Delightful Illustration for Products & Publications

Designing for Someone Else

September 25, 2013

I work for a stationery and paper goods company that has a very different design aesthetic than my own. Punch Studio is known for it's beautiful collage of vintage imagery, hand painting and ephemera. This is a laser cut card that I designed today in that style. It doesn't come naturally to me and it is always a challenge when I am assigned projects in this style. I have to let go of my own personal taste and design for someone else.

Black History Month Book Reccomendation! Little People Big Dreams: Martin Luther King Jr. was not an “easy” read for me and my 2 and 4 year old. But talking about racism doesn’t need to be easy, it just needs to happen. This book he

Frankie will find a little heart and kiss surprise in her school snack today!
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#projectfrankie #valentinesdaysnack #valentinesdayideas #healthysnacks #healthysnackideas #valentinestreat #valentinesdaytreats #valentinesdayfork

This morning Frankie drew the cat from our live drawing class yesterday from memory! It is so cool to see evidence of her little brain at work and to know that the time we spend with our kids makes a difference.
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#kidsdrawing #ki

Live drawing tutorial for kids! Learn to draw a valentine cat with Frankie and me at 5:30pm PST today! Follow us on Instagram to join in the fun. Hope to see you there!
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#livedrawingforkids #drawingclassforkids #kidsdrawingclass #kidsa

Valentine’s Day x Black History Month Book Reccomendation! Hair Love, by Matthew A. Cherry and illustrated by @vashtiharrison, a book celebrating black hair and the love of family is heart warming! After we read it the first time Frankie wanted

While gorgeous sensory bins are all the rage right now and are super amazing, don’t forget that if you don’t have the time or money to make/buy one there’s always good old fashioned dirt which works just as well. ☺️
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Our kids don’t just grow in height and knowledge each year, they are also becoming who they will be for the rest of their lives! Let’s teach them that it’s okay to make mistakes, but it’s equally as important to learn from the

As parents or caretakers, it’s easy to feel too busy to stop and play with our kids. Doing projects together is a way to inspire their creativity and have some fun.

In a world where fake news abounds and real news is called fake because some don’t like it, let’s teach our kids to think critically and use their curiosity to weigh all points of view against facts.

Hello world! Welcome to Project Frankie. My name is Anne and I’m and illustrator over at @annewashereandthere. My daughter Frankie and I will be sharing projects, books and other fun things in this space that parents or caretakers can do with t

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