# 28 to Make with Kate Bingaman-Burt, Erik Marinovich, Ryan Putnam, Lara McCormick Canonical URL: ## Overview Sometimes, we lapse into unproductive habits because we don’t know what else to do. That's why we worked with some of the best creators we know to bring these 28 daily creative project ideas to your inbox so you can get back in the habit of making. Week 1 Celebrating everyday objects through drawing with Kate Bingaman-Burt Week 2 Exploring line, form, and texture with Ryan Putnam Week 3 Hacking visual language and creative thinking with Lara McCormick Week 4 Connecting to your context through observation and lettering with Erik Marinovich Weekends You'll get the same 2 videos every weekend, when you'll be encouraged to take in the sights and relax with Brooks Chambers Who is this for? It’s been gently optimized for designers, illustrators, and typographers, but it’s for anyone who wants give traction to their desire to create. How does it work? 1. Sign up with the blue button above. 2. Watch your daily video prompt. 3. Make something! The projects can all be completed in 20 minutes, but you can take as long as you like. Also—do it your way. If the project calls for a drawing, but you've got some modeling clay on hand, feel free to sculpt instead. 4. Reflecton your work for a few minutes. Did you love it? Hate it? Do you wish you could make one of these every day instead of doing the other projects? Do it! 5. Share what you made with the world on Instagram using #28toMake. We really want to see what you come up with, and we're not alone. 6. Repeat for 28 days, or until you stumble upon that thing that really gets you going. If you find yourself getting stale again, you can always come back. The videos will be emailed to you daily, but you can watch them on this page whenever you want. ## Instructors ### Erik Marinovich Erik Marinovich is a San Francisco based lettering artist and designer, and is a co-founder of Friends of Type. Since 2009 he has drawn letters, logos and type for nice folks like: Nike, Target, Google, Hilton, Facebook, Sonos, Sharpie, The Criterion Collection, Air Canada, Gap, Ford Motor Company. In 2012 he co-founded Title Case, a creative work space that conducts workshops and lectures. Between client work, teaching, and side-projects, you’ll find him on the road promoting Keep Fresh Stay Rad and Let’s Go Letter Hunting, two new releases from Friends of Type published by Princeton Architectural Press. ### Kate Bingaman-Burt Kate Bingaman-Burt makes work about the things we buy and the feelings we feel. The building blocks of her work include: bright colors, hand lettering, inventories of illustrated objects, and input and interaction from the communities of awesome people who contribute to her crowd-sourced projects. Her dual roles as commercial illustrator, full-time educator, and project-based artist overlap inform an intricate creative practice. She is the Associate Director of the School of Art+Design at Portland State University and an Associate Professor of Graphic Design. Her role as both leader and collaborator with her students is an integral part of her creative practice. ### Ryan Putnam Putnam's approach to his work is fun, personal, and always forward-looking. His goal is to combine craft functionality with fine art integrity and the exacting principles of design. What he begins with his pencil and moleskine, he brings to life in forms ranging from letterpress to musical instruments, textiles to stickers, logos to coffee cups. When he is not crafting, he can be seen trekking across the woods with his son Cyan on his back and wife at his side. ### Lara McCormick Lara McCormick is a nationally recognized designer and educator, and the former Head of Design Education at CreativeLive in San Francisco, CA. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $29