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Jardley Jean-Louis is a young artist who’s currently based in NY, and she was mentioning to me that she sent these pictures off to a greeting card company, but was turned down. I thought that her work was pretty good actually – I really am enjoying the pen work that punctuates her work, and the colors that she chooses.

Here’s the thing: While I don’t see her work being picked up by greeting card companies, I think she would do really well in editorial and publishing. I think she has an interesting style that she can explore within different areas of illustration.

And a little reminder to those out there; don’t try too hard to fit your style to those that belong to brands or manufacturers. You’ll be better off trying to find those that fit YOUR current style.

The internet is a wonderful place – it’s where I found you, and you found me. But beyond all the fuzzy good stuff we read and consume online, the internet is great for spreading your work around.

Of course, to those who has not dipped their feet in HTML or CSS (the building blocks of websites); it might seem a little overwhelming at times, but if you hunker down and take a look at Jessica Hirsch and Russ Maschmeyer’s excellent quick start guide to navigating the ins and outs of basic website design for non-designers called Don’t Fear the Internet, you’ll be creating your own website where others can find YOU.

In no time at all.

Bosque is a multi-disciplinary studio that encompasses 4 graphic artists and designers who are based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I love how playful and colorful their work is – and not to mention how deceptively simple they can be. But one thing I know – they’re a cheeky lot, and you can see it in their work!

We need more cheekiness in the world.