The anteater reminds:
“It’s about being true, not correct”
You might miss the forest for the trees.
#StepUpTo24 Sketchnotes from DesignUp Conference
This year’s DesignUp was game changing! Literally as well as metaphorically! Six short panels of 4 speakers each expounding crisply on different themes about the past and the future. Here are my sketch notes –
Weekend shenanigans
Like I said the other day, I just have to keep up with the scenius. Keep drawing daily, find opportunities to study the form, and keep trying, good or not, as Lynda Barry has said.
One thing we forget with digital media is the material properties of the materials…the organic flow or the way the materials shape the outcomes.
I haven’t any experience with watercolours and so pushing myself out of the comfort zone of flat colors which is what you need in comics but – my friend Raj always complains my drawings look a bit flat.
So tried a bit of depth in last night’s sketch – coloured this on Procreate where inks don’t bleed haha.
Hanging out with the scenius
Austin Kleon often talks about gathering a scenius, and I have to say – for me that’s @pacificleo @royalbengal @whackonondo & @the_legend_of_raj. We have a group called Wider than the sky. What is great is that my scenius is not just talking, but also doing. They’re constantly making things, churning out ideas, art, films, explorations – so I have no option but to do, and keep up my end!
There’s no way to escape, @the_legend_of_raj even sent me that handy little @sennelier1887 watercolour box!
These drawings are from the weekend, drawing at a street corner outside our little tornado’s karate class.
Just the usual
I work from home, and often my only social life is to have a conversation with myself in drawing. Here’s a typical one:
3 Ways to Scale Design in Your Team
I typically don’t post my work stuff here on inktales, but tried out a new storytelling format and I think it turned out well!
Creating strategic long-term value can be difficult when we’re fire-fighting with a lean design team. Here are some of my learnings over the last few months.
Beliefs and affirmations
I was listening to Affirmations by the Vedanta Society.
Conversations with the anteater, part x
Those who know me, know how excited I have always been about growing old. I cannot stop celebrating the middle ages! But trust the anteater to throw a damper on my happiness –
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