Step Up Your Game

Level up with business, freelance and career tips—coupled with a side of inspiration.

Creativity at Work
February 8, 2021

Community-Minded and Style-Conscious Umi Wagoner and Perris Wright are Supplying the Demand

Umi Wagoner and Perris Wright co-founded the streetwear company, eTc Tacoma almost 10 years ago. Learn how they focus on community to help make their business thrive.

Whipsmart Staff
Quick Study
Whipsmart Staff

Crafting a Kick-Ass Skills-Based Freelance Resume

Crafting a great resume is an art form. Most traditional resumes represent one job after the other, but when you’re a freelancer juggling the gig life, you’ve got a patchwork quilt of jobs of varying lengths and contexts to represent on just one sheet of paper. Not fair!

November 25, 2020
Creativity at Work
Whipsmart Staff

Writing Your Way through a Pandemic with Tacoma Poet Rick Barot

We asked Tacoma poet Rick Barot a few questions about what he’s been reading, his new poetry book, The Galleons , finding creative inspiration amid the isolation of lockdown, and writing from the heart and body.

June 18, 2020
Diversions
Whipsmart Staff

Zoom backgrounds from Miguel Gonzales

Photographer and graphic artist Miguel Gonzales gave us some of his amazing prints you can download and use as Zoom backgrounds.

May 7, 2020
Search Blog
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Newest to Oldest
Category
Select one...
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Creativity at Work
February 25, 2021

Jam Scott changes hearts and minds with creativity

“I know that my creative-mindedness is only part of Tacoma’s collaborative efforts for change, but no one piece of the puzzle is unimportant. We all have something to bring to the table, and the resourcefulness of creatives is integral in connecting the diversity of tactics used in advancing equity efforts.” - Jam Scott

Whipsmart Staff
Creativity at Work
February 25, 2021

Photographer Miriam McBride is Capturing the Future as it’s Created

“My experience of moving a lot as a kid...has led me to capture the unique connections of people and places through photography. I would always wish I could just blink my eyes and capture that exact moment.” -Miriam McBride

Jam Scott
Diversions
February 24, 2021

Recipe for a Perfect Day: Tacoma Edition

"By straying from the direct route and taking a meandering drive or stroll, you’re afforded numerous opportunities to experience something new. And who couldn’t use a bit of newness injected into a sometimes monotonous schedule?"

Jam Scott
Level Up
February 23, 2021

Jam Scott's Top 3 Apps for Freelancing

Technology can help streamline your creative workflow. It can also be super overwhelming with a ton of options out there. We asked filmmaker, artist, and educator Jam Scott to tell us about the three top apps she uses to bolster her creative career.

Whipsmart Staff
Diversions
February 23, 2021

Inspiring Creative Content Curated by Jam Scott

An Indigenous-created TikTok channel teaching language and culture, a podcast that centers Black women storytellers, and a film that imagines what if Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown met.

Jam Scott
Creativity at Work
February 11, 2021

Community-Minded and Style-Conscious Umi Wagoner and Perris Wright are Supplying the Demand

Umi Wagoner and Perris Wright co-founded the streetwear company, eTc Tacoma almost 10 years ago. Learn how they focus on community to help make their business thrive.

Whipsmart Staff

contributors

See all contributors >
aboutcontact usprivacy policyterms of use
© All Rights Reserved