I've had the conversation multiple times - maybe based on something I read in the past - that the
business of taking care of your money, your credit, taxes and expenses is something that was never touched on when I went to school.
Well, these have been proclamations rather than conversations ...
Things You Wish They Taught in School
Banes at 12:00AM, Sept. 9, 2021More Than Human
Banes at 12:00AM, Aug. 12, 2021
Ideas both big and deep can - and has - been explored in Sci Fi. Some themes that have resonated with me include ‘What it Means to be Human’. This could be said to be the point of ALL fiction in a way I suppose. But to explore humanity through the lens ...
Writing Women, Writing Men
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, July 31, 2021
We've all seen the cringy dialogue. The weirdly stereotypical and awkward situations. The sheer effort of the script writer, the novelist, or the comic book writer to write someone they don't know: a woman, or a man.
Too often the problem is very stark when comparing character designs ...
What Will Comics Be in the Future?
Banes at 12:00AM, May 6, 2021
In the past decade or two, video games have grown more and more sophisticated, in terms of graphics as well as story. 3D environments can be explored there, and with VR even more immersive experiences can be had. At the moment, comic shops are struggling, and the future of movie ...
Favourite tools of the trade
Emma_Clare at 12:00AM, April 30, 2021
When it comes to making comics, I have gone through many phases with regards to my tools. These days I stick mainly to creating comics using digital tools and programs but that’s not to say that it is the only method of producing art.
I first started drawing webcomics ...
Archetypes Through a Psych Lens: Bringing it all together
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 24, 2021
It's finally done! We've gone through the basics of each psychology school of thought when it comes to personality theories. Each theory brings its own aspects of what makes human beings be the way they are. It could be described like each theory describes one facet of a ...
Archetypes Through a Psych Lens: Humanistic (still)
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 17, 2021
Sooo…. we have already covered the illustrious Maslow and his pyramid of needs. Now comes Carl Rogers to complete what I consider the complete package of the Humanistic school of thought when it comes to personality theories. (well it's not just me, it's a lot of eh, colleagues ...
Archetypes Through a Psych Lens: Social Cognitivism
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, April 3, 2021
So now we got Behaviorism down, we're ready to talk about the Social Cognitive perspective to how human personality develops!
This is one of the major approaches to Theories of Personality, and a perfect example of how psychology theorists build one off the other to develop perspectives and add ...
Archetypes Through a Psych Lens: Behaviorism
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 27, 2021
The father of behaviorism is B. F. Skinner. Yet another founding father of Psychology that one cannot bypass when talking about theories of personality.
The man himself, known for having said “give me a child, and I'll shape him into anything”
Skinner's theory was radical and groundbreaking in ...
Archetypes Through a Psych Lens: Psychodynamics
Tantz_Aerine at 12:00AM, March 20, 2021
When talking about personality, one must mention Freud.
pictured here with a small cigar.
Yes, even me. (Anyone who knows me knows I'm not a fan)
Despite my personal thoughts about his theory, mad props and respect has to be given to Sigmund Freud for being one of the ...