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Yesterday was a pretty dope day. Shout out the @pvamu marketing squad for showing my family and I a great time at the Panther’s game. That VIP treatment was everything!!! There’s nothing like seeing your work printed for the world to see, especially in such an historic place. I love Prairie View and I’m honored that my artwork is apart of a special place. This is a big deal for me! #justgettingstarted (at Prairie View A&M University) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tE5U0g5uU/?igshid=192wsza41m4s5

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Just In case you haven’t seen my IG story...do you love or hate Kanye’s new project? Feel free to share the illustration! (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4DiO55AqZL/?igshid=y0zhfwd4ghvs

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Do Right And Kill Everything . . . #quicksketch #digitalillustration #Drake #Birthday #Sketch #HipHop #Rap (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4Ax6-4gE40/?igshid=155xe5ymxw5n7

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Can’t believe the year is almost over! It was a pretty good one! I’m working on finishing it strong and starting 2020 off better than my best day in 2019! (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B39sB9BAdCM/?igshid=nxv2a4g3x4k7

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Old design, new purpose. 81’ was a great year! #notdebatable #80sbaby #90sraisedme https://www.instagram.com/p/B34hvUVgQRX/?igshid=1x9er1vedwj6m

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I’ve been blessed to learn new skills at just about every job that I’ve held since graduating from Villa Maria College in 2015. I was able to learn a lot more about #animation and #webdesign in my previous position and now I’m adding #photography to my skill set. #grateful #graphicdesigner #illustrator #workbycarl #villaedu (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sxzOcg7dl/?igshid=1w8966nlncjel

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New Branding coming soon! All art! #lastphotopost Artist. Graphic Designer. Illustrator. . . . . . #graphicdesigner #graphicdesign #illustrator #illustration #creative #houston #workbycarl #logodesign #branding #creativedirection #artist #art #draw #sketch (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B27GQjMAzhU/?igshid=2al1yemukc33

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I posted this on my story: I’ve been blessed to work and create (directly/indirectly) some pretty cool people/companies. I’m 100% sure that this list is going to grow beyond my wildest imagination next year. 1st image = companies I’ve worked for The rest of the images are designs that I’ve created. (Old & New.....Good & Decent) . . . . . . . . . #graphicdesigner #graphicdesign #illustrator #illustration #creative #houston #workbycarl #logodesign #branding #creativedirection #artist #art #draw #sketch (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Hzna1gyJK/?igshid=3qehj10myge0

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I posted this on my story: I’ve been blessed to work and create (directly/indirectly) some pretty cool people/companies. I’m 100% sure that this list is going to grow beyond my wildest imagination next year. 1st image = companies I’ve worked for The rest of the images are designs that I’ve created. (Old & New.....Good & Decent) . . . . . . . . . #graphicdesigner #graphicdesign #illustrator #illustration #creative #houston #workbycarl #logodesign #branding #creativedirection #artist #art #draw #sketch (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Hzna1gyJK/?igshid=3qehj10myge0

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Caption the first pic... I just like the look of the 2nd pic. #music #drums #iplaydrums #ineed2practice #drummer (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1JTfnYAPuX/?igshid=1x8xadl8wz0zk

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Working to perfect a new illustration style. Had to create one of my bro @jesseraymiller1 he’s been on fire...for years. Crazy talented musician (producer, vocalist, drummer, keyboardist, songwriter & prob more) check out his page! Can’t wait to grab that iPad Pro!!! #art #creative #digitalart #draw #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #houston #illustration #illustrator #workbycarl gradients? 🤔 (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0izPJFAP90/?igshid=i4yeydmt7x50

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#Repost this is by far one of the most powerful posts that I have ever seen on social media. I usually don’t repost but I had to! Shout out to the originator of this post! #dontquit ・・・ Repost*** Soooo you mean to tell me that someone down your ancestry line survived being chained to other human bodies for several months in the bottom of a disease-infested ship during the Middle Passage, lost their language, customs and traditions, picked up the English language as best they could while working free of charge from sunup to sundown as they watched babies sold from out of their arms and women raped by ruthless slave owners. Took names with no last names, no birth certificates, no heritage of any kind, braved the Underground Railroad, survived the Civil War to enter into sharecropping... Learned to read and write out of sheer will and determination, faced the burning crosses of the KKK, everted their eyes at the black bodies swinging from ropes hung on trees... Fought in World Wars as soldiers to return to America as boys, marched in Birmingham, hosed in Selma, jailed in Wilmington, assassinated in Memphis, segregated in the South, ghettoed in the North, ignored in history books, stereotyped in Hollywood... and in spite of it all someone in your family line endured every era to make sure you would get here and you receive one rejection, face one obstacle, lose one friend, get overlooked, and you want to quit? *************How dare you entertain the very thought of quitting. People, you will never know survived from generation to generation so you could succeed. Don’t you dare let them down! Give this to your young people who don’t know their history and want to get weak! It is NOT in our DNA to quit! https://www.instagram.com/p/B0gcrbJAA1-/?igshid=1io8j4idii4lv

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Great post for designers and aspiring designers. Typography can be tricky. Experience and great input from successful professionals like these helps tremendously! Enjoy these simple suggestions. #workbycarl #Repost @thechrisdo with @get_repost ・・・ Typography is thoughts made visible. Functional typography is different from expressive typography in that the goal is about legibility, functionality and interest. How do you make something easy to read while drawing in the viewer? That’s the challenge. To be a good designer, you must learn how to use type. Here are my top rules to help you rule typography. Of course once you master the fundamentals, break all the rules with the confidence of knowing how to make your layout work. #type #typography #graphicdesign #design #layout #tips #howto https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bxPv9g_2u/?igshid=1ct42hgklp3y4

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A Simple shape and an impactful color placed behind a black & white image creates a highly contrasted concept and an illusion of depth...sometimes 🙂. I’m sort of liking this style. . . . #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #creative #art #sportsgraphics #workbycarl #artdirection (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6iIJCAGV3/?igshid=pdppkaa5ho8e

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It’s nice to be too busy to post. I’ve never been this busy in my life and I absolutely love it! (I think I said that last year.) Every time I get comfortable God forces me to take another step forward. Just getting started! . . . #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #graphicartist #illustration #illustrator #digitalart #digitalartist #art #draw #sketch #freelanceartist #employedartist #houston #options #workbycarl (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/By-lP2rgjoS/?igshid=827yskowc9ao

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***Long Post Alert 🚨!!! I am beyond excited about this!!!!! Sooooo.....I have been working on an amazing, large, rebranding project with Prairie View A&M University. Normally I’d keep something like this to those closest to me but I have to share this one. Life in Houston has been filled with great challenges, challenges I never thought I’d face but those challenges only made me go harder, they made me stronger. God is opening some huge doors and I’m running thru them! Today I had the chance to visit the campus (beautiful) and see all of the areas that will showcase my artwork 🙌🏾. I’ll definitely be sharing graphics later this summer. Did I mention how grateful and excited I am! . . . #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #illustration #illustrator #PVAMU #sports #DontQuit #growth #art #rebrand #workbycarl (at Prairie View A&M University) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByYakWfAjbS/?igshid=1jqx00dk3lfv9

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Billionaire status...that’s pretty impressive whether you like him or not. . . . #dope #fortheculture #black #illustration #illustrator #art #draw #sketch #digitalart #creative #music #hiphop #rap #business (at Houston, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByWaHEJAAaO/?igshid=gp01gl61ujux