videohttps://happyoscar.studio/post/produced-an-episode-for-the-switch-again/https://happyoscar.studio/post/produced-an-episode-for-the-switch-again/It’s been a little over 3 months since I last met with Eric when we started talking about breathing life into We the Switch again. I had produced an episode from our talks at…Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTPodcasthttps://happyoscar.studio/post/started-recording-the-switch-again/https://happyoscar.studio/post/started-recording-the-switch-again/I got this creative urge in December 2021 to get back to recording a podcast for The Switch. It had been over a year since we last recorded. I met with Eric over the past…Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTPodcasthttps://happyoscar.studio/post/basquiat-and-haring-documentaries/https://happyoscar.studio/post/basquiat-and-haring-documentaries/You can watch these documentaries on PBS channel/subscription on Amazon Prime.Thu, 20 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/vehicle-or-product/https://happyoscar.studio/post/vehicle-or-product/Tee shirts are vehicles and products.Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/do-you-have-the-stomach-for-it/https://happyoscar.studio/post/do-you-have-the-stomach-for-it/I was watching Succession, an HBO series, based on a wealthy family in corporate America.Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/automation-vs-connection/https://happyoscar.studio/post/automation-vs-connection/Today I packed up some Happy Human sweaters to ship to some friends.Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/self-help-books/https://happyoscar.studio/post/self-help-books/You can’t learn a lot of the stuff in a self-help book without actually doing it.Thu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/the-switch-conversations/https://happyoscar.studio/post/the-switch-conversations/I got back into producing The Switch. I feel energized about it and learned a lesson from the first 206 episodes.Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/information-fast/https://happyoscar.studio/post/information-fast/An information detox is needed every now and then. I came across a thought from someone that stated we learn best by listening to stories because it’s how we have always…Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/my-own-monogram-pattern/https://happyoscar.studio/post/my-own-monogram-pattern/Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Goyard… they all have one. I think I’ll have one too.Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTDesign & brandinghttps://happyoscar.studio/post/google-this-and-slow-down/https://happyoscar.studio/post/google-this-and-slow-down/You are inspired. You have the idea in mind. You sit down to create it on the first day. The second, third, fourth, 20th day comes by and it’s still not where you want it to…Sat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/gonna-do-vs-doing-posts/https://happyoscar.studio/post/gonna-do-vs-doing-posts/“gonna do” posts are idealistic.Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/how-to-slow-it-down/https://happyoscar.studio/post/how-to-slow-it-down/I’ve been thinking about the slow life post from a couple of days ago and I thought of expanding the thought a bit. Things to do in order to slow down?Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/creative-detox/https://happyoscar.studio/post/creative-detox/This thought came to me as I get ready to do a body detox. I can detox the body but I also want to detox the mind which led to the thought of detoxing the mind of creativity…Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/slow-life-vs-fast-life/https://happyoscar.studio/post/slow-life-vs-fast-life/Creativity is a mix of both these lives. Inspiration strikes fast and one has to be quick to take note to create something out of this — once inspiration strikes and you are…Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/wine-vs-water/https://happyoscar.studio/post/wine-vs-water/wine is fancy.Mon, 03 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/document-your-journey/https://happyoscar.studio/post/document-your-journey/If there is one thing I am realizing about my creative journey, it’s to document your journey since day one or at least from when you become aware that you will need to have…Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/stack-behaviors/https://happyoscar.studio/post/stack-behaviors/If I have a thought I open my notes app or voice memo app on the iPhone.Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/setup-the-calendar-for-behaviors/https://happyoscar.studio/post/setup-the-calendar-for-behaviors/This is just like planning events on the calendar only the event will dictate the behavior.Thu, 30 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/primed-for-behaviors/https://happyoscar.studio/post/primed-for-behaviors/The environment primes us to act out a behavior.Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/creative-behavior-goals/https://happyoscar.studio/post/creative-behavior-goals/The behavior is the savior.Tue, 28 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/creative-goals/https://happyoscar.studio/post/creative-goals/Should the creative goal be the result or the behavior of creating?Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/christmas-makes-us-creators/https://happyoscar.studio/post/christmas-makes-us-creators/I was sitting by our Christmas tree this morning and noticed the different types of wrapping each done by a different person if not the same person doing multiple types of…Sun, 26 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/budgets-spark-creativity/https://happyoscar.studio/post/budgets-spark-creativity/Budgets are limitations.Sat, 25 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/boundaries-spark-creativity/https://happyoscar.studio/post/boundaries-spark-creativity/In a collaborative project there should be boundaries established for the different collaborators and the pieces of work that are to be completed for the final product.Fri, 24 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/the-monthly-calendar-limitation/https://happyoscar.studio/post/the-monthly-calendar-limitation/We’re 2 days away from the biggest holiday of the year: Christmas!Thu, 23 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/a-thought-on-the-social-media-verse-limitations/https://happyoscar.studio/post/a-thought-on-the-social-media-verse-limitations/Twitter now allows 280 characters for every tweet and this is an example of how limitations spark creativity. The twitter user is now asked to share a thought by shortening it…Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/a-35mm-one-time-use-camera/https://happyoscar.studio/post/a-35mm-one-time-use-camera/now we just snap a photo anytime we want and most of them are crappy.Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/rules-by-me-for-me/https://happyoscar.studio/post/rules-by-me-for-me/There are a couple of rules I set for my creativity.Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/limited-by-macos/https://happyoscar.studio/post/limited-by-macos/I’m trying to use an old iMac as a second display for the iMac I am working on right now and it so happens that the newest MacOS does not allow my old Mac to be used as a…Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/24-hour-rule/https://happyoscar.studio/post/24-hour-rule/The 24 hour rule is a rule that really can’t be broken–ever.Sat, 18 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/rules-spark-creativity/https://happyoscar.studio/post/rules-spark-creativity/I’m going to try and stretch this thought of rules sparking creativity into a couple of blog posts of how this is done in different industries but let’s start with a simple…Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/a-physical-organization-system/https://happyoscar.studio/post/a-physical-organization-system/I’m still working on mine but in essence the difference between this and the digital filing system is that this one takes up space and you can’t randomly search for what you…Thu, 16 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/a-digital-filing-system/https://happyoscar.studio/post/a-digital-filing-system/The accumulation of digital assets for me seems to be growing exponentially over the past decade. As I look at the camera roll on my iPhone right now it says I have 20,000+…Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/creative-sops/https://happyoscar.studio/post/creative-sops/Standard Operating ProceduresTue, 14 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/where-is-that-_____/https://happyoscar.studio/post/where-is-that-_____/That tool, video, photo, plug-in, audio file, sketchbook….Mon, 13 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/an-idea-collection-system/https://happyoscar.studio/post/an-idea-collection-system/The family and I got on the road today and headed out of town for the weekend. As I was driving I was a getting a bunch of downloads, ideas, and I had no place to write them so…Sun, 12 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/a-creativity-planner/https://happyoscar.studio/post/a-creativity-planner/A planner where you schedule time for creativity even if inspiration is lacking at the moment your allocated time starts. If you have an idea then you can break it down into…Sat, 11 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/organized-creativity/https://happyoscar.studio/post/organized-creativity/Is that even possible?Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-brands/https://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-brands/When you think of Louis Vuitton, Nike, Supreme, Yeezy and other clothing brands you think of a certain aesthetic. When you think of Apple you think of a certain aesthetic as…Thu, 09 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-teachers/https://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-teachers/I know we have art teachers and thank god for them! They teach skill and the different art techniques along with the study of art and origins of styles all citing the great…Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-students/https://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-students/They are students of the medium they are using. How does this paint work? How does this instrument sound? What can I do with this camera? They are all questions that they…Tue, 07 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-collaborators/https://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-collaborators/Artists are actively collaborating with others when bringing an idea to life, especially if it’s commission work or part of a project. I think of the artist who in listening to…Mon, 06 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-innovators/https://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-innovators/The artist is at the forefront of discovery. They jump into the unknown and make sense of it for the rest of us. There are humans out there far more capable at explaining what…Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-tweakers/https://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-tweakers/Ok. Maybe I went a little far on my previous post about artists being innovators by saying everything that is created is an innovation. The creations are innovations because…Sat, 04 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNoteshttps://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-service-reps/https://happyoscar.studio/post/artists-as-service-reps/Artists are service reps anytime they are creating work for money. These are mainly projects/commissions that they take on that is separate from their “passion” art since they…Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMTNotes