St. Valentine and Me

For the Valentine you sext.

Even if I spend most nights curled up with Netflix and a sketchbook, I love Valentine's Day.

I love the cards, the candy, the despicable capitalist commercialization of love– I love all of it.

And since I don't have a date this year, I made Valentines to suit a few different tastes:

For your respectfully kinky Valentine.

For my punny Valentine.

Long Distance Relationship

I've always ruled out long-distance relationships, but in approaching them again as an adult, I don't think they're half bad. Since my partner lives in a different country, I've been thinking a lot about this topic, and I figured I'd share some of my expert findings.

Design Magic

An illustration of a/my bedroom.
Inspired my irl bedroom.

"Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high..."

Instagram Filter Shadows

Presenting my latest project! Instagram inspired eyeshadow palettes:
for your self-shot and GPOY needs.

I was inspired to build this product design when I recently started experimenting with more dramatic makeup and felt an uncontrollable urge to photograph and publish my efforts.
See the entire design below:

Drawin' Dogs [WIP]

Spent most of yesterday drawing doggies for my friend Chris.
These are WIP portraits for a poster.
Above is Josie, below, Milo.
Weuf. Finished poster design to come.

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Typography Redux

The downside of traditional methods in design classes? No computers for a quarter and a half. I decided to revive a few old projects from my first typography course, which were originally limited to gouache on white paper. Here's the first!

As always, there's more work at www.sarahhiraki.com

Website? Website!

It's finally done! My website at sarahhiraki.com is now live!
Go check it out! And bookmark that sucker!

It's an OAG thang...

I've started a new partnership with a social justice organization called Our American Generation.

You can check them out here: OAG.org.

It's run by the youth for the youth, and provides grants for research and a platform for expression on social justice issues. It's like that club in high school that had all the cutest boys, also.

Above is a sneak preview of their 'zine, which I have been working on re-vamping.

Branded.

It's summer, which means it's time to look for new jobs or prep for the new school year.

And that's what I've been up to. I have revised my resume and made some matching letterhead:

And (in the past few months) made some resumes for friends:

Does your resume or letterhead need a makeover? email me at sarah.hiraki@gmail.com and let's talk.