Climate Tech Communication: Why Science Storytelling Matters This summer, I took a real break: hiking and rock climbing in Banff with my husband, kids, and close friends. It's been a learning curve to build a business I can step away from, but we're getting there. For a week, I was just … [Read more...] about When Science Falls Silent: Why Climate Tech Must Communicate
Claire Agosti’s Creative Career Path
What Inspired a Creative Leap from Medicine to SciVis? Claire Agosti's Career Path Have you ever dreamed of pursuing your own career path, outside the mainstream? It's not always easy, and we're excited to give you insight into the unconventional journey of our Art Director Claire … [Read more...] about Claire Agosti’s Creative Career Path
Freelance to Studio Growth
Freelance to Studio Growth I'm so happy to celebrate SayoStudio's 15th year communicating science. 15 years is significant, but more than that... this is the year I fully shifted from SayoStudio being me, to we. I've been joined by an amazing group of colleagues who have become friends. They … [Read more...] about Freelance to Studio Growth
Art Inspiration 2020
Finding Creative Inspiration (and Sanity) During our Coronavirus Summer Like many across the world, 2020 has been a strange and difficult year. To find art inspiration during our Coronavirus lockdown, I explored my backyard in the Pacific Northwest. I was lucky to stay busy with work, creating … [Read more...] about Art Inspiration 2020
Creative Business Burnout and Rekindling the Fire
Freelance Illustration Burn-Out After 15 years of a successful illustration career, I'd hit the burn-out zone. My youthful enthusiasm that had carried me was finally waning. I realized that I needed to evolve my business to stay engaged in a way that both benefited myself and my clients. I’m … [Read more...] about Creative Business Burnout and Rekindling the Fire
Small Kids, Small Business, and Holding it All Together
Changing Challenges to Family/Freelancer Balance Recently, I’ve been trying to consciously make changes to my small business and my life with small kids. That includes working to revamp my work outlook, and redesign my website and marketing to a more personal approach. In doing so, I’ve revisited … [Read more...] about Small Kids, Small Business, and Holding it All Together
Freelancing with Kids Under Five
Adjusting Childcare as a Freelancer with Kids Under Five Freelancing and balancing out work and two kids under five shouldn’t be that different from when you’re working for an employer. Unfortunately, there is the perception by others, and most importantly, oneself, that you should be able to do … [Read more...] about Freelancing with Kids Under Five
Freelancing Maternity Leave
Navigating New Parenthood as a Freelance Illustrator Since becoming a full-time freelance illustrator 6 years ago I’ve had 2 beautiful children. I call them the pterodactyls, because that’s what I imagine they sound like when they cry. That means 2x9=18 months of induced sleepiness from growing a … [Read more...] about Freelancing Maternity Leave