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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? -
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." -
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". -
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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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.
