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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. -
May 05 2023
Choose the color palette for your visual identity (simple, fast and free)
If you are a creative person, the color palette is essential! The color palette is even more important than the logo! Colors can help create a particular mood or evoke specific emotions in your audience so that people can remember you. -
Apr 15 2023
(Almost) Kill five birds with one stone
There is one realization that weighted a lot on me. Contents consumption, including blog posts, videos or social media, has become somewhat similar to fast-fashion consumption. We seek contents increasingly more in quantity, increasingly in shorter time, and then, we forget just as increasingly easily and quickly what we just consumed. -
Apr 05 2023
Chloé Laborde, editor at l’Élan vert: “We want all children to recognize themselves in books!”
Following the interviews of six illustrators for the special series "Illustrator: the profession", and through the discussions that I had with some readers of my blog, I noticed that many artists hesitate, or even forbid themselves, to take inspiration from cultural elements. -
Mar 15 2023
Things that 10 years of working in safety have contributed to my creative life
Recently, my favorite author, Chi Nguyen, presented an exercise in a YouTube video entitled: Looking at your career as a book with many chapters.
The exercise consists of writing down the…
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Mar 05 2023
The loneliness of a creative freelancer
This article is NOT about loneliness due to isolation!
The afternoon when loneliness drowned me
I couldn’t keep my promise.
It was Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the Tuesday that just passed. I was…
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Feb 15 2023
When the most chaotic project becomes the most extraordinary ride
In order to move forward in the creative life, retrospection is a key part of the process. And I absolutely must tell you what happened in December 2022. -
Jan 05 2023
Hi 2023 & keep creating!
My new year started with a zombie head and a compote body…
But don’t worry, I’m happy. My 2022 year has been… normal. It’s the first time I’ve had a normal…
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Dec 25 2022
Violette Imagine: “This is what I want to do, this is what I show”
Violette Imagine is the artist who goes by the name of Violette Grabski, a Belgian illustrator. To finish this special series Illustrator: the profession in the most gratifying way possible, let me take you on a discovery of Violette's universe, which is filled with magic, sweetness and hope. Would such journey be the perfect choice for an article published on Christmas day? -
Dec 20 2022
Wazza Pink: illustrate, to make your ONLY target accept, understand, and appreciate
Wazza Pink is the nickname of Nguyễn Tố Uyên, a Vietnamese illustrator living in Vietnam. She is the illustrator of many children's books, published internationally. Her works are simultaneously dazzling with colors and filled with the sweetness of a dreamlike universe. -
Dec 15 2022
Lucile Escallier: the creator & her tailored job, her tailored prospecting process and her tailored environment
Since I absolutely wanted to interview an illustrator who is also a graphic designer for this special series, Lucile is the ideal guest. Not only because I love her neat, feminine and dreamy universe, but also because Lucile has a very remarkable sense of community and sharing. -
Dec 10 2022
Kaa Illustration: “Let’s not be in a hurry, we have our whole lives to draw.”
Liên and Quang are a Vietnamese couple, living and working in Vietnam. Under the pseudonym Kaa Illustration, they create stories filled with poetry, fine strokes, and sparkling colors. -
Dec 05 2022
Laura Hedon: a dreamer’s soul for the stories, an entrepreneur’s mentality for the job
When I had the idea for this special series, Laura was the first person who came to my mind. As strange as it may sound, the interview with Laura is the first time I had an in-depth conversation with a colleague about our profession.
