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The recycle bin is often used in sketches as a metaphor for something unnecessary or used up. Drawing it is not difficult. It's just a rectangular or round bucket with papers inside. For recognizability, you can add the recycling symbol. It consists of three arrows arranged in a Möbius strip. The symbol was invented in 1970 to denote recyclable waste. It's perfectly suited for our recycle bin.

№45 Drawing a bag is harder than it seems at first glance. Its sides are rectangular and usually come closer together at the top. To get this right, the fold lines at the bottom should form an isosceles triangle, and at the top they shouldn't. With a bit of practice, you'll catch the right angles.

Even if we feel calm and strong most of the time, there might be emergencies where we really need to act with wisdom. During these times, we might fall back into old habits or act on our basic emotions, which might not be helpful.

Sometimes, it's not hard to be a good Stoic. But other times, it's not so easy. Remember the difference between what is really important in life and what only seems important. It'll get easier with practice.

The snail rivals the turtle for the right to be the standard metaphor for slowness. It consists of a shell and a slug underneath. The slug has two tentacles with eyes on its head. The snail also has a foot - this is its entire lower part.

We're just flying on a huge rock through the void.

Put your own oxygen mask on first.

Talk about how designers can survive and succeed in the AI era.

Presentation on how to use a design system for good, so that it doesn't become limiting.

Keynote about why neural networks are, in a sense, living beings rather than computers, and how to deal with this.

A talk on how to build a design system conveyor belt.

Talk with a story and practical advice on daily facilitation of discussions inside.

A wonderful pixel art in the form of a keynote, praising the good old pixels and pixel fonts. Slightly nostalgic.

Wisdom, courage, self-control, justice – things that help you live more simply and pleasantly.

A sparkling talk on how to teach artificial intelligence to create art that's not faceless.

A beautiful presentation of the creative journey. Many beautiful letters.

Awesome talk dedicated to professional growth and development and, in a broader sense, finding one's path in life.

Talk about what constitutes an effective chart and which charts are suitable for different purposes.

The talk about understanding CSS patterns for Figma users.

Your own thoughts and beliefs about others' actions or words cause offense, not the actions or words themselves.

Some things are within our power, while others are not.

A lighthouse is a source of bright light on the shore that helps ships at sea navigate at night. With two lighthouses in view, one can determine their coordinates on a map quite accurately. If a lighthouse is placed near dangerous rocks, it will always be possible to see where they are to avoid getting too close. Also, in books and movies, something interesting always happens in a lighthouse. Let's draw a tall tower standing among the rocks. At the top, we'll place a glass dome with a lantern. And to make the lighthouse easily visible during the day, we'll add red stripes to it. We can also add some clouds and seagulls.

At the center of the explosion is a flash. Surrounding it is a cloud of smoke, and around the smoke cloud, fragments scatter. Behind the fragments trails a smoke plume.

In 2019, I became interested in Massimo Pigliucci's book "How to Be a Stoic" and decided to read it. From it, I learned that the stereotypical image associated with the word "stoic" doesn't fully reflect the essence of Stoic philosophy. It's much more interesting and, more importantly, practical. I liked the book so much that I even started a series of sketches based on it, but I've put it aside for now. From there, I also learned about something called "Stoic Week." It's an annual event where each day of the week is dedicated to studying a specific Stoic discipline. In the morning, you watch a short video or read an article and spend the day thinking about the dichotomy of control, emotions, or virtues. Afterwards, you can discuss it with someone if you decided to participate together. It turns out to be quite interesting. If you want to learn about the practical aspects of Stoic philosophy, you can register and participate in "Stoic Week" through this link, and try out the practical teachings of Stoic philosophers for yourself. It starts on October 28th. I recommend it!

At one end, the saw has a complex set of components, representing the motor housing and two handles. On the other side, it has a relatively simple blade. Let's start with the complex part. We'll draw a handle for one hand, then add the housing and the upper handle. To the resulting body, we'll attach the saw blade, on which we'll draw the teeth.