Well, we are hard at work on something new and exciting that takes Polymathic to the next level. So, stay tuned.

Soon to be bigger and better! We figured we wouldn’t burden you with fluff in the meantime. A triumphant return always makes up for an extended absence!

- Marcy

A year ago yesterday, Polymathic became an official studio in the eyes of the state of Illinois and the federal government.

A year later… we’ve got a rock solid team of designers, web developers, photographers and video specialists – if you dare to pigeon-hole them using nomenclature, that is.  It’s been an honor to work with such polymathic talents because they bring so much to the table.

But that said, what IS a polymath, you ask? Right, I get asked that every time I hand out a business card.

Basically, “polymathic” is the adjective for being a Renaissance man.  So… a polymath is a jack-of-all-trades but of the highly-skilled variety, not the “master of none” sort. In our case, we believe our skills and achievements in wood-carving, oil painting, sculpture, poetry, costumery, puppetry, memorizing many numbers of Pi, proficiency in 9 instruments, academics, architectural rendering… really, this list goes on for a long time if you let me… are all just as important as our skills in the commercial media arts.

Leonardo da Vinci is of course one of the most famous polymaths, but Benjamin Franklin is one of my favorite other examples. Both men pushed themselves to accomplish creative, scientific and philosophical goals (to name a few.) A singular approach to life is just so very boring.

While we may not have “invented” electricity or theoretical flying machines, we pride ourselves in being able to apply our accomplishments and experience to the vast possibilities within visual communications. The results are multimedia experiments that are thoughtful and informed.

Thomas Moore put it well in “The Devil Among Scholars” -

Off I fly, careering far
In chase of Pollys, prettier far
Than any of their namesakes are—
The Polymaths and Polyhistors,
Polyglots and all their sisters.

We feed off of each other and our collective mindmeld. Maybe we don’t meld like the Vulcans, but whiteboarding and gChat sessions can accomplish quite a bit. We’re always itching to find that next concept that can only be conceived when a mesh of assorted, electric brains are all sitting in one room… with slightly flushed faces from interrupting each other and getting high off of ideas.

We are careering far, and we are chasing as fast as we can.  You won’t believe the projects we have coming out in the next couple of months, though one we will highlight is DreamChamps - the awesome brainchild of POP! Social Media. I personally hold the POP! girls dear because they are a Northwestern University entrepreneurial group, like Polymathic, and also Equal Sons, our video production team.

So here’s to a great year. High fives from Logan Square — we did it!

- Marcy
Founder/CEO/Professional Nagger/Mama Bear

Of course you do! So head on over to the Polymathic Photography site to check it all out.

I know we’ve been a touch absent from the blogosphere but that’s because we’ve got some really big things cookin’! So stay tuned…