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Thesis Show!! 🐦‍⬛🔩☂️🍎📚🍃

Last May, I had my thesis displayed at the Pratt Shows! My thesis project was about taking a few well-known young adult books and redesigning their covers. Being a designer and illustrator in the publishing industry is a dream for me. This project became a way for me to conjure that dream into an actual project. It gave me a chance to use my design skills in doing what I love the most as a creative; visual storytelling!(in the form of book covers lol)

I worked on the illustrations, the typography, front and back cover layouts, the spine, the end papers and other visual aspects that go into a physical book.

I’ll start posting the artwork and design stuff I did for this project individually soon👀

This project is so dear to my heart. I grew up surrounded by books. My dad (next to my project with my mom on the 6th picture) being a huge reader and an author himself, collecting books became a huge source of comfort and passion for me since I was very young. I was able to go back into some of my favorite books from when I was younger and redesign them, just like how I reimagined them when I was 12.

It was a pleasure to be a Pratt student. The people I met, the classes I took and the inspiring designers I befriended will always be dear to me. I especially want to thank my close friends who went through the experience of “preparing for thesis” together with me and all my professors that helped us with their guidance, patience and mentorship. You guys made it all worth it.

Here’s to what comes next! There is already some exciting things happening but I’m excited to see what post-thesis life has to offer🥳🥳

With love and appreciation for all of you reading this,

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To say I’m late to the trend is understatement… but a little appreciation as I can’t believe the summer is coming to an end. It’s been months since I graduated now and it’s getting real 🎓
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It’s been a peroid of ups and downs, seeing my career go places I never even dreamed I could achieve. And to have people I love happy for me means the world. There was some stressful moments (a lot of deadlines, family health scares, and realizing how expensive/exhausting it can get in the city) but happy to see things really can work out. I’ll be posting some exciting stuff soon I promise. Bit a little break from my radio silence :)
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#kindachic

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Last week our campaign for @impossiblyclever ‘s debut graphic novel NIGHTHAWKS ended with over 200 Backers pledging over $10,000 to support this incredible comic.

From Jimmy and all of us here at Goats Flying Press, THANK YOU for your support of young artists, independent publishing, and Comics Against All Odds!

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21-year-old illustrator Jimmy Li just launched his debut graphic novel, Nighthawks Vol. 1 — a surreal slice-of-life about three strangers trapped in a house floating in an endless void, published by @goatsflyingpress 💥

Help bring this project to life by backing the Kickstarter campaign. Link in bio!

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STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED!

On our campaign to fund @impossiblyclever NIGHTHAWKS has smashed through its first Stretch Goal and that means ALL BACKERS WILL RECEIVE A FREE DIGITAL PREVIEW of Nighthawks Vol. 2 which is already in the works!

Onto our next goal: at $9000 pledges we’ll add a full “The Making Of” section to the back of the book, including the earliest sketches, concepts, and annotated drawings and developments by Jimmy Li from when he started working on what would become Nighthakws at Age 15!!

Join the campaign today (Link in Bio!) and help us keep this Hawk (and Goat!) airborne! 🐐🪽🔥🔥🔥

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This is my buddy Jimmy Li and his comic NIGHTHAWKS just got 100 percent funded !!!

It's happening, baby!! Over the past three years I got to see this lovely human go from early sketches to final product to published by @goatsflyingpress – What a journey! Hell yeah Jimmy.

Check out the kickstarter on his bio and get yourself a copy while you can !!

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My friend and art hero Jimmy Li is publishing his debut graphic novel NIGHTHAWKS ‼️

That’s right - not a strip, or a short story, A WHOLE DAMN GRAPHIC NOVEL. You can measure it’s thickness in inches. UNREAL!!

Every time I look at these pages and read even a snippet of this story I can’t help but beam. Getting to see this go from sketches, to final drawings, to a webtoon and now a real printed masterpiece makes me so damn happy. The amount of hours, care, thought, and iced coffees this man has put into this work is insane. Believe me when I tell you that this will blow your mind!!

Jimmy, I’m so unbelievably proud of you. You inspire me to no end!!

Check out the kickstarter. Support this amazing human, these bad-ass publishers, and his brilliant story. Celebrate the craftsmanship and blow-you-the-hell-away story. Get NIGHTHAWKS — Link in @goatsflyingpress and @impossiblyclever bios.

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NIGHTHAWKS Vol. 1 by @impossiblyclever is now LIVE ON @kickstarter !

Check out our rad as he’ll campaign video starring Jimmy himself and then head on over to the campaign page (LINK IN BIO!) and help us launch the career of an incredible young artist!

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🚨WE ARE LIVE ON KICKSTARTER🚨

Goats Flying Press is proud to present NIGHTHAWKS, the debut work of @impossiblyclever !

WELCOME TO THE NIGHT

In the aftermath of a New Year’s party, three strangers find themselves trapped in a house floating in an endless black void.

Personalities clash, and they must confront each of their own inner turmoils if they ever want to find a way to get back home.

Meanwhile, the house almost seems to have a mind of its own… What’s actually happening here?

THE CAMPAIGN IS LIVE THROUGH JUNE 25!

Click the link in our bio to join the campaign and snap up the book and some incredible merch and rewards, all designed by @impossiblyclever & @jeffodman

Come join Jimmy Li and Goats Flying Press to help us strike another blow for Comics Against All Odds

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8/8 this was the hardest one yet. gained and lost more than i could have ever expected, but i wouldn’t trade it for anything. my katiepoo dog saw me graduate from doggy heaven, my friends kept me grounded when i felt like it was impossible not to float away, my love for creating grew at least three sizes. i’m forever grateful, san francisco, for the short time we spent together💘

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And that’s a thesis wrap 💌🥲
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Four years felt so fast, and the great period of my life. I will always love Pratt with my whole heart (I don’t want to leave…)
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I thank everyone, the kind people that came to say hello last night, my teachers, mentors, and best friends. I was told once ‘you only need one person in your court rooting for you to find success’ I feel amazingly overwhelmed to have a whole crowd of those I love.
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This last semester was overwhelming with joy, success, and I cannot wait to see the next generations take success after us
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Graduation pics to come next! 🧡

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We had an amazing time celebrating @impossiblyclever ‘s graduate thesis exhibition, the incredible NIGHTHAWKS, at the @prattinstitute Design Show!

The show is open to the public (registration required) and open though May 20 if you want to check out the works of the generation of artists, designers, architects, and (most importantly) cartoonists!

And if you by chance meet the unmistakably mohawked Jimmy at his booth you’ll get a chance to flip through a full test print of NIGHTHAWK Vol. 1, the very book we’ll be Kickstarting on May 26 (Link in Bio!) AND check out the full manuscript of Vol. 2 (Coming to Goats Flying Press…TBD!)

With young artists like Jimmy waiting in the wings Comics Against All Odds is in good hands. Sign up for the campaign and let’s give Jimmy Li and NIGHTHAWKS a great Goat welcome to the fold!
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