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1/13/21 |
If you’ve been a reader for a while, you know that I’m a fan
of Portland, Oregon, designer Aaron Draplin. He’s a co-founder of Field Notes, a creative
maker of colorful merch, and an all-around cool guy. Over the holidays,
I bought a hoodie that came with a pack of postcards with dozens of portraits his colleagues have made of him. Included
with the postcards was a blank card and an invitation from the paper company
that produced it to “Draw Your Own Draplin.” How could I resist an invitation
like that?
In fact, I got a second card and drew Draplin’s late dog,
Gary, who makes cameo appearances in some of his designs.
The sketch at left was fun to make, but it’s based on a photo.
The sketch I like much better is the one I made live when I met him a
couple of years ago at a design conference trade show (below).
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1/3/21 |
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5/15/18 Sketched in Seattle |
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Postcards of Draplin portraits made by his colleagues and friends. Autographed box! |
Both good, but I agree...the live one seems to have more something.
ReplyDeleteAll this time and I didn't know he lives in Portland!
I think live sketches usually have more energy in them, but both are good!
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