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The Cocktail Napkin

Some of the greatest ideas begin as scribbles on the back of a cocktail napkin. On this periodical of uncurbed ideas, a wide variety of guests discuss creativity, ideas and inspiration. Hosted by Jeremy Fuksa.

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    The Cocktail Napkin 29: How The Sausage Is Made - Video

    Sometimes working from the solitude of home beats collaboration. But ...

    Sometimes working from the solitude of home beats collaboration. But what about people who rarely, if ever, work in the same room as their colleagues? Greg Storey of Happy Cog West explains how they approach being in so many locations as well as educating

    Jun 2, 2011 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 28: American Drink - Video

    In this episode, Albert McMurry talks about the idea behind ...

    In this episode, Albert McMurry talks about the idea behind American Drink while sharing a couple of drinking-related stories. Also, why not everybody likes folks who need to Always Be Linking and Albert's, um -- *interesting* -- performance at 2010's SXS

    Dec 29, 2010 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 27: Responsive Web Design - Video

    Ethan Marcotte and I talk about responsive design, the future ...

    Ethan Marcotte and I talk about responsive design, the future of CSS frameworks that might support this notion, speaking at An Event Apart and what it's like for him to strike back on his own after a successful tenure at Happy Cog.

    Dec 23, 2010 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 26: Ad Guys Don't Get It - Video

    Chris Riebschlager and I sit outside to discuss our ridiculous ...

    Chris Riebschlager and I sit outside to discuss our ridiculous desire for Twitter stars, not being 100% comfortable in an "ad guy's" skin and the Zen detachment of Twitter. It's way less important than it sounds.

    Oct 7, 2010 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 25: My Twitter Portfolio - Video

    Quinn Katherman, one of 18 funny women that HuffPo thinks ...

    Quinn Katherman, one of 18 funny women that HuffPo thinks you should follow, got her first copywriting job based on her portfolio of tweets. Yes, you read that right.

    Sep 22, 2010 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 24: No F's for Advertising - Video

    Even though I'm in advertising, I don't much care for ...

    Even though I'm in advertising, I don't much care for the industry's navel gazing tendencies. Some of us ad folk just want to make cool things that people appreciate and find useful. Increasingly, that’s what brands want over the traditional messaging cha

    Aug 20, 2010 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 23: Journalism as Conversation - Video

    Doreen Marchionni explains Journalism As Conversation, a fascinating blend of ...

    Doreen Marchionni explains Journalism As Conversation, a fascinating blend of traditional journalism with the collaborative voice of citizen journalism.

    Aug 12, 2010 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 22: Cooking, Consideration and Caring - Video

    Greg Turner of Kitchen Sojourn discusses caring about the end ...

    Greg Turner of Kitchen Sojourn discusses caring about the end product, whether it's a photo, a novel or a simple meal for your family.

    Aug 9, 2010 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 21: Creative Modality - Video

    Merlin Mann and I cover a lot of territory, from ...

    Merlin Mann and I cover a lot of territory, from creative failure to creative modality and how being in the wrong mode at the wrong time might bring on that failure.

    Jul 6, 2010 Read more
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    The Cocktail Napkin 20: The Brown Note - Video

    Adam Lisagor talks with me before he became the famous ...

    Adam Lisagor talks with me before he became the famous auteur that Dan idolizes. In this episode we talk about creative failure and being incredibly lazy.

    Jun 17, 2010 Read more
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