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Friday creative

June 27, 2025

Jonas Strandell drawing on an iPad
Jonas Strandell drawing on an iPad

David Foster Wallace said, “If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.” It’s Friday, people, and today we create.

The emotions of creating will take you from a euphoric and almost meditative state where time flies to seething and self-loathing. And back to happiness again, because good things come to those who hate.

Illustrations by Jonas Strandell of a cartoon mermaid holding a skull


I love to create, I always have. But I can’t tell you the number of times a non-creative person has offered me advice on how to do what I do.

“A little darker… No, wait, a little lighter... Okay, can you move it to the left a little? Also, the logo could be bigger.”

Take good care of the creative people you know, when they’re not around any longer chances are things will be sh*t 😃

Monoline illustration of a merman, the symbol or logo of Sailors & Mermaids
Monoline illustration of a merman, the symbol or logo of Sailors & Mermaids
Monoline illustration of a merman, the symbol or logo of Sailors & Mermaids
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