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Simon Ip

Simon Ip

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I’m a trained medical illustrator and full-time digital marketer. I love to create visual content to inspire people to live happier and healthier lives. 

Drawing was my first love. I remember doodling for hours everyday as a child with the rage to master perspective, proportions, shading etc. I was dreaming of becoming an artist despite the disapproval of my traditional Chinese parents.

Over the years, I shifted priorities and focused more on my professional work in digital health. I stopped drawing and creating any type of art. This lasted at least five years.

Recently, I mustered the courage to pick-up a pen again. Just like riding a bicycle, it wasn’t difficult to get back into practice. After splurging on a new iPad Pro, I decided to make this investment worthwhile by creating a visual gratitude journal for the next 100 days using mostly Procreate. I posted my first #100DaysofHappiness post on March 1st, 2020.

According to Cuhna L F, Pelland L C et al., keeping a Gratitude Journal has shown to increase positive affect, subjective happiness, and life satisfaction while reducing negative affect and depression symptoms. For me, this challenge was the perfect opportunity to:

  • Practice drawing everyday
  • Show gratitude - especially since 2020 has not been the best year for anyone
  • Share content with others and join an amazing community of artists

Today, I’ve reached over the three-quarter mark of this exciting journey, and I’m still very grateful. If you’d like to learn more about it, please check my Instagram account below.

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