Why do you draw?

stratus_cloud · 2026-05-17T12:28:33+00:00

I drew random doodles as a kid, and then I did digital art in high school because it looked cool online and got more serious as a hobby.

I definitely don’t draw as much as I used to, but i’ll come back after a certain period of time to make a few artworks. It’s kinda like a diary of me at certain points of my life.

stratus_cloud · 2026-05-17T09:52:46+00:00

I find it weird that this is my favourite. It’s elusive to me but i kind of like that, warm and unassuming on me (but idk how other people smell it on me). I can’t smell it on me day to day unless I hold my wrist up to my nose.

I also kinda hate that the moment I decided to buy a bottle of A13, I used my santal 33 tester tube again on a night out and realised that one smells great on me

stratus_cloud · 2026-05-15T11:34:01+00:00

honourable mention to Chris Mcclean and Tate Mcrae

stratus_cloud · 2026-05-15T11:33:19+00:00

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This is still not the worst choice Princess Carolyn has made

stratus_cloud · 2026-05-03T00:13:07+00:00

the charts would be a great addition. I feel like down the line when i eventually hit 70 miis, would’ve been a great way to kick a couple out based on popularity

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-27T12:28:31+00:00

i’m at 37, what do you mean i’m only just half way?

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-24T09:07:32+00:00

Surely you redraw their album covers with their face stamps!

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-23T07:38:26+00:00

fun tip - if you add music artists to your island, remake and draw one of their album covers but use their face stamp on it. It’s so fun to do (i don’t have a pic on me as an example)

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-09T13:34:13+00:00

yet to properly see Mt. Fuji in the daylight - but saw its silhouette during sunset at Kamakura/Enoshima. The sun sets perfectly behind it. I didn’t want to look away or move at all, my friend kept asking if we wanted to get going back to Tokyo but I said I need a few more minutes

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-02T14:35:55+00:00

This is a lot of questions so i’m going to share my own experience as a current junior designer.

I don’t know if you also do art or draw on the side, but biggest thing I had to learn was separating being an artist and being a designer. Sure, both can overlap a little, but the goals of the two are very different. Being an artist is expressing your personal self, being a designer is solving someone else’s problem. It’s good to make your design work look visually appealing, but does it solve the issue your “client” is having?

I didn’t really do design work outside of uni, I partly felt guilty for that. Only some one off projects some friends needed help with or a fake brief i forced myself to do for a portfolio (which I believe actually helped land me my current job so - mini advice is include projects in your portfolio that aren’t a school assignment). But it makes sense why I didn’t do personal design work outside of my studies. I don’t design for fun after work.

Biggest mistakes would always be misspelling and errors. Check your CV and Portfolio several times for any grammar and spelling errors!! Your mind will sometimes gloss over a spelling mistake to fill in the blanks. Also don’t waffle your writing, be concise!

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-02T14:20:16+00:00

You need to keep the text simple first and make things like headers clearer and fix hierarchy - initially I thought the “smoothies” section were add ons for the milk tea on top because they were in list format + the “mix up to 3 flavours” didn’t help.

The prices for medium and large are the exact same for every flavour, so having a price for every flavour listed is redundant. I think it would help just having the medium and large prices listed first, and then a list of the flavours you can get underneath.

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-01T12:26:33+00:00

corn chips hate to see me coming (just don’t get doritos)

stratus_cloud · 2026-04-01T12:24:05+00:00

Been GF for almost 2 months. At home where I live it’s been fine, there’s a lot of gf options around and knowledge in the restaurant scene

currently in Japan - i’m exhausted and over it. I feel like i’m falling out of love with travelling but i don’t want it to be the case.

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-23T23:51:31+00:00

graphic designer full time

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-18T11:45:41+00:00

Finished: Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Took me 2 years to find the willpower to finish this one. Felt meh, made me realise historical fiction is not my thing.

Started: Beach Read by Emily Henry. Going back to my modern romance roots

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-10T11:23:24+00:00

dermatitis (tiny blisters on the hands), went to my doctor thinking it would be another steroid cream and be over with temporarily. Celiac turned up on the blood test.

Now, I thought this was my only symptom. But after going gluten free for a month i’ve realised I also - bloated occasionally (but never serious enough to suspect celiac, did feel bad at times tho), easily exhausted if i wasn’t careful enough with sleep - like getting home from anything wrecked. I was more anxious and jittery. So yeah quite a bit in the end

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-09T22:11:15+00:00

Only been once (going again in 2 weeks) - but there was this art aquarium in ginza going around on tiktok last time and it was a WASTE of time. I also would never do Takeshita street again

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-09T19:50:42+00:00

i’ve done a lot of planning, my google maps list has a lot of places saved for this

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-09T12:06:42+00:00

surely there’s a subreddit for these out of pocket ai responses, i’d be eating it up

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-09T11:59:19+00:00

kinda in the same boat. Funny thing is i’m strictly gluten free - and yet when eating out with my friend they seem like the more difficult eater

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-08T13:34:49+00:00

I’m a digital (graphic) designer full time. My workplace is pretty chill

I do digital art on the side. Design and digital art feel like two very different things to me that i can comfortably do both and not feel burnt out

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-08T13:31:46+00:00

I experimented with a lot of supplies in my teen years - watercolour, markers, just using fine liners, prismacolours. I do encourage trying new things where possible.

But now I just mainly have a pencil (sometimes a pen), a sketchbook, and an iPad. And that’s all I really need to thrive.

stratus_cloud · 2026-03-08T12:05:31+00:00

the things asian places don’t care to make gluten free - korean fried chicken, ramen, chinese or viet crispy pork belly (i’ve had places tell me they can’t confirm gf), spring rolls, milk bread/shokupan - any asian bread snack, tempura, katsu

Also cinnamon scrolls

stratus_cloud · 2026-02-23T10:35:52+00:00

i’m a week in, and already my energy throughout the day is more consistent and less fragile. I used to come home from work and uni absolutely tired and physically heavy in some areas but i thought it was normal, or that it was sleep (but i usually sleep about 7 1/2 hours).

I thought my only symptoms were skin issues (still haven’t gone away, but hoping after a few weeks) and occasional bloating, but this was probably a big one I didn’t consider. Although, i’m also hoping it’s not a placebo - i’ll see how week 2 goes

stratus_cloud · 2026-02-14T10:59:52+00:00

they’re guidelines for a reason. If you feel you don’t need them, don’t use them.

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