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Rat i onal e& I nt r oduc t i on T hi si smyr at i onal ef ort hemodul e: “ Iwantt oi mpr ov e mypr obl em s ol v i ng s ki l l s ,my dr awi ngs ki l l sandmypr of es s i onal i s mi nmypr ac t i c e i nc l udi nghav i ngac l earʻ t oneofv oi c eʼi nmywor k. T hi swi l lhel pmet os ol v ebr i ef si nwayst hatar ec r eat i v e and notc l i c he,i twi l lhel p me c ommuni c at e bet t erandhel pmet obemor er ec ogni s abl ei nmy wor k.T hi swi l ldeepenmyunder s t andi ngofi l l us t r at i onandes t abl i s hmypr ac t i c emor eandasar es ul t Iwi l lf eell i k eIhav eac hi ev eds omet hi ngr eal l yexc i t i ngandam pr oudof . Iwantt ohav ei nf or meddec i s i onmaki ngi nmywor k bec aus ei twi l lhav eagoodef f ec tont hewor kc r eat ed.T hi swi l lmak es ur et hatt hewor kpr oduc edi sr el ev antandenl i ght ened.I twi l lmak emywor kbet he bes ti tc anbeandasar es ul ti twi l lmak emeabet t er i l l us t r at or .I twi l lal s omeant hatpot ent i alc l i ent sc an s eet hatmywor ki st houghtoutandwel lc r af t ed.
Ov er al lt hi smodul ehasbeenr eal l yenj oyabl e.Keyt hi ngst hatIl ear nt i nt hi smodul ewast i memanagement ,c ont ext ual i s i ngandal s ol ear ni ng mor eaboutmyownpr ac t i c e.T hi smodul es pannedac r os smanymont hs whi chmeantt hatIwasal wayss ubc ons c i ous l yt hi nk i ngaboutt hedi f f er entbr i ef sandf i gur i ngt hem out ;Il i k edt hi s .Gener al l ymypr ac t i c ec ons i s t sofmemak i ngf i ni s hedpi ec esofwor kwi t hi nas hor tamountoft i me s ot hi smodul epus hedmet ot hi nkatadeeperl ev elaboutmywor kand t he dec i s i onst hatIam mak i ng.Notonl yt hi s ,buti tpus hed me t o expandbr i ef smor es ot hatIr eal l yexpl or eev er yar ear el ev ant . Is t r uggl edatt i mesmanagi ngal lt hebr i ef satonc eandwonder i ngi fI wass pendi ngmyt i meont her i ghtt hi ngshowev eri nt heendi tal lpul ed t oget her .Iwoul dofl i k edt ohav ehadmor et i met os pendont hemai n br i efasIwoul dofl i k edt ohav et r i eds c r eenpr i nt i ngf ori thowev ert i me wasoft hees s enc eandi tdi dnots eem as mar tmov e. If eelast houghIhav ec ompl et edt her at i onal et hatIs et .Eachoft he t hi ngst hatIs etoutt oc ompl et e,Ihav edonewhet herc ons c i ous l yori nt ui t i v el y .If eelast houghIam abet t eri l l us t r at oraf t erc ar r yi ngoutt hes e br i ef sandr eal l ypus hi ngmypr ac t i c eandchal l engi ngmypr eexi s t i ng boundar i est hatIputmys el fi n. Her ei smyj our neyov ert he8br i ef st hatIc ompl et ed:
Br i ef1 Edi t or i al T hi sbr i efwast oc r eat e5edi t or i ali l l us t r at i onsi n5c ommonedi t or i alf or mat sons t or i esf r om t heNew Yor k erMagazi ne-eachi l l us t r at i onmus tbec ompl et edwi t hi naday . Asedi t or i ali l l us t r at i oni st hear eaofi l l us t r at i ont hatIam pur s ui ng,nat ur al l yt hi sbr i efwas aj oyt oc ompl et e.Ichos et hi sbr i eft of ul f i l l par tofmyr at i onal et hats pok eabouthowIwant t os ol v epr obl emsi nac r eat i v ewayt hati snotc l i che. L ook i ngback,Iam s l i ght l ys adt hatIc ompl et edt hi sbr i eft owar dst hes t ar toft heyearasI f eelt hati fIdi dt hem agai n( bec aus eofal lt hel ear ni ngt hathav et ak enpl ac eov ert hel as t c oupl eofmont hs )Ic oul dofc r eat edev enbet t erwor k.Nev er t hel es s ,Iam happywi t ht hem andf eelt hatt heyar ev er ygoodf ors howi nghow Ic anwor kt odi f f er entc ons t r ai nt si n f or matandc ol our .
