https://testflight.apple.com/join/1Ex8uyu7

Perhaps you’re just out of school and about to have your first solo exhibition in a commercial gallery, or you’re a little more seasoned and beginning a relationship with a new dealer. Here are a few things that, in our experience, are good to discuss transparently to ensure the process is as smooth as possible.

Some things to consider before your first show · Valise

https://valise.works/blog/before-your-first-show

Help choose a community set of icons for the Posts app.

Community Icons

Simple and beautiful inventory management for artists and collectors.

Valise · Artwork inventory made easy

https://www.ericafustero.com/project/a-drawing-a-day-2024-04

The first book on the work of influential Latinx Art Director and Designer. Prologue by Ellen Lupton.

Iris Alba: Art Director

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flecha/iris-alba-art-director?ref=4gjcya

HTML is behind every website we view. Every day, HTML is all around us. Come write some in the park together!

HTML in the Park

Introducing Empty

Girl walking wearing the read.cv egg tee during golden hour

Do you work at a company that needs help telling the story of what you do or executing the editorial plan you have? Or are you at a museum or other nonprofit that doesn’t have in-house editors and could use an experienced outsider? Be in touch; my email address is below.

finally got around to sourcing proper boxes to ship my calendars in instead of double wrapping them in mailers…! they’re gonna be so protected u don’t even know 😎😎😎

2025 calendars will be ready to ship by the end of the month!!! (mostly putting this out there to force me to actually finish it on time!!!)

apologies to the people here who i've accidentally ignored because i have not checked my dms for 6 weeks 🫣

Hello again Posts people of Toronto! @johnson, @chow and I are hosting a meetup on November 22, 2023 at 7pm for anyone that can join! RSVP here: discord.gg/rHZ4kVRd

Happy December 1 ⭐️ I made these 2 Christmas illustrations for a shindig and thought I’d give them away for free. Use them on your Christmas cards, invites, decorations, etc. 

If you’re interested, lmk and I can send over a png or vector.

Empty's TestFlight is here! Here are 9/18 icons that @hannahlee absolutely crushed. I am obsessed with them and need to know which one is your favorite. And if you practice intermittent fasting (or want to try) please hop on the TF! https://testflight.apple.com/join/1Ex8uyu7

thank u to everyone in the posts community who bought a calendar from me! i appreciate it lots 🥺🫶

(there are 5 copies left to snag!! 🛋️🛸📚 https://hannahlee.ca/shop/2024-calendar)

does anyone know any carsickness curing lifehacks pls 🤢

New on the Valise blog: distilling 23 years of art-world experience into ~800 words: 

https://valise.works/blog/before-your-first-show

nowadays i do 2hrs of work and im like o(———(

one of the spoopy illustrations i did for aave’s rebrand 👻 tag urself im the one with the tiny hat

first branding project of 2024 and the imposter syndrome is REAL and has been AMPLIFIED during the holiday break i am filled with SELF DOUBT and CHOCOLATE

some new illustration work for family.co! 🪴🪜🗝️💥👞

Hi all, today we're excited to share the submissions of the community icon project! As promised you can use this page to vote on your top 4 icons to be included in the Posts iOS app. Voting will be open until Friday, November 3rd, at 5pm PST.

https://posts.cv/icons

Long shot, but by any chance, does anyone know any Japanese-speaking designers (ideally living in Japan)? My team is looking to hire more UI Designers in the near future.

it’s may and time is passing too fast but this month’s calendar illustrations is one of my faves so i guess it’s ok..!

For nearly a year, @ross and I have been building Valise (valise.works), a fast, simple artwork-inventory system that gives artists peace of mind. We’re now in open beta and adding new users as quickly as we can onboard them. Please share the news!

For the third month in a row, in April I also made a drawing a day. 💫  May, here I go!
https://www.ericafustero.com/project/a-drawing-a-day-2024-04

sometimes you just have to draw some dogs for your boyfriend's github repository @ross

an unused sketch from last year 🗝️🔐🪙👌➰

2025!!! calendars!!! are here!!!!!!! i’m super happy with this year’s illustrations 😎😎😎 available for preorder here! https://hannahlee.ca/shop/2025-calendar

it’s my 5th year making these! a special thanks to everyone in the posts community who’s supported me over the years 💚

when u have a meeting later in the day and ur brain doesn’t let u do anything except Wait

some branding projects I’ve done recently 🌱

Help 📕 us 📗 make 📘 this 📙 Book https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/flecha/iris-alba-art-director?ref=4gjcya

Hosting HTML (Day) in the Park with @ross and @tianadueck on July 13th in Toronto. Freewrite in the park with picnic blankets, snacks, and sparkly water ❇️ https://html.green

👋🏼 every year i make calendars for fun and this year’s is now available for pre-order!!!!!!!!!! take a look (if you want) and buy one (if you want) 

https://hannahlee.ca/shop/2024-calendar

the dreamy typeface i chose for next year's calendars: ot brut by off type (pangram pangram's sister foundry!) 

i love her

As you might expect, the read.cv writing tool is a joy to use. I recently wrote a bit about building Empty over the past few months: https://read.cv/raffi/empty

We did a new merch collab with our friend @hannahlee 🍳 

Being able to do fun collabs like this is one of my favorite parts of building read.cv. If you're interested in the egg tee details are in the gift shop!

https://read.cv/gift-shop

After finishing a bunch of projects, I’m now seeking work: freelance projects, or even PT/FT in Toronto or remote. If any of you need a design-savvy writer/editor for an existing project or one you're bidding on, here’s some of what I've done this year: https://www.sholis.com/now

Bringing in 2024 with @hannahlee’s wonderful calendar!

thank u posts fam!!! they’re on their way 🗓️➰

hope everyone is enjoying lawn chair season while it lasts..!