What do you think?
Rate this book
Scratch your niche: Fun and fulfillment through Web-based projects
A booklet by Nate Burgos, of Design Feast, that describes and celebrates passion projects on the Web. Use it to inform and inspire your current or next Web-based effort. Take advantage of the Web as a creative medium.
Details:
• Concise steps to realize your Web-based project
• Curated list of awesome examples
• Highlighted articles and tools
• Array of motivational quotes about creativity and technology
• Mini case studies of four sustained Web-based projects
• Crafted as a readable PDF with links
• Attributed sources
With a delightful illustration, made for this publication, drawn by Brooke Condolora of Brain&Brain.
“‘Scratch your niche’ is a delightful guide for what it takes to find your passion and bring it to life using online tools. Full of relevant stories and sample tools to help you get there, it’s a great reference book to have on hand when you’ve hit a creative road block and need an inspirational pick-me-up.”
—Stephanie Di Biase, Designer and Founder of Ways & Means
“Have an idea for a Web-based project, but aren’t sure where to start? Get inspired with Nate’s guide ‘Scratch your niche.’”
—Nicholas Gracilla, Founder and Principal of Neoteric Design
“Makes me want to make something fun on the web!”
—John Clifford, Creative Director of Think Studio, Author of “Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design”
Details:
• Concise steps to realize your Web-based project
• Curated list of awesome examples
• Highlighted articles and tools
• Array of motivational quotes about creativity and technology
• Mini case studies of four sustained Web-based projects
• Crafted as a readable PDF with links
• Attributed sources
With a delightful illustration, made for this publication, drawn by Brooke Condolora of Brain&Brain.
“‘Scratch your niche’ is a delightful guide for what it takes to find your passion and bring it to life using online tools. Full of relevant stories and sample tools to help you get there, it’s a great reference book to have on hand when you’ve hit a creative road block and need an inspirational pick-me-up.”
—Stephanie Di Biase, Designer and Founder of Ways & Means
“Have an idea for a Web-based project, but aren’t sure where to start? Get inspired with Nate’s guide ‘Scratch your niche.’”
—Nicholas Gracilla, Founder and Principal of Neoteric Design
“Makes me want to make something fun on the web!”
—John Clifford, Creative Director of Think Studio, Author of “Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design”
49 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2013
20 people want to read
About the author
Nate Burgos
3 books8 followersNate Burgos is a designer for the Fortune 5,000,000 who strives to do thoughtful work. He runs Design Feast—his long-term project dedicated to creative culture—which Alissa Walker, Urbanism Editor of Gizmodo, described as “a resource that’s hard to put down once you’ve dug in.”
His new book is “BROKEN: Navigating the ups and downs of the circus called work.” He also wrote and self-published “Scratch your niche: Fun and fulfillment in Web-based projects.”
His new book is “BROKEN: Navigating the ups and downs of the circus called work.” He also wrote and self-published “Scratch your niche: Fun and fulfillment in Web-based projects.”
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
April 3, 2014
Scratch Your Niche is an inspiring read. It makes me want to create something fun on the web, and made me realize it's easier than I originally thought.
Displaying 1 of 1 review