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#294: Developing Your Signature Style

April 6, 2026 · 39 min

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This week we're talking about how to develop your creative palette and style without being derivative. This is a subject that applies across different creative practices from art to writing and even how you dress or decorate your home.

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Steal like an Artist by Austin Kleon

Steps to develop your creative palette:

Step one: Develop your taste (Be a fan! Appreciate art!)

Step two: MAKE DERIVITIVE WORK (keep doing so until your own style emerges)

Step three: Keep developing, keep growing, keep making (to infinity & beyond)

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