Mind Your Business: You Have Already Lost Your Freedom of Speech and It’s Sony’s Fault
According to Mark Simon, Sony’s actions have cost us one of our most cherished rights – freedom of speech.
According to Mark Simon, Sony’s actions have cost us one of our most cherished rights – freedom of speech.
Mark Simon discusses how the man of steel might just be the man of steal.
Column: Mind Your Business
Mark Simon discusses how the man of steel might just be the man of steal.
Rules MUST be changed when new ideas and innovations arise. Rules that keep us from moving forward are stupid.
Mind Your Business: Superman Stole the Fortress of Solitude
Mark Simon discusses how the man of steel might just be the man of steal.
Mind Your Business: Pre-production Needs to Change
Rules MUST be changed when new ideas and innovations arise. Rules that keep us from moving forward are stupid.
Mind Your Business: Wacom Cintiq Companion Review
Mark Simon takes Wacom’s new tablet PC for a digital spin.
Mind Your Business: Inspiring the Next Generation of Animators
Do you remember the moment of inspiration when you first decided to work in animation?
Mind Your Business: Time to Change Pre-Production Rules
Mark discusses how execs need to get used to story artists editing their own animatics.
Mind Your Business: Where Artists Fail
Mark discusses how laziness and over-reliance on communication technology can lead to serious project failures.
Mind Your Business: Getting Past the Gate Keepers
Mark Simon talks about his trip to MIPCOM and how to get past Hollywood’s gate keepers.
Mind Your Business: What Networks Want
Mark Simon tells you what networks REALLY want.
Mind Your Business: Cartoonists
Mark Simon geeks out over comic strip greats at the National Cartoonists Society’s Reuben Awards.
Mind Your Business: Comic-Con Alter Egos – Part 2
…When we last left Mark, he was battling with a number-crunching Klingon and trying to Trek into the big Comic-Con sessions, where evidently too many had gone before him…
Mind Your Business: Comic-Con Alter Egos – Part 1
Part 1 of Mark's epic journey to get his geek on and dive headfirst into Comic-Con.
Mind Your Business: Pitch Trip
Mark Simon takes a pitch trip to Los Angeles, and shares his travels and trials.
Mind Your Business: Is NAB for TV Creators?
NAB just had their giant, leg-numbing conference in Vegas. Their byline is “Where Content Comes to Life.” Is it really a place for content creators? The answer is yes and no.
Mind Your Business: Animating A Tooth Fairy
Larry the Cable Guy has always been an animated character. Mark describes the production of an animated version of Larry for his latest movie Tooth Fairy 2.
Mind Your Business: Your Art Isn’t Worth Shit…If You Fall For This!
The all-mighty New York Times has done it. They’ve pissed me off! And I’m not the only artist. Lots of cartoonists are pissed.
Mind Your Business: Best & Worst Animated Films of 2011
Mark Simon runs down his animated hits and fails from 2011.
Mind Your Business: What’s Your Story?
Mark Simon tells us how he tries to put stories into every part of his life.
Mind Your Business: Think Ahead – Get Ahead
Mark Simon writes that if you think beyond your position you'll get beyond your position.
Mind Your Business: I Hate AT&T
Getting technology systems up and running at your business can be frustrating. Mark Simon shares his own personal nightmare.
Mind Your Business: 11 Steps to Get Publicity
Mark Simon gives readers eleven helpful tips of getting publicity for your work.
Mind Your Business: Getting More Kick Out Of Your Pitch
Mark Simon talks about how he brings principles of Tae Kwon Do to pitching shows.
Mind Your Business: Job Killing Attitudes
Mark Simon discusses how to match talent with the right attitude.
Mind Your Business: To Pay for 3-D or Not to Pay for 3-D
Mark Simon gives some helpful tips about stereoscopic production and viewing.
Mind Your Business: The Truth Hurts
Mark Simon discusses the importance of constructive criticism.
