Season 1 · Episode 8
Illustrating with Hannah K Lee, Art Director at The New York Times
We interview Hannah K Lee, an Art Director for the Opinion section at The New York Times (and an illustrator herself!), about her personal stories and the process of storytelling through illustrations.
The Mechanics of Storytelling · Hannah K Lee, Ezra Justin Lee
November 4, 201935m 36sExplicit
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Show Notes
- Origin: Why/how Hannah started into art and illustration (2:00)
- Making her book of zines, comics, and drawings (11:12)
- Cultural expectations & Mental health, and their relationship with Hannah’s work (12:30)
- Becoming an art director at The New York Times (14:35)
- More on mental health and its influence on Hannah’s process and work (15:32)
- Dealing with addiction and recovery (19:15)
- Hannah finds her Chastity Ring (21:43)
- “What is your general process from beginning to end (for illustration)?” (26:05)
- Approach to doing illustrations for The New York Times (31:24)
- Advice for budding artists (33:00)
Check out Hannah's book Language Barrier here!
Topics
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