Ink Over Algorithm: Trusting Creativity in a Digital Age with Janine Vangool
We live in a digital age, but some things – like creative intuition and a love for print – can’t be automated.
Janine Vangool recently introduced a ban on AI in UPPERCASE. In this episode she explains why, as well as her tips on how to get things done, how to train yourself to notice ideas and why creative mess is all part of the magic.
‘I like seeing the mess before the final product, because it shows all the effort. Things don’t just magically appear. You have to go through all the mess and the effort and the experimentation and the trial and error and the materials. It’s all part of being a creator.’ – Janine Vangool
For Episode 6 of We Need to Make Things I chat with Janine Vangool @uppercasemag about finding time to be creative, training yourself to notice ideas, how to get things done, her distrust of AI, and her passion for print, among many other things.
Janine is the publisher, editor and designer of UPPERCASE. Her magazine and books celebrate the process of making and the art of living creatively. Janine got her start working as a freelance graphic designer for arts and culture clients and has also taught typography and publication design at college level. She’s been a shop owner, a bookseller and a gallery curator. She’s also had four fabric collections with Windham Fabrics.
This episode is full of Janine’s wonderful wisdom including:
👉 How to carve out time for creativity
👉 The value of impossible projects
👉 Why the magical ‘flow state’ is overrated
👉 What happens when you let go of expectations
Enjoy!
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