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A couple months ago I shared some thoughts on hand drawn logos, with a few images from a project I worked on. It wasn’t a finished case study and I didn’t even consider it among my strongest work.
It now has more than 50k views, 84 goats and 300 likes.
I’m very intentional about what I share and when, so this one caught me off guard. But it reminded me that we never really know how our work is going to land for someone else. As long as it’s thoughtful, sharing it is better than nothing. Keep going, keep perfecting your craft and keep showing your point of view.
And thank you to everyone who interacts and appreciates what I share. It never goes unnoticed. And of course to Contra for building a space where this kind of work finds its people.
I do wonder though, did this get traction because it was hand drawn in an era where everything is AI generated? Curious what you think.
This story is so real! 🔥 Sometimes the work you think is not your strongest becomes the most loved. This POSO illustration is pure character - the wine glass guy + bold POSO type is so memorable. Hand-drawn has soul that perfect vectors don't. 50k views well deserved! Barcelona 2026 needs this! 👏🍷
Congrats on 50k views. I think hand drawn helps, but the character and the Poso lettering carry it. A real point of view stands out whatever the tools are.
Great design Chantel that's unique ❤️
wow, amazing illustration, like this
Even more special in a AI World - good job!
Superb!!!!!!
Hand-drawn work feels so refreshing right now. When everything online is starting to look like polished AI art, simple human sketches with real character immediately catch people's eyes. Did this start as a paper sketch or directly in vector tools?
lovelyy absolutely lovee it
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