Logo makeover and miscellaneous comics
Dear readers,
I recently looked back at my logo and realized it looks a bit outdated for how I would’ve drawn it now, so I decided to give it a makeover. So, here it is! Same logo but with bolder lines and colors.
I moved recently (more on this in my next post) and a few boxes ended up being labeled as “miscellaneous”. This word got stuck in my mind because it kind of sounds funny (and it’s hard to spell beyond “misc”) and it just so happens to be very applicable to the comics I’m sharing in this newsletter. So, here they are.
A comic about a PhD defense
A few weeks ago, a colleague of mine (@bienklomberg) defended her PhD and I made a comic for the occasion. She defended the thesis masterfully, just as indicated in the comic!!🎉 The style of this comic was inspired by the Tintin comics, which gave name to our research project at Tilburg University. If you are wondering what paranymphs are in the last panel, they are like your support during the defense in the Netherlands. They stand being the person defending and need to be ready to help out if something goes wrong! And I was one of them, and let me tell you, it wasn’t easy to stand behind a defendant without being able to answer any of the questions (because fortunately nothing went wrong).
“I have a question or more of a comment” is a known meme in academic circles. It is usually a sign of a poisoned question, typically hiding a certain criticism or judgment of the arguments provided by the person presenting their work.
Daily comics
The second miscellaneous comic is from a small comic exercise I did at the Visual Voice workshop by Crucial Comix, led by our amazing teacher Joaquin Golez! 😊 The task was to draw 3 panels for 3 parts of the day. It seems that besides working, my days are defined by my favorite drinks, and places (and moods), where I have those drinks. When I find something I like, I become obsessed with it—in this case light-roasted specialty coffee and New England IPA.
I think this is it for now. Next time I’ll tell you all about my move and what’s happening next!
Ana