http://luclatulippe.com//blog/ This is my blog en luclatulippe@gmail.com Copyright 2009 2009-02-26T22:50:09+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/update_your_bookmarks http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/update_your_bookmarks#When:19:59:40Z Just a reminder that I’ve switched from using this old dinosaur blog to using Tumblr instead. Tumblr and Twitter are simply more efficient for the sort of blogging I do. This blog will continue to remain online for archival purposes but that’s about it; I’ve removed any direct links to it in the navigation above. I’ve also revived my newsletter, for reals this time. I’ll be using it primarily to announce new work which will be available on the Stock Illustration section of my site, which I’ll be announcing very soon. I will also, at long last FINALLY be releasing some new t-shirts in a few weeks! I’m really excited about this, because it involves a permanent location from which I’ll be able to sell them from now on, here in Vancouver, courtesy of the original folks who screen printed my past t-shirts. The Jupiter Project and I will be having a show there for their grand opening, and our designs will be permanently available in their shop. Yay! I’ll announce details here and everywhere when a date is more firm (for now it’s mid- to end of October). News, 2010-09-05T19:59:40+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/added_new_work_to_the_portfolio http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/added_new_work_to_the_portfolio#When:02:36:58Z Hello kiddies. Besides work and life, there’s not much happening these days here, so I thought I’d mention that I added some new work to my portfolio. If you’ve noticed that my last post was over four months ago, that’s just because I’m not blogging that much anymore. Frankly, I don’t feel I have much to say (though I am pretty chatty on Twitter, but it’s a different platform). Besides, there are some really fabulous design and illustration blogs out there that are posting far more and better content than I ever could. I’m not abandoning my blog, just keeping things simple, and posting when it’s important. For more ephemeral posts, check out my Tumblr blog. It’s really just a repository for interesting things I find online. It’s what all the cool kids are doing these days. Wordy posts, if any, will still be here. Besides that, I’m still blogging over on Drawn! too. Jeez, this sounds more complicated than it actually is. Or maybe it really is that complicated. “Explaining my blogging habits.” No wonder I’m behind on my work. Stupid internet! I do hope to announce something big and exciting in a few months. I just have to finish building it first. I’m hoping I can announce something definite by the end of March, and have it running live by the end of June or so. News, 2010-02-03T02:36:58+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/t_shirt_design_poll http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/t_shirt_design_poll#When:17:11:05Z This is a snapshot of all my old t-shirt designs. In a few months, the artists of the Jupiter Project and I (plus a few non-JP artists if we’re lucky!) will be having another art show here in Vancouver. I’m planning some new t-shirt designs, but I’d like your feedback. What kind of designs do you like to see on a t-shirt? News, Merchandise, 2009-09-30T17:11:05+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/mama_likes_a_little_drink_in_the_morning http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/mama_likes_a_little_drink_in_the_morning#When:19:36:55Z How often do you get the green light to put a baby bottle nipple on a bottle of vodka, and place it in Mama’s hands? And draw her drunk? While she’s neglecting her own kid? Not often, I can tell you that. But it’s devilishly fun to draw it! Look for my work in this and future issues of Today’s Parent magazine. They’ve been wonderful to work with and always feature lots of fantastic illustrators in each issue. News, 2009-09-25T19:36:55+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/how_i_saved_a_client_4000_bucks http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/how_i_saved_a_client_4000_bucks#When:17:43:27Z Yesterday, Vancouver actress Julia Benson (née Anderson, who plays Vanessa James on Stargate Universe) approached me about building her a website. When I asked her what she imagined her website’s primary goal would be, she replied she simply wanted a way to connect with her fans and send them news about her projects. I asked if she uses Facebook or Twitter, and she said yes. Does she have a Fan Page there? Yes again. I suggested she should focus on that instead of building a whole new site. It’s free; it’s ready right now; she’s already an administrator on it so she can control its content; Facebook already got a huge captive audience built into it; fans of the show can find her instantly; and she can communicate with them instantly, directly, and on a relatively personal level. “Done!” I said. And that’s how I save her $4000 (and consequently earned myself zero dollars, but that’s OK.) Say what you will about sites like Facebook or Twitter (I use both, but could live without either; I