ILLUSTRATOR, DESIGNER & LETTERING ARTIST

How I feel on a Monday

How I feel on a Monday! www.lisamaltby.com

How I feel on a Monday!

www.lisamaltby.com

humorous, sketchbookLisa MaltbyApril 13, 2015monday, mondays, i hate mondays, i hate monday mornings, coffee, funny, drawing, illustration, sketch, doodle, morning, grouchy, grizzly bearComment

LISA MALTBY
ILLUSTRATOR & LETTERING ARTIST
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Really pleased with this A2 print. Limited edition of 30. Available on my online shop!
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I’m doing a talk at Craft Mcr on 15th August (tickets on Eventbrite). It’s all about work processes and the importance of critical thinking in artsy farty careers (not the official title). It’s a challenge to gather relevant research and develop effective processes without overthinking. To be honest I get a bit disillusioned with the creative industry at times (not to mention politics, the state of the planet AND finding my kid’s soggy Cheerios in my shoes). There are a lot of people who love their own hype and It’s something I’m critically aware of when I give talks, write posts or meet up with students. There are those old voices in my head telling me I have a poncey career and that I should just knuckle down and churn out a few more logos, or that I must like the sound of my own voice too much or something. It’s all too easy to critique the ‘surface’ stuff and a lot harder to understand people and processes. This is why I want to invest more into positive community and collaborate with others where I can, learning and sharing skills and knowledge. Because careers are dull if they’re only about your pay-check, and they’re even more so if they’re only about you. 📷 photo by Rich Wells, taken at Birmingham design festival 2018. .. .
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NEW BLOG POST: ILLUSTRATION PRICING SURVEY (link in bio 👀👆). I recently conducted a survey of illustrators to gain insight into pricing creative work and to look for ways we can improve our industry. Its easy to take for granted the challenge of making a sustainable living as an artist, especially as money is an uncomfortable subject for us to talk about. Pricing illustration is always going to be difficult because each project is so variable. BUT, talking more frankly about money means we are empowered to run better businesses and clients are better able to understand what to expect when commissioning illustrators – the whole industry benefits. In the survey I’ve looked into a number of factors which may influence the fees we get for our work and I’ve also got insight from art directors who commission illustrators. I have been surprised at some of the data and it’s helped me to look at things differently. I hope you find it helpful too - would love to know your thoughts! .
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Holiday sketches ✍️🏖

Sold a couple more of these prints last week. I’m also putting my money where my mouth is because I’m now not shipping anything until 8th July due to booking a last minute holiday. I had a big commission put on hold until July and I thought about ‘hustling’ for more work, learning new skills, assessing my ‘workflow’ and coming up with a 5 step plan for instagramming the shit out of everything. And then I thought, fuck that I’m off to Ibiza.
#fuckthehustle

One to counterbalance the current British weather. ☔️ Somebody make me a pina colada. .
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Another amazing workshop with @sampierpoint earlier. Loving experimenting with different materials... looking forward to more talks by brilliant speakers this eve! Updates in my stories :) .
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You are GOLD! Great to try out some foiling with some of my lettering today @designfestbrum with @foilcoltd 🙌
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