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Nov 15 2023 Creation story: Chi Nguyen – Creating The Present Writer is, actually, like polishing a diamond
What if today we were to discover the concrete steps (five polishing stages before having the diamond), which took Chi from a lambda student to a highly influential author, researcher and creator? -
Nov 10 2023 My job has a ridiculous side
I’ve been thinking about this since my move-in. It was the afternoon when I was desperately looking for my drawing tablet in the middle of 80 boxes, following my sudden house moving. -
Oct 15 2023 Hanoi, allow me to love you again.
"One day, when I was passing the King Ly Thai To statue by my house where little kids were driving in mini-cars, I saw a group of tourists huddled together, their faces lit up with joy as they eagerly snapped photos of the children." -
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Sep 15 2023 Photographing three weddings to realize I won’t be… a wedding photographer
I'm a full-time illustrator, one of some very lucky humans being able to practice what she dreamed of doing ever since she was a child. However, before making a living out of my passion, I had a very "conventional" career path. -
Sep 05 2023 “Nhà” – Hello, Goodbye and Hello
In Vietnamese, there is this one very special word: "nhà". This word indicates the physical place where you live, be it a house, an apartment or a studio … And on the other side, this word also denotes a place you can call "home". For us, "nhà" means both a "house" and a "home". -
Jul 05 2023 I don’t know how to rest (yet)
I work too much. And I don't know how to rest. Or to be more precise, I have no trouble working hard, and I don't know how to stop before I'm exhausted. -
Jun 15 2023 Creation story: Ju_Lien – The indefinable link between community and music career
This article will be a breath of fresh air for our summer days, as we meet an artist whose universe is completely different from the cuteness we're used to seeing on this blog. Ju_Lien is a Swiss musician who creates everything solo. His music are expressive, often dark, mixed with melancholy. -
Jun 05 2023 The Present Day planner – My secret weapon for creative productivity
It is a weapon, because its power is mind-blowing. It is a secret, because its author took 5 years to design it in secret. Let me give you a head-up, this article is not sponsored. And it is absolutely not because the author of this planner is both my idol and my boss that I am advertising this secret weapon. -
May 15 2023 Behind the scenes of a real client illustration project
The last time I shared with you a behind-the-scenes of a true client project; it was about a year ago.Since then, for the past year, I was able to let you know about my work process only through my personal projects and a "fake" client project.