Br i ef2 Pengui nBookCov er s T hi sbr i efwast opi ck5Pengui nCl as s i c ʼ sandr edes i gnt hei rc ov er s .T hec ov er sneededt o wor kasas et ,bec ons i s t enti ns omewayyetal s obeabl et oʻ hol dt hei rownʼ . T hi sbr i eft ur nedoutf arbet t ert hanexpec t edands howedmet hatIc andopubl i s hi ngj obs . T her eas ont hatIchos et hi sbr i efwasbec aus eIhav eal waysf el tl i k emybookc ov er sʻ mi s s ed s omet hi ngʼandIwant edt ochanget hats ot hatIam amor ev er s at i l ei l l us t r at or .Somepr obl emst hatIenc ount er edwast hatIwasc r eat i ngbookc ov er sonbook st hatIhav enʼ thad t i met or eadc ov ert oc ov er .Aspar tofmyr at i onal es pok eaboutmak i ngt hi ngsʻ notc l i cheʼ , Ihadt or es ear chexi s t i ngc ov er swel li nor dert oc r eat es omet hi ngor i gi nal ,yets t i l lr ec ogni s abl e.Ov er al l ,If eelt hes uc c es soft hec ov er swor k i ngasas eti sduet ot hebl ockc ol our back gr ound and t hemot i f sr unni ng t hr oughout .T hi sal s os at i s f i est hatr at i onal ewher eI wr ot et hatIwant edmywor kt ohav eaʻ c l eart oneofv oi c eʼ .
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T hi sbr i efwast o doc umentt heAmazonRai nf or es ti nanexc i t i ng and engagi ng wayf ort heNat ur alHi s t or y Mus eum andt hei r驶 I magesofNat ur e始exhi bi t i onandc r eat eas etof30bes pok epr i nt s ,as etofwal ldec al sanda s mal lr angeofpr oduc t sf ort heMus eum s hop.Ichos et hi sbr i efast hes ubj ec toft r opi c alr ai nf or es t shasbeens omet hi ngt hatIhav ewant edt oc r eat ewor konf orawhi l e.A di f f i c ul t yt hatIf ac edi nt hi sbr i efwasc ont ext ual i s i ngmy wor k,Ik new whatwor kIwant edt omak ebutf i ndi ngapur pos ewass omet hi ngt hatIt oyedwi t hf oraf ew mont hs unt i ls et t l i ngonone.T hi smos tl i k el ymademypr oj ec tl es sf oc us s edt owar dst hes t ar tandr es ul t ant l ymademenot wor ks mar t .T hats ai d,t hi st i meofl es sf oc usl edmet oc r eat i ngs omebeaut i f uls k et chbookwor kt hats ur pr i s edme andf edmypr ac t i c eagr eatdeal .
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Br i ef4 Di gi t alAr t sCompet i t i on T hi sbr i efwass oi l l us t r at eahi s t or i c als i t edi gi t al l y;i nmyc as eIpi ck edCor vi nCas t l e,Romani a.T her eas onwhy Ichos et hi sbr i efwasbec aus eIwant edt ot ak epar ti nac ompet i t i onbr i eft hatwoul dbenef i tme.T hi spar t i c ul ar br i efwasc ent er edar oundc r eat i ngdi gi t alar tt oengagepeopl eathi s t or i c als i t es .Duet oget t i ngt hr ought ot he s ec ondr oundoft hi sbr i ef ,Igott hechanc et ovi s i tt hes i t ei nT r ans yl v ani a,Romani af orf r eet oi nf or m mys el f mor eaboutt heher i t ages i t e.
