On Cultural Appropriation

Another "Festival Fashion" season, another case of stolen cultural identity.

Just say "no" to cultural appropriation.

Bass x Batgirl of Burnside

I'm all about that Bass, 'bout that Bass, and Batgirl.

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.

If you stare long enough

Everything just starts to look like galaxies after a while. 

(Colored to match the tumblr dash.)

Bad Memories

I sketched out some bad memories a few weeks ago.

Merry Krampus! And a happier New Year.

It's New Year's Eve! The perfect time to post your Christmas card and make some resolutions, I guess. I've got the same resolution as always: take better care of myself, draw more, work harder.

2014 falls dangerously close to being in the negative column for me; my sweet little bear of a dog died, and I just spent Christmas visiting family in the hospital. World news is all plane crashes and innocent people being systematically murdered. Yet, here we are. Let's resolve to take care of each other and make this planet a little better, ok?

And like your friends' selfies on Instagram. Every little bit helps.

Cheers, everybody. I love you.

Elvis Cat

I drew this little Elvis Cat for my friend and co-worker for her Birthday.
Swing it, little king!

Crime Scene

This started as a little crush doodle about how much I wanted someone to text me back.

I've been watching a lot of violent television lately.

But jeeze wouldn't it suck if you died before the bae hit you back?

Ice Cream, I Scream

Just a little sketch from last night of some ice cream cones.

Takeout > Make out

A mantra for 2014.

Share it on tumblr.

Pizza Roll Princess

Our fan Sarah from Seattle made this wicked Pizza Roll art. See more of her mad skillz: http://t.co/JigNUdvaiy pic.twitter.com/eGBijuT1Zv

— Totinos (@totinos) November 30, 2013

Stoked to be shared by one of my favorite food brands OF ALL TIME, Totino's. Pizza Rolls and Party Pizzas have been there for me through good times and the greasy times.
I love you, Pizza Rolls. I love you.

Prints now on Society6!

It's been a long time coming, but I've finally decided to make some prints available for purchase on Society6! My famed Pokémon poster, as well as some Batman typography work and my editorial piece on street harassment are available as prints! And just in time for the holidays, too! You can order them in any size, and even have them framed if you like. Fast and easy, and they will be professionally handled and shipped. Go check it out at society6.com/sarahhiraki

Like, UGH, um so, I know, right?

Millennial Medals

Millennials.

We're the best; we're the worst. We're creators and destroyers.

One criticism of my generation (as it's shaped up so far) that I believe to be accurate is that we love rewarding, and to be rewarded for, our innane anti-accomplishments. Everything from getting out of bed in the morning, to being retweeted, to paying our rent is a "treat yo self" moment.

So while you debate whether or not your selfie deserved more likes, take one of these medals:
Except I like, didn't like have time to like write out what you did, so I like ugh you know?

And Jesus Christ, go volunteer or something.

MakeMe

Earlier this year I worked with the team at MakeMe to create some illustrative assets for their app. MakeMe is a social game that helps you accomplish your goals by engaging with a "do or die" pact with your friends via your iPhone.

I created a trickster fox mascot as well as some tarot-esque special ability cards for MakeMe. Because of my experience with fuzzy animals in the past, MakeMe was a fun project. If you'd like to see more, you can download the app in the App Store.

Fuel.

Presented without comment.
<3 Neckbeard

Street Harassment: Leave me alone!

It takes about 6 minutes for me to get from my office to the parking garage my company uses. I walk through a parking lot, up some stairs, through a busy pedestrian intersection, and round the corner to the secured garage. Everyday after work, I put my shades on, get ready to walk fast, and have my keycard in my hand. I have to pump myself up for this walk. I repeat things in my head like, “I will wear your skin” and “I wish you were dead” until I make it inside my car. 

Today, I had made it through the parking lot and the stairs, and I was waiting for the crosswalk. I notice a man approaching me, and hear him say something icky like goddamn sexy thing blah blah. I turned around and asked, “Are you fucking kidding me?” To which the man, walking away starts shouting back at me, “no I’m not kidding you, what did you want me to say, you’re ugly?” So I shouted at him, “Just leave me alone!”

and he shouts, “then stop talking.”

I do not want to stop talking. I will not listen to this guy. 

If someone is harassing you on the street, put your safety first, and if you can, speak up. It's your right to feel safe wherever you walk, whenever you walk, in whatever you're walking in. 

Partnerships : Cinesaurus Reel 2013

A bit of old news, but my friends at Cinesaurus have released their reel of work from 2013,
which, conveniently enough, is a pretty kickass reel of our collaborations as well.

There are three projects in this video that I worked on:
Cool Things To Find, which I designed and built characters for

Tipping Point (video yet to be formally released), which I designed and built errything for
and Harvest Moon, which I scripted, costumed/cosplayed, and acted in.

It's been a blast, Cinesaurus! Congrats on a great year.

Mars: Billion Pixels

A quick sketch inspired by the Billion Pixel image from the surface of Mars.
I wanted to isolate one of the outcroppings and vibe on some science.

This image also tiles pretty well for a desktop background.

SPACE! SPACE! SPACE! 

Saul Bass Inspired Sketch

I love Saul Bass, and all of the beautiful design work he inspired.

Did you see that Google Doodle?

also, i've been chattering a lot lately, are you following me on twitter?

Follow @sarahhiraki

Modern Cat Magazine

One of my LOLwork illustrations was featured in this issue of Modern Cat magazine!

Thanks to Modern Cat for the love. I'm so excited to see my kitten in print!