GDC, where the homies come to meeeee πΆ
@saraalfageeh
Illustrator + Marketer πΏ Forbes 30 Under 30 πΏ Author of picture book NOT YET and award-winning comic SQUIRE πΏ co-founder One More Multiverse Portfolio: Sara-Alfa.com Say hello at alfaillustration@gmail.com
GDC, where the homies come to meeeee πΆ
Have a great con!
- donβt comment, connect. Everyone is a real person, that you could genuinely get to know.
- be very generous with compliments and enthusiasm.
- only punch up, and understand that your perception of who is βabove youβ is entirely in your head unless theyβre in a LITERAL position of power
My rules for the internet to stay sane, as someone who works in social media for a career:
- Have a lot of grace for anyone under 21 yrs old
- The goal of most content online is views first, and any other goal is a far second
- Just because someone talks with authority doesnβt mean they have any
Fabulous!
Youβll take the em dash from my cold dead hands
Got accused of using AI to write at work, but it was genuinely just me writing shitty
Thank you so much β¨
Ramadan is all about small efforts adding up to great things. Making personal, consistent efforts day by day, hour by hour.
Made this piece to reflect on, and celebrate that!
Ramadan Mubarak! β¨π
Bree have you heard of something called βHalf Ass Book Clubβ? Thatβs the one I got
β250 dollar registration feeβ I beg your finest pardon
Lmao in my 10 years of being in publishing, Iβve never heard of a book club asking an author to pay THEM to read the book.
Sooooo goofy.
Proof that no one has a damn clue what Frida Kahlo was about before slapping her face on everything
And if it is any extra nudgeβ¦youβll be working with me! Whoo!
Also, fully remote.
Please email me at alfaillustration@gmail.com with an introduction about yourself and links to social media content creation examples. Educational, journalistic content preferred.
Early career candidates and students welcome.
Job offer!!
Iβm helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
Last night
Reading Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy, and her command of language is so beautiful.
I don't consider myself much of a "memoir reader", but every couple years there is one that knocks me off my feet.
This really opened a weird jar of memories of the odd and seasonal gigs I took in college
Five jobs Iβve had
- alumni call center fundraiser (horrific)
- assistant to a well known art historian
- βfeministβ media company unpaid intern
- assistant librarian
- 6th through 10th grade art teacher at a private school
Iβm in tech.
Iβm in startups specifically.
Iβve seen every kind of vile ass idea pitched and funded.
βPrediction marketsβ are absolutely disgusting.
Yall can normalize gambling ads over my cold fucking corpse
Kyoukai no Kanata also did this fabulously.
Yes, I am watching Frieren for the first time.
A characterβs own blood that forms into a physical weapon is the coolest anime trope. I donβt care how often I see it, it is always badass.
I spent the last 4 months of 2025 with:
- a full time tech job
- a teaching job
- illustration freelance work
- comic event/speaking gig like every 3 weeks
So, this is a whole new world for me
First week having only one job in like 8 years this is kinda sick
I had to stop watching those YouTube channels where people get berated for the state of their finances, because nothing kills me more than delivery food app apologists.