How my day was made May 18th, 2013. I scribbled this postcard in the SFMOMA last July not long after started at Trulia. [Time stamped Instagram]Today, we visited and it was up on the postcard wall.

How my day was made May 18th, 2013.

I scribbled this postcard in the SFMOMA last July not long after started at Trulia. [Time stamped Instagram]
Today, we visited and it was up on the postcard wall.

More watercolor pencil sketches!

Meow.

If the catbus were grumpy…

If the catbus were grumpy…

Otoro Totoro, rororo?

Otoro Totoro, rororo?

These three watercolor pencil sketches are probably amongst the most favourite things I’ve ever produced. It’s part of the ever slow growing set of Fantastical Date Ideas.

Tachikoma illustrated first last Thanksgiving. Totoro, sometime in between. Labbit this past month. All polished with Copic Opaque White when Labbit was drawn. I use a set of 14 or so Derwent Watercolor Pencils.

Dreaming of Tokyo

Dreaming of Tokyo

Saint Paul Cathedral repainted

Saint Paul Cathedral repainted

Sketches from the fifth installation of Design+Start-up.
In order of appearance: @jgebbia, @enunge, @sourjayne, & @irondavy. Thanks for all your wisdom!

Bonus, about the tools. My current repertoire is nearly pure MUJI: A5 dot grid, 0.5 weight pens in black, sky blue, and green, and a Kuretake black brush pen for thicker lines. I find this set easy to carry around while remaining effective. Though I must add, the tools do not matter as much as the obsessive practice you are willing to put in.

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Sketches also uploaded to Flickr »

I spent 2 commutes sketching something up for the google glass rush.

Vision is an illustrator’s greatest asset.  I’d show you how I capture the world with my pen:

Manga-styled people my favorite and I still prefer it even after being classically trained. 

Set on Flickr »

Sketches from the @Twilio Meetup: Designers & Developers techtalk. ft. @tsunamino, @ninamehta & @bortrock.

Yes, also on Flickr »

Sketches from the Bay Area Data Vis meet-up on Monday. ft. @stamen and @moebio.

Also on Flickr »

Sketchtagram, another edition.

See it all, @susanl on instagram »

Where has all the time gone?

I’ve uploaded all my Interaction ‘13 sketchnotes to Flickr! Here is a selection of 5, click thru for all.

It’s a Thanksgiving post. Sketch of our set-up. Two days ago  My family is fucking inconsiderate, what else is new. I won’t rescind this statement, because it’s very true. Despite that, I still make it home several times a year. I still care if things are okay. I constantly wonder if one day I’ll regret not coming back more than I do. Onwards I’m thankful for how much better I’ve become in my craft, and especially for the people who are there everyday to shape my growth.
Related, I’m thankful that I was forced to carefully evaluate what was next. And of course, thankful that I was able to find something which blew those expectations away. I remain thankful for the people who helped me get into what ended up being the college of my dreams.
And that I found the perfect niche there, populated with the people of beyond my dreams. I’m thankful for my friends, old and new, who share my passions and philosophies. Life has been so much better since I’ve had you. I’m most thankful that after a day of work, I have someone to go home to, someone to share what we believe is our lives’ work. I’m thankful tomorrow won’t be the same. I’m thankful we, especially the we who can read this on an insanely advanced device, are positioned to make that tomorrow a better place.

It’s a Thanksgiving post. Sketch of our set-up.


Two days ago 

My family is fucking inconsiderate, what else is new.

I won’t rescind this statement, because it’s very true.

Despite that, I still make it home several times a year. I still care if things are okay. I constantly wonder if one day I’ll regret not coming back more than I do.


Onwards

I’m thankful for how much better I’ve become in my craft, and especially for the people who are there everyday to shape my growth.

Related, I’m thankful that I was forced to carefully evaluate what was next. And of course, thankful that I was able to find something which blew those expectations away.

I remain thankful for the people who helped me get into what ended up being the college of my dreams.

And that I found the perfect niche there, populated with the people of beyond my dreams.

I’m thankful for my friends, old and new, who share my passions and philosophies. Life has been so much better since I’ve had you.

I’m most thankful that after a day of work, I have someone to go home to, someone to share what we believe is our lives’ work.

I’m thankful tomorrow won’t be the same. I’m thankful we, especially the we who can read this on an insanely advanced device, are positioned to make that tomorrow a better place.

“I was drawn as fan art once. It was awful.” Edit: huge kudos to my friend shashashasha for pinning this. 

“I was drawn as fan art once. It was awful.”

Edit: huge kudos to my friend shashashasha for pinning this.