The Creative Issue Vol. 6 (Oct 2021/Jan 2022)

THE

CREATIVE ISSUE

Vol 6 (Oct 2021 - Jan 2022)
Design and Creative Industries

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CONTRIBUTORS

WRITERS Adilah Mahadi | Batrisyia Sofery | Fatin Ahmad | Iman Sham|
Ezah Ibrahim ILLUSTRATORS Adilah Mahadi | Batrisyia Sofery | Fatin
Ahmad | Ezah Ibrahim | Iman Sham | Nisa Hashim | Syazwani Wasli |
Waf | Hanis Hashim EDITOR Ezah Ibrahim

Illustrated by Syazwani Wasli | Cover by Iman Sham

Rediscovering Our Creative Selves

Rediscovering Our
Creative Selves:

Current Creative Trends

Written by Iman Sham & Adilah Mahadi
Illustrated by Iman Sham

The second wave has undoubtedly
paved us with the opportunity to explore our
creativity in the comfort of our own home.
Thankfully, partly due to the opportunities,
there is a rising interest towards arts and
crafts. These trends are made accessible
through various platforms such as Tiktok
and Pinterest - which further invigorated
the general audience by providing itself as
a benchmark for inspiration and also by
acting as a tool to reference for tutorials
and more! If you’re looking to explore your
creative side, hone your craft-making skills
or to simply look for ways to create an
authentic heartwarming gift, social media
is your best friend and this list is for you. ~

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1. Jazzy Crochet EED EED

Youth today found ways to implement 2. Kitschy Bead-Jewellery
today’s trendy aesthetics into their crochet
craft-goods. This meant play on the use of Beaded accessories are a way to incorporate
imagery - such as sunflower granny squares nostalgia as most people reminisce over
and strawberry appliqués - all looped in bright,
vibrant colours. with that kit they were once gifted as little
children. Today, mask chains are the
Rate difficulty: Medium YOU NEED trending look within this hobby. Beaded
jewellery kits will be able to get you and
TOOLS your friends a quick and easy authentic gift!

Rate difficulty: Easy

3. Painting by Numbers WHER

Painting by Numbers was invented by Dan Robbins
after being inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s teaching
system in painting. This is a creative way to get
yourself learn how to paint or if you simply wish to
indulge yourself in a therapeutic artsy journey.

Rate difficulty: Easy

4. Punch Needle

Compared to previous activities listed, this craft

demands more in terms of cost and material.

However, punch needle tufting turns your art into

TOOLS YOU N a durable (as well as fluffy) piece of textile.
Rate difficulty: Medium

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Imposter Syndrome in the Creative Industry

Imposter Syndrome
in the Creative Industry:

Four Tips to Cope

Written & Illustrated by Ezah Ibrahim

Do you ever feel as if you are undeserving of the acknowledgment
others gave you because you think your work is not up to par with others
around you? Do you feel as if you are a fraud amongst the community you
found yourself in and fear that they might find out? Why? Is it because you
think you haven’t worked as hard as others or that you didn’t learn and go to
institutions others went to?

If you ever have such thoughts running through your mind, welcome to

the club because this is a very common experience that happens to most of us

in the creative industry. ‘Imposter Syndrome’ is defined as ‘the insistent feeling

of self-doubt, insecurity or fraudulence despite the overwhelming evidence of

the opposite.’ What is considered to be great artwork is subjective and as

someone in the industry, it takes much of our courage to put ourselves and our

art out there for others to see. This makes it difficult especially for those who

want to make something everyone will appreciate, thus pressuring themselves

to perform to the highest standards. You might think those great creatives

you see on social media might not have experienced those same insecurities

as you but they do. They have just got to know more about themselves

and what their worth and capabilities are. Learning about yourself takes

time and you may not know where to begin when struggling

with this feeling. Hence, why we will share four ways that

may help you cope with this personal perception of

yourself. ~

Imposter Syndrome in the Creative Industry

STARTING 1. Comparing yourself
to others is unhealthy
POINT
Everyone processes and learns things at
different paces. Just because you feel like
you are lagging behind doesn’t mean you
are not progressing because great things
takes time. Creativity isn’t merely for the
youth but for all ages.

2. Not everyone has to
love your work

Some people might not like the subject of your
choice and that’s okay. What’s important is that

3. you create what you are passionate about.
Once in a while, look
back on your past works

When you feel like you are lost
and think you are stuck in place,
take a break and try looking back
at your progress since you started.
From there, you will be able to
see your growth, how much you
have advanced to reach where
you are now, and remember why
you started creating in the
first place.

4. Everyone YOU DID IT!
is unique
Have courage and be proud
Everyone works differently. of what you create as it
You cannot base yourself takes strength to share your
and your art on works
other creatives have shown vulnerability with others.

on social media. Your style
of art is distinctively yours

and yours alone.

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Word Search

Illustrated by
Adilah Mahadi
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Creative Youtube Recommendations

Creative Youtube
Recommendations

Written & illustrated by Fatin Ahmad
YouTube has been a source of entertaining content as well as a
learning platform. Discover channels that can provide resources

for your creative curiosities.

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Creative Youtube Recommendations
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By Waf By Syazwani Wasli By Hanis Hashim By Bat Sofery

09 Featured Comic Strips

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Featured Comic Strips

STRIPS:

Media

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Where’s Dr. Chester?

Where’s Dr. Chester?
Hashim, Ezah Ibrahim
Illustrated by Nisa
& Batrisyia Sofery

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Where’s Dr. Chester?
12 Stay safe & see you in the next issue..!