Make sure to kick it with other creative people

May 04, 2025

Hey friends,

Hope you’re all doing well!

In last weeks issue i talked a bit about how meeting other creatives leads to cool projects and a fun poster project i got to work on with my homie Baron.

Well, conveniently enough, this past weekend (and a few extra days in the week) I flew down to Austin to hang with some homies and watch some amazing films be premiered at the Camp Film Fest.

all the films played at the legendary Paramount Theatre

and HOLYYYY

What an inspiring and fun weekend.

Everyone in that community from the fillmakers, artists, designers and any creator in that crew is just so damn talented.

Not only that, but they are a fun hang too.

Not many people can inspire me the way these people do, but it’s also nice that the same homies are down to crush a few modelos at the bar lol.

It’s so valuable to have a community of people who share similar goals and visions that you do. The artistic medium that you create in is kind of irrelevant to this connection, its more about having that similar thought process and vibe.

It’s hard to relate to people at times with the niche struggles I go through being a designer and content creator online. It feels validating to talk through things as superficial as Instagram analytics or YouTube thumbnails and get real-time opinions from people you respect and trust.

Outside of any career advancement, though, or trading of inside tips and tricks lol. It is just nice to have like-minded people to hangout with.

This trip to Austin was so much fun, and it reminded me how much I enjoy hanging out with this unique group of internet friends I had the pleasure of meeting in February 2024.

That whole lore can be found here

Im writing this now, feeling kinda sick and very tire,d which is a mark of knowing I truly lived it up.

Hard not to stay up until 4 am each night and wake up at 8am when your rooming with Paolo, who is notorious for pushing through without any sleep lol.

prob didn’t help that this was my breakfast one of the days…

At the film fest too it was so cool seeing people wear the merch I designed and being stoked to hear that I was the one who made the Two Sleepy People poster.

I think designers at times go overlooked and in turn we have become a very self-deprecating group of creative professionals. So it was nice to get a win for all the insecure graphic designers out there lol.

I feel so grateful to even be able to do stuff like this. Growing up in a way different world I get to live in now and generally being pretty pessimistic about society. I feel I have truly turned over a new leaf.

I am spoiled with amazing friendships back home, get to travel around and hang with all my awesome creative friends I’ve met around the world, have a great partner who I am getting married to in a couple ofweeks, and get to work on stuff I am truly passionate about every day.

Nice to stop and smell the roses every once in a while.

Not sure where I entirely wanted to go with this newsletter write up, all I know is I wanted to give y’all a little update and remind you to find a creative community that energizes you to make cool shit.

Thank you to all of you who support my career in any capacity, I most def wouldn’t be able to do any of this without y’all!

Much love and talk soon!