did, just two years ago), they have become very powerful forces online and perfect ways to connect with an audience. You don’t need to use either of them at all, but if you find you can use them without getting overwhelmed or bored or annoyed by them, then do so, and use them fully to your advantage. Why reinvent the wheel? Business, 2009-09-23T17:43:27+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/update_your_rss_feed_plz http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/update_your_rss_feed_plz#When:04:22:10Z If you view my site in an RSS reader, you’ll have noticed the past few months that several posts keep popping up multiple times. I use Feedburner to generate some kinda fancy enhanced RSS feed for your browsing pleasure, but everything is pointing to it being the culprit in all this, so I’m giving it the boot. I’ll be deleting that feed soon, so please replace it in your reader with this one: http://www.luclatulippe.com/index.php/site/rss_2.0/ Also, I’m not even here right now; I post-dated this just because I can. Because it makes me feel like I have robots back home doing my bidding. Boo-ha-ha-ha-ha-haa! That is all. News, 2009-09-12T04:22:10+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/planning_ahead http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/planning_ahead#When:04:28:48Z Here’s a smart article by Simon Collision, the Creative Director of Erskine Design, on the subject of the recent redesign of their own website. What rang loudest for me was when they mentioned treating this internal project as though it were a client project. It’s precisely the sort of advice I would give to a designer or illustrator, and it’s precisely the advice I’ve ignored while redoing my own site. And by “redoing” I mean “it’s been about a year and I’m still at it because I keep letting other projects and stuff get in the way.” Nice. Simon writes:Internal projects drift—we all know it. Client deadlines take precedence, so we ran this as a client project. We designated a proven project manager, a design lead, development assistants, and someone who ensured we covered the legal angle. We ran everything in Basecamp and Backpack. The project was on the agenda for our weekly meetings. The core team reported to the whole team, and took the flack for project slippage. Go read it. I have work to do. Business, Tips & Tutorials, 2009-09-06T04:28:48+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/happy_gay_pride_vancouver http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/happy_gay_pride_vancouver#When:17:52:02Z Happy Gay Pride wherever you are! My new site design is up and the final bits should all be loaded up later this week (including fixing how crappy this looks in RSS readers!). 2009-08-01T17:52:02+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/tips_on_contracts_and_working_with_clients http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/tips_on_contracts_and_working_with_clients#When:03:40:50Z Designer Tim Van Damme shares some sound advice, albeit on the heels of a very sour experience with a bad client. Read about it here. Business, Tips & Tutorials, 2009-02-28T03:40:50+00:00 http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/free_twitter_birds http://luclatulippe.com/site/comments/free_twitter_birds#When:22:50:09Z A few months ago, I was twittering with Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks and he asked if I could make him a little Twitter bird which he could use on his blog to link to his Twitter account (up till this point he’d been borrowing the Twitterrific icon). I said yes, because I thought it would be fun. Next thing I knew, I went a little overboard and designed a whole flock of them. Twenty-four to be exact (click here to see the full collection). There are six different styles, each done in four different colours: Twitter blue, Cardinal Red, Robin Black, and Canary Yellow. Now here they all are, free, for your downloading pleasure. (I’m releasing them under this Creative Commons license.) For all 24 birds click here Download: Latulippe_Twitter_Birds_archive.zip You can edit them to your heart’s content, just send a friendly linky-link back to my site to spread the word (preferably to this post’s URL). When redistributing, whether you modify them or not, all I ask is the following: Please do not remove the copyright notice Please do not try to pass them off as your own Please include a link back to my site Please do not sell them, individually or as a set Please do not transfer them onto merchandise or any products which you intend to sell, for example: printing them onto t-shirts you’re selling online: CONTACT ME FOR A LICENSE using them as a logo or as part of a product branding: CONTACT ME FOR A LICENSE using them for a book or product you intend to sell: CONTACT ME FOR A LICENSE using them on your blog: YES, this is free using them as online avatars: YES, this is free printing one onto a t-shirt or sticker for personal use: YES, this is free Essentially, this means they’re for free only personal use, not commercial use. If you’re interested in using them on a product intended for sale, please contact me for a licensing agreement. 2009-02-26T22:50:09+00:00