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Decided to join in on Tiffany’s neat daily color block project except I broke the rules and didn’t actually do any color blocking… I just thought it would be more fun to look at the textiles I wear everyday.

Be sure to check out the other participants at the #daily color block tag !

Here are my illustrations in action at the Umbra trade show back in January.

Finally able to talk about this! The good folks at Umbra have chosen my designs as face papers for new picture frames they’ll be coming out with in the near future.

My two friends Kevin and Jordan recently collaborated to start a fashion blog called Twins in Town. It’s unique in that they bring their own talents to the table; Kevin posts his illustrations and paintings while Jordan uses the blog to document his adventures in the realm of styling.

I got to help them out with their custom blogspot layout as well as other general website stuff like obtaining a domain name and integrating social media profiles into the blog.

So far their posts have been exceptional and I’m so excited to see where it’s headed. Make sure you give them a visit!

Graphic Artist’s Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines is another great book to add to any designer’s arsenal.

It’s an extremely helpful guide to manoeuvring through the business aspects of the creative field and answers common questions such as, “How should I price my work?”, “What’s the deal with copyright?”, and the dreaded “How do I make a contract?” (contract templates are included in the the book).

I really wish this was part of every art school’s syllabus because it’s just that useful. At least I know what to get all my designer and illustrator friends for Christmas this year.

I came across this list called Tips for Learning, which was originally published in the YCN Student Awards Annual. The title sounds rather dry but it’s actually quite helpful and includes things like tip no. 5 – “Remember that ‘common sense’ is a cultural construction” and tip no. 6 – “Have conversations with people who aren’t like you”. Each tip is accompanied by rad illustrations done by the fantastic Dan Woodger.

My favourite has to be tip no. 8 – Keen is better than cool:

Cool doesn’t care. It doesn’t get involved. Cool is unflappable and unemotional. Keen cares. Keen is passionate and nerdy. Keen will laugh and cry and own one’s emotions. Keen rules the world. Care about what you do and you’ll see the difference.

Feigned passion destroys morale; your own and other’s. My advice: if you really don’t care about it – any of it – you’re probably barking up the wrong tree. Find a new job or a new project that you’re passionate about. Money follows passion because eventually and with practice, you’ll get really good at doing whatever it is you love.

I started this a year ago as a portfolio piece to show to a couple of schools. Didn’t end up finishing it in time so I decided to stretch my Illustrator muscles for a bit and refined it this morning.

I’m considering making this a regular thing; creating an illustration for a random quote. What do you think? Any suggestions for good quotes?

alongthelines:

Ode to Hipster (hipster + sister = hipster)

Oh look, my sister drew me!

This is pretty much how I look on a daily basis. Red hat, round sunglasses, H&M striped scarf, and my navy Jil Sander x UNIQLO pea coat.

Also, we can’t forget the signature hipster frown. LOL

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