The Weekend
To be fair, I started on this newsletter yesterday when it was still the weekend.
Andy Draws
A newsletter about illustration, pop culture, comics, creative technology, and making a living as an artist. Join me as I follow my curiosity and document it via illustrations and sketchnotes.
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Apple WWDC 2026 Keynote Sketchnote
I’m finally getting out a long-overdue email.
Minimum Viable Doodle
My ideas for illustrations and the newsletter content start off simple...
Apple iPhone 17 Event Sketchnote
Apple held its iPhone 17 Event today (Tuesday, September 9, 2025).
Mixed Reality Drawings
I often draw from mixed reality.
Draw Anything
Once I get behind on the newsletter or my drawing goals, it gets harder and harder to get back on track.
Under Pressure
Sinus pressure!
Apple WWDC 25 Keynote Sketchnote
I waited to send out the newsletter until today because I knew that the Apple WWDC was kicking off this week.
Hip to Be Square
This week I wanted to explore the square/rectangle in sketchnotes and illustrations.
Mission: Imposter
Mission Impossible is a spy movie franchise centered around the main character and spy, Ethan Hunt, portrayed by Tom Cruise.
Radio Waves
Radio waves have been on my mind this week.
Comfort Drawing
When you are feeling down or tired, do you seek out food, hobbies, TV shows, or books for comfort?
Lost in Space
animated sketchnotes
Numbers
I wonder if humans are uniquely concerned with numbers.
Stop. Breathe. Bee.
I rediscovered this simple mindfulness exercise this week.
April is the Cruelest Month
I have been thinking about the opening line of T.S.
Not Knowing,
Looking at the World Anew
Lemonading
This week I encountered the word “Lemonading” from an article in the newsletter, Nice News. I was of course familiar with the proverbial phrase, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” from which the word was derived. Lemonading is a bit more than just making the most of a bad situation. America has always had the lingering shadow of the Puritan work ethic and pulling yourself up by your own…
A World without Caesars
At South by Southwest (SXSW) 2025, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber wore a shirt that said “Mundus sine Caesaribus,” or “A world without Caesars” in Latin.
Planting Seeds of Kindness
Planting Seeds of Kindness