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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 different “chapters” of our professional life, from the present moment,…
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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. -
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. -
Nov 15 2022
Making of an illustration
April 2021, I was in the middle of starting a career in illustration. I wanted to have a website with a strong impact from the moment visitors landed on it. I needed a banner with an illustration that make people goes "wow" at first glance. Days and nights, I was looking for an illustration idea that could represent my style, my universe and my person.
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