Well, if you couldn’t tell I am a sucker for hand-drawn illustrations, textured graphics, and bright eye-catching colors.
Designer Nathan Yoder is a mastermind when it comes to all of these, and specializes in pen and ink illustrations. His designs are beautifully detailed, and always make me think, “How in the heck did this guy drawn this!” I find myself in awe, thinking about how much time and care he puts into every piece; It shows how disciplined he is as a designer, and much love he has for his trade.
this is an example of his work taken from his website
He is not just an amazing designer, but in a way a philosopher (in my opinion) of the design world. He preaches about how we all have our own unique style, and how important it is to stay true to who you are. Recently, he published an audio blog titled, “Honesty.”
It is a pretty long recording, but since I am a fan I thought it would be a worthwhile listen. And to no surprise, it was. In this recording Nathan speaks about his journey as a designer, and how one can make their passion, a career. He does note that this discipline not only requires passion, but a strong work ethic and talent. He mentions that work created through honesty is work that one should always be proud of and never ashamed, and that technically perfect art is not the only form of good art. These messages are relevant to me as a creative, because they have helped me become comfortable with my own style and not be ashamed to put out work that is "different."
Yoder recently created an illustration piece with the words, “Comfort wants you dead.” This message has really hit home for me because it's meaning is true. Once we get complacent in our lives, whether it is in design, our jobs, or even school; we become comfortable, which ultimately inhibits us to push ourselves to achieve greatness. This lack of motivation can be detrimental to our lives in careers so its imperative that we never become comfortable and always search deep within to do better.
This message is not only relevant, but also inspirational. As an aspiring creative I believe it's important to push yourself every single day to create better work. It’s important to be innovative, and bring something new to the table, because if you don’t do it someone else will.
I believe that Nathan applies this wisdom to his own life, and that it’s the reason he creates such outstanding, unique work. Not only is he an amazing designer, but also has great values as a creative. He not only wants to create beautiful things, but also wants send a positive message out to fellow designers. Telling them its ok to be unique, it's ok the be imperfect. He wants them to know that passion along with drive and talent can get you to achieve all goals that you set for yourself.
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