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The value of sharing creative process publicly: working with the garage door up

By

jxmorris12

1mo ago· 3 min readenOpinion

Summary

The article explores the concept of "working with the garage door up" — a philosophy of sharing creative process and unfinished work publicly, rather than only showcasing polished final products. It contrasts this open, transparent approach with traditional marketing and announcement-based communication, celebrating the value of seeing how creators think, struggle, and iterate.

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One of my favorite ways that creative people communicate is by 'working with their garage door up'
I want to see the process. I want to see you trim the artichoke. I want to see you choose the color palette.
Anti-marketing, after Michael Nielsen.
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One of my favorite ways that creative people communicate is by “working with their garage door up,” to riff on a passage from Robin Sloan (below). This is the opposite of the Twitter account which mostly posts announcements of finished work: it’s Screensh

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