Aaaand the Badass Lady Creatives blog is back in action! Here’s a re-cap of the top 10* posts from the first half of the year:
10. Recent Grads Week: Marianna Madriz
Marianna Madriz is a Venezuelan illustrator now based in Bournemouth, UK. We featured her charming characters as part of our first annual Recent Grads Week. View post
9. Recent Grads Week: Emily Haasch
Editorial illustration: E-Readers and Art Books (F Newsmagazine)
Also featured in our Recent Grads Week, Emily Haasch is a Chicago-based designer. Her work spans print and interactive, and our favorite pieces bear a collage aesthetic. View post
8. Animator/Illustrator: Carolina Búzio
Carolina Búzio is an animator and illustrator living in Berlin, Germany. Carolina has worked on projects ranging from children’s illustrations to sports brands to non-profit campaigns. View post
7. Modern-day Renaissance Woman: Carina Santos
Carina does a little bit of everything: design, art, photography, writing, front-end development. We posted on a few favorite pieces from one of her solo shows, “How Still, How Fast”. View post
6. Love where you come from: UFGD
Cat Dunn: Art direction and styling for Club Monaco
This was a pretty personal post: a look at the University of Florida Graphic Design C/O 2011. So impressed with all the wonderful and varied ways my former classmates have spent the past 3 years. View post
5. Photographer: Margaret Jacobsen
Portland-based photographer Margaret Jacobsen has an incredible knack for capturing personalities and relationships in her work. View post
4. Creepy Watercolors by Jensine Eckwall
Jensine Eckwall is a Brooklyn-based illustrator with a specialty for watercolors. Though she has some more classically “commercial” work, she’s at her best when her work is a tad bit creepy (including some NSFW stuff we didn’t post). View post
3. Led by Claire Pedersen: KU Design Week
We love KU! One of our favorite projects out of this design program is KU (University of Kansas) Design Week, led by Claire Pedersen, a talented designer now working at Dropbox. View post
2. Recent Grads Week: Rebecca Lim
Another recent grad! Rebecca Lim is a graphic designer who studied at SVA (School of Visual Arts) who now works for Airbnb. We especially love her editorial and book cover designs. View post
1. Launched today: STEVIE ZINE, edited and published by Alana Levinson
And finally, our most-shared post: a short Q&A with Alana Levinson about Stevie Mag, her new culture magazine created by and for women. View post *Based off of Feedly’s social-media-shares algorithm. Ride someone else’s coat-tails/analytics.