Adobe Live Studio Sessions | There's No Wrong Time To Start with Adam the Illustrator
In this Adobe Live Studio Session, Adam Bosley joins us to talk about building a career on your own timeline — how a string of side gigs and screen printing quietly became the training ground for "Adam the Illustrator," why getting laid off right before a pandemic turned into his biggest opportunity, and what moving from illustration into full-time content creation has taught him about staying authentic while the industry keeps shifting underneath him.
Join the Adobe Live Discord: https://discord.gg/p48UBK3nX2
Adam is a Toronto based illustrator bringing fun, colourful aesthetics to brands with a playful sense of humour. His work touches on mental health, friendship and encourages people to trust the process. Adam also has a teaches his online community tips and tricks on how to better navigate Adobe Illustrator and other Adobe products: https://www.instagram.com/adam_theillustrator | https://www.behance.net/adamtheillustrator
Emily Poulin is a graphic designer specializing in direct-to-consumer goods, with expertise in packaging, branding, and beyond: https://www.instagram.com/emilieepoulin | https://www.behance.net/emilypoulin | https://www.emilypoulin.com
Subscribe to the Adobe Live YT Channel: https://bit.ly/adobeliveyoutube
Try out Adobe Express NOW: https://adobe.ly/tryAdobeExpress
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Join us LIVE on Behance: https://www.behance.net/adobelive
Music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred
00:00 Start
01:07 Introduction and overview
04:09 Adam’s journey, fashion, t-shirt design
07:16 Switching to graphic design, confidence to switch majors
10:31Exploring different mediums and collaboration
12:32 Creating things that don’t have to be perfect, finding your style
15:04 College thesis installation
18:22 Embracing mistakes, how to market yourself
22:05 Sharing your work online, building your portfolio
25:16 Work Adam is proud of
27:04 Music label management and album art, transition to sports
30:32 Sports events, painting live
33:27 Switching to in house role at an agency
38:03 Improving your process working for yourself, Illustrator turntable
40:34 Agency shutdown, transition to illustrating
48:27 Impact of AI on graphic design
49:49 Content creation
53:14 Advice for people starting out, what’s next for Adam
55:02 Outro
Join the Adobe Live Discord: https://discord.gg/p48UBK3nX2
Adam is a Toronto based illustrator bringing fun, colourful aesthetics to brands with a playful sense of humour. His work touches on mental health, friendship and encourages people to trust the process. Adam also has a teaches his online community tips and tricks on how to better navigate Adobe Illustrator and other Adobe products: https://www.instagram.com/adam_theillustrator | https://www.behance.net/adamtheillustrator
Emily Poulin is a graphic designer specializing in direct-to-consumer goods, with expertise in packaging, branding, and beyond: https://www.instagram.com/emilieepoulin | https://www.behance.net/emilypoulin | https://www.emilypoulin.com
Subscribe to the Adobe Live YT Channel: https://bit.ly/adobeliveyoutube
Try out Adobe Express NOW: https://adobe.ly/tryAdobeExpress
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Join us LIVE on Behance: https://www.behance.net/adobelive
Music by Chillhop Music: https://chillhop.ffm.to/creatorcred
00:00 Start
01:07 Introduction and overview
04:09 Adam’s journey, fashion, t-shirt design
07:16 Switching to graphic design, confidence to switch majors
10:31Exploring different mediums and collaboration
12:32 Creating things that don’t have to be perfect, finding your style
15:04 College thesis installation
18:22 Embracing mistakes, how to market yourself
22:05 Sharing your work online, building your portfolio
25:16 Work Adam is proud of
27:04 Music label management and album art, transition to sports
30:32 Sports events, painting live
33:27 Switching to in house role at an agency
38:03 Improving your process working for yourself, Illustrator turntable
40:34 Agency shutdown, transition to illustrating
48:27 Impact of AI on graphic design
49:49 Content creation
53:14 Advice for people starting out, what’s next for Adam
55:02 Outro