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Exploring Personal Projects
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Exploring Personal Projects

Octavia Bromell
99U, 2020
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Artist and illustrator Octavia Bromell credits personal projects as the foundation of her career – and a key strategy for maintaining mental health and creative productivity. Bromell, better known as Tink, is an illustrator, mental health advocate and former Adobe Creative Resident. In a video presentation for Adobe’s 2020 99U conference, Bromell makes the case for passion projects with warmth and pragmatism.

Take-Aways

  • Personal projects – ones that give you joy – can yield huge, sometimes unexpected benefits to your career.
  • These projects offer a variety of personal benefits.
  • To explore subjects for potential passion projects, start with a list of things you care about.

About the Speaker

Octavia Bromell, better known as Tink, is an illustrator, mental health advocate and former Adobe Creative Resident based in rural England.

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