Br i ef5 T heHungerGamesBookCov er s T hi sbr i efwast or edes i gnt hec ov er soft heHungerGamest r i l ogyandc r eat es omepr omot i onalPOSt oac c ompanyi t .Ichos et hi sbr i ef mos t l ybec aus eofmydi s l i k ef ort heexi s t i ng HungerGamesbookc ov er s ,If el tasi ft her ewasa c l eargap f ors omemoder nand eyec at chi ngc ov er sf ort hi sbr and.Ihadf unmak i ngt hewor kf ort hi sbr i efandwasv er ymuchi ns pi r edbyt hi nk i ngabouthow ani mage i smadeupt onal l ywi t hl ayer sonadar kback gr ound.Al i k et oBr i ef2,t hi sbr i efhass hownmet hatIc anc r eat ewor kf orbookc ov er s buthasal s os hownmet hatIam nots omeonewi t ha gr eatdealofi nt er es ti npr oduc tandpack agi ng;Il ear ntt hi swhenc r eat i ngpr omot i onalmat er i al .
Br i ef6 Engi neer i ngCol our i ngBook T hi sbr i efwast oc r eat e3i l l us t r at i onsf orac ol our i ngbookf orchi l dr enages49t oi nf or mt hem onwhatengi neer i ng ac t ual l yi sandt hev ar i ousj obswi t hi ni t .T hebr i efwass omet hi ngt hatIwoul dnotus ual l yl eant owar dshowev erKer r y, t hepr oj ec tmanagers pec i f i c al l yl i k edmywor kandanot herper s on始 saf t ers eei ngi tatt heendofyears how l as tyear , i twast her et hatheri deawasbi r t hed.Knowi ngt hi smademeunder s t andt hatmywor kwoul df i tt hebr i ef ,andt hi si s t her eas onwhyIt ookt hi sbr i efon.T hemos tt hi ngst hatIl ear ntont hi sbr i efwas n始 tt odowi t ht hewor ki t s el f ,i twast o dowi t hi nt er ac t i ngwi t hac l i entwhodoes n始 thav eaback gr oundi ndes i gnandal s owor k i ngasat eam.Onei ndi vi dual chal l enget hatwef ac edwasc r eat i ngabookt hatwor k edasas etdes pi t eourv ar yi ngpr ac t i c es .
Br i ef7 EPCov er It ookont hi sbr i efaf t erbei ngas k edbyt hebandFi ghtt heDi c et odes i gnt hei rar t wor kf or t hei rs oont ober el eas edEP .T hec l i entwant edv ar i ouspopandc ul t ur er ef er enc esi nt hei r wor kwi t hav er ybus yaes t het i c -al mos tl i k eWher e始 sWal l y .Cr eat i ngar tf ormus i ci ss omet hi ngt hatIhav enotev erdones oi twasagr eatoppor t uni t yt oexpandmys k i l l s et .T hebi gges tt hi ngt hatIl ear ntont hi sbr i efwasabouthow t oc r eat ear t wor kt hatwasv er ybus yyet s t i l l c l earandat t r ac t i v e.Doi nganot herbr i efoft hi snat ur ewoul dbeofi nt er es tt omeasl ong ast hec l i entwas n始 tgoi ngaf t ert hes ameaes t het i cast hi sone.T hi saes t het i cwast i mec on s umi ngandal t houghi ts at i s f i est hebr i eff ul l y,i ti snoti nl i newi t hmypr ac t i c e.
Br i ef8 T heCi t yT al k i ng T heCi t yT al k i ngbr i efwasonet hatwasunder t ookaf t ert henews papergoti nc ont ac twi t h me as k i ng t o wor kwi t h me f ort hei rupc omi ng news paperc ent er ed ar ound pr omot i ng L eeds 始Sout hbankdev el opmentandi t sbi df ort he2023Cul t ur eCapi t alofEur ope.T hemai n chal l enget hatIenc ount er edont hi spr oj ec twasi nt er pr et i ngt hebr i ef .Bec aus eoft henat ur e oft heL eedsCounc i l 始 sCul t ur eSt r at egy,t hebr i efwasv er yor gani candc onc ept ual ,t hi s madei tdi f f i c ul tf ormys el fandt heot herar t i s t swhower ewor k i ngont hi spr oj ec tt ounder s t andi nt heear l ys t agesoft hebr i ef .Howev erov er al l ,If eelt hatIc r eat eds omewel li nf or medwor kt hatIam pr oudofbutal s os at i s f i est hebr i ef .