artists

(Full disclosure: this is a repost of a piece I wrote on another board's Arts & Entertainment forum) The late comic book artist Steve Ditko, who passed away at the age of 90 last week, wasn't that well-known outside comic book and nerd culture circles. But just about everyone knows at least...

Crowdsourcing is the latest rage on the Internet. Basically, there are websites where artists or businesses can set up a page inviting interested people to contribute money to help them with projects or careers. It takes a couple different forms now. Kickstarter and similar sites are generally...