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My first personal essay on Substack: "The Mechanics of Becoming". An exploration of growth, identity, and visual narrative mechanics comparing it with a historic fact. Read the full piece linked!
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The Mechanics of Becoming
Notes on writer’s block, third-century military tactics, and the quiet violence of making art at 23.
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TITLE: Where silence learns to speak
CATEGORY: creative writing
DESCRIPTION: An original poetry piece exploring silence, unspoken emotions and the beauty of finding expressions through words. Written with imagery, emotional depth and thoughtful story telling.
SAMPLE WORK:
Where silence learns to speak,
silence once lived beneath her skin,
where unspoken words grew rots within,
she wore her storms behind quiet eyes,
and tucked her truth beneath the skies.
Until one day the stillness broke,
and trembling lips founds words to speak.
For even the quiet hearts can bloom,
and even silence can make a room.
for stories waiting to be heard.
sometimes, healing begins
with a single word.
by Nazifah's_Pen.
“Where silence learns to speak” is a title doing the heavy lifting before the poem even starts.
Absolutely goated
What happens when a poet picks up a pen and remembers she likes to sketch too:)
I write poetry over at @words.bycm on IG and since Inktober is here, I thought it was time to let that side of me out of its little corner of Instagram.
This is 'What Is Freedom?', a poem I wrote...
Kudos to you, you've really done a great work.
Lately, I’ve been spending more time illustrating. Not necessarily with a particular goal in mind, but simply because I enjoy it.
Working as a designer often means adapting to different visual languages. Every project comes with its own identity, references, and expectations. And while I love that part of the process, there’s something refreshing about creating without any of those things in mind.
I’ve started noticing certain patterns in my illustrations. The way I draw faces, exaggerate proportions, or approach particular details. Little decisions that I don’t necessarily think about while making them, but somehow keep appearing.
It’s interesting because I’ve never really sat down and decided what my illustration style should look like. It seems to be something that has developed naturally through repetition, experimentation, and probably a lot of things I’ve been influenced by along the way.
I think we sometimes put too much pressure on ourselves to develop a recognizable style, especially as creatives. But maybe it’s less about trying to create one and more about paying attention to the things we naturally gravitate toward.
There’s something quite satisfying about looking at something you’ve made and seeing a little bit of yourself in it.
Wow, this is amazing 😍