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This is part of a series in which I visually condense the protest developments in Hong Kong so it’s easier to stay in the loop. If you like this project, consider donating to it. I’m working on these independently so any support is very much appreciated 💖 . The donation link is here. Thank you, and stay tuned! 

☀️💚☀️ someone asked me about my new icon so hi yet again

The test to get a driving permit was created by insane people. It uses wonderland logic and wording that would make English teachers shudder. You can only get 7 out of 30 questions wrong in the traffic law portion. The question that told me this was made by morons and asylum escapees is "When driving on a roas with icy or unsafe conditions what do you do?" Any logical would put down slow your speed to 15 mph. This was apparently the WRONG answer. The correct answer is to, and I shit you not, "Slow down your seconds" WTF?! What on God's green earth does that even mean? If it means following behind someone it didn't mention shit about that, if that's not what they meant then what the shit does "Slow down your seconds" mean. What the fuck Virginia. Now I have to pay $100 to go to a driving school to learn their sick logic games and take it again.

The year of the Metal Rat is almost here :) (Saturday Jan 25th). Upon showing a wip of this, a friend said "ohh, I feel a feeling of adventure :)" haha... I thought it was very cute. Wishing everyone a good year, with an adventurous feeling here and there, but also enough downtime with family, friends, and most importantly: yourself 🍵 I usually include the animal from the last year in the illu, handing over the baton so to speak, as this cycle feels like an infinite relay race to me. This year it was pig and and I'm very sorry because it's hands down the most awful feature I've ever done 🙈... A big part of my 2019 was about my love-hate/anxiety-love relationship with New York. So it seemed only fitting I'd use this metal + rat theme to pay homage to this intense but inspiring city. Have a good one everyone :)

(4) Reposting these in light of the impending face-mask ban. A month ago legislators were extremely skeptical of the enforcability of such a ban (they still are). I can't believe it's actually happening tonight..

Harvesting the Heartomatoes 🍑 -- a study on composition, light, narrative and color that I started around last Valentine's and worked on bit by bit :)

Part 2: The protests by the numbers, and a look into how the relations between the public and the police have deteriorated. There is another big protest scheduled for today (August 18th), and it feels like the whole world is watching. Follow #hongkong_illustrated for updates. A big thank you to the generous people who donated to this project. I'm currently working on these out of my own pocket so it's very much appreciated :) . If you'd like to donate, the link can be found here.Thank you, and stay tuned!

I hope he enjoyed those sprinkles -- he earned it! Along with what looked like an obscene amount of money. Part of a series of 100% real but inexplicable observations in NYC, usually seen while biking through the city.