How do you deal with the parts of your work that you don’t like? For me, everything that isn’t “creating” feels like a waste of time. Which isn’t a…

Grasping Conflict Escape

Unusual ideas are difficult to communicate. The first step is to understand them thoroughly. As far as I know, the best way  to work through a set of ideas is…

Do you hate to write sales emails? Here is the (not-so-secret) ingredient that has made a BIG difference for me: A little sketch adds a bit of lightness and fun…

How to draw two children in a city? A dark forest? A sleazy wolf in a hotel lobby? And little red riding hood going berserk? This was a challenge I…

Since you are reading my post here, I guess you are interested in illustration, branding, and business building. Probably also in creativity and joyful play. That means you are the…

Medha is a coach and energy healer. She wanted to learn how to illustrate her newsletter and blog posts with drawings instead of stock images. She has been a part…

Don’t underestimate the power of “just-for-fun”! It could change your life. I always loved drawing. But for most of my life, I didn’t do it publicly. I thought I wasn’t…

I got an email from my hosting service Simplero that my little email list is growing – from zero to almost a thousand subscribers!!! Yay! But, I have to pay…

In yesterday’s Branding Café, Nadia had a challenge to visualize: How to explain to her team that they must “slice the elephant” and not tackle all the tasks simultaneously. I…

  Simple drawings are great. But they don’t need to look plain! You can sprinkle some a bit of digital magic on them, and tadah – you made an eyecatcher!…

Stop the scroll and stand out on social media! Are you sick of having your posts blend into the background?  And the hours you spend typing away and overlaying images…

Have you considered looking at social media as a garden? You can’t expect to harvest immediately after putting out a few seeds. It might feel like a waste of time…

Let’s talk about planning. I have to admit, I hate planning. I especially hate planning launches. I want things to just happen by themselves. And often, they do! But not everything happens…

  How not to be replaced by artificial intelligence? My Linkedin friend Frank Prendergast is using the app Midjourney to illustrate his articles. Of course, I feel challenged by that,…

What I mean by that is a 2-4 word message that you want to repeat over time in 1000 different ways. We did a 2-minute exercise about that in the…

Train your visual thinking muscle and find your message! Draw some ovals. Make a Venn diagram with three key ingredients of – your favorite meal – your service – your…