Happy Holidays! Sadly this piece won’t be celebrating, as it was relegated to the graveyard, but at least we have plenty of eggnog and plenty of snow here in Denver. How’s your holiday forecast?
Will you be watching the Emmy’s tonight? // Unofficial Emmy artwork by yours truly. Yes, those are my hands!
Will you be watching the Emmy awards tomorrow night? Which nominees will you be pulling for? This is my unofficial Emmy Awards artwork.
Inspire. Create. Repeat. //
I created this animation for Circles Conference, using the conference tag line and evoking the cycles of inspiration and creation that the conference is named for. Who’s coming to the conference? Hope to see you there!
Hey friends! I sat down with Skillshare recently to film a quick class. The class is built around creating a project similar to my TypeLimited violin, and I drop a ton of lettering knowledge in there as well.
To kick this off, I have a ***LIMITED number of FREE signups*** available at this link! http://skl.sh/1LOeRI2
Or if you already have a skillshare account, you can sign up for the class here:http://skl.sh/1hqtiVd
I’d love it if you signed up and made something cool. If you do create something in conjunction with the class, remember to post it in the Project Gallery, and of course rate the class!
Hope to see you there!
National Dog Day, and the upcoming football season, makes this a good time to throwback to Baxter and the Puppy Bowl! Shi-tzus are just about the best.
Inspired by my tools while painting my apartment this weekend, I turned the simplest of painting accessories into a low-risk mural of painter’s tape—or is that type?
“Failure isn’t fun. We don’t like to talk about it, and when we do, it’s wrapped in vague expressions of what this looks and feels like. We worship the concept of failure and frustration as a route to creative growth without wanting to deal with the real-life experience of these things.”
Tools Of The Trade (Or, How To Think Like A Freelancer) Part 1: Show Up Every Day
“I’d say that showing up every day is difficult, but even that is something of an understatement. Putting in work whether or not you feel motivated, wrenching problematic projects into shape and hammering out ideas even when nothing comes easily—this requires dedication. Why do we do this, anyway? We wouldn’t be worth much if we give up when we get tired and things aren’t going right. Here are some things I’ve learned this year about doggedly taking to my desk whether or not I’m feeling it.”
Read the full post on my blog: http://www.josephalessio.com/blog/
Tools Of The Trade (Or, How To Think Like A Freelancer)
I’m beginning a new series based on the lessons I’ve been learning as a creative freelancer. I’ll be posting them along with some thoughts on my blog over the coming weeks:
Like it or not, we wouldn’t be here without mothers. Thanks, mom! https://instagram.com/p/2gVIAsyvY4/
This TypeLimited piece was published in the second Typism book, which is now beginning to ship! See more photos of the piece and process on my site, as well as a process video:
http://www.josephalessio.com/#/typelimited-001/
Buy the book here:
http://typism.bigcartel.com/product/typism-book-2-preorder-2015
A week ago I went to Columbus, GA for Creative South! Read my experience of it on my blog: www.josephalessio.com/blog