…the career and communication landscapes have drastically changed in the past 20 years.

• Thanks to Photoshop artists are able to make a living designing websites and apps.

• Thanks to the camera phone millions of people are discovering the joy of hobby photography.

• Thanks to Twitter we can get real-time news and on-site reporting from people all around the world.

• Thanks to social networks and email we can get instant feedback about our projects from an audience that lives all around the world.

• Thanks to blogs and ebooks any writer can publish their ideas and stories to a global audience.

• Thanks to iTunes any musician can sell their music on the biggest music store in the world.

• Thanks to the Web you can work from anywhere in the world and collaborate with anyone else in the world.

• Thanks to Amazon and eBay and Shopify anyone can sell their products to anyone looking to buy.

You used to need a canvas and paintbrush, or an expensive camera, or a book deal, or a job at the local paper, or a store front on Main Street, or to get signed by a big label. Now all you need is an Internet connection.