I am Irina, a designer based in San Francisco. I've started drawing during the lockdown to deal with stress and have been doing it ever since. There's something very satisfying about having an idea pop in your head and seeing it on paper (or on the iPad) just a few minutes later.

I get inspired by the daily struggles of being an imperfect human and dealing with various emotions. Some are more "deep" about how your past affects your future or how to adjust your expectations to reality, and some are more comical, like being on the toilet is "my happy place."

I've enjoyed making these. I hope you like these too! You can follow me on Instagram for mored drawings; I try to publish a new one each day.

If you've missed my previous posts that are in a similar vein, you may find them here: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.

More info: Instagram | irinablok.com | twitter.com

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Meditation

Cartoon showing meditation expectation versus reality, highlighting the struggles of being human in everyday life.

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I am originally from Russia, my family came to the US a while ago to work in the Silicon Valley. Since I was a kid I loved to draw and have been studying art, becoming a designer was a natural choice for me. I've been working designing brands and products mostly in the tech industry. One of my most known projects was the design of the Google Android mascot. You can see more of my design work on my website.
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    Science Of Pseudoscience

    Cartoon pyramid illustrating pseudoscience beliefs highlighting struggles of being human and everyday life challenges.

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    Self-Doubt

    Cartoon illustrating the struggles of being human with self-doubt about a new idea, showing a shoe about to step on a flower.

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    It's interesting that the style of my drawings wasn't intentional, it just happened. It's a pretty badly drawn scribble, but the main goal is to communicate the idea. Overall it's a reflection of my personality as I love to make jokes and make people laugh.
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    Getting A Job

    Cartoon illustrating the struggles of being human with job search expectations versus reality in everyday life.

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    Destruction Is Easy

    Cartoon illustrating the struggle of effort it takes to build versus destroy something in everyday life.

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    My creative process is simple, lots of times it starts with the blank sheet of paper. I get inspired by what happened during the day, reading the news and pretty much everything. Sometimes ideas come randomly and I write them down to draw later. I try to draw every single day and publish one drawing, this keeps me disciplined. My favorite part is coming up with the idea, and the least favorite thing is trying to draw something too complex, messing up and trying to redraw.
    #6

    Scary Things

    Cartoon bar chart showing struggles of being human with Wi-Fi down scarier than spiders, zombies, or serial killers in everyday life.

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    Get Vaxxed

    Cartoon showing the struggles of being human with a COVID-19 vaccine offering a lifeline amid virus particles.

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    My life is pretty ordinary and I draw about that. I love doing hands-on projects that help other people like cooking, drawing, designing products, etc. I am planning to continue doing this in one form or another.
    #8

    Working And Relaxing

    Cartoon showing the struggles of being human with a person running on a wheel for working and watching it for relaxing.

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    #9

    Reward For Finishing Work Early

    Cartoon showing the struggles of being human with a person happily finishing work early but more work is thrown at them.

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    #10

    Vacation Mood

    Cartoon illustrating the struggles of being human through tired, slouching figure before, during, and after vacation.

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    #11

    The Fixer

    Cartoon showing the struggles of being human with a woman holding a wrench thinking I can fix him to a man with a p**p head.

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    #12

    Path To Happiness

    Cartoon illustrating the struggle of aligning reality, expectation, and happiness in everyday life challenges.

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    #13

    R.I.P.

    Cartoon of a gravestone reading stared blankly at the screen, illustrating the struggles of being human and everyday life.

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    #14

    Being Ballanced

    Cartoon illustrating the struggles of being human and everyday life showing a person cycling between boredom and feeling overwhelmed.

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    #15

    Being An Adult

    Cartoon showing the struggles of being human with expectation vs reality of adult life responsibilities and everyday tasks.

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    #16

    Other People's Lives

    Cartoon showing everyday life struggles with perception of other people's lives and online appearances.

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    The Old Way To Work

    Cartoon showing the struggles of being human with a mother and child viewing an office worker exhibit in a museum.

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    #18

    Your Past

    Cartoon of a person struggling to carry a heavy ball labeled your past, illustrating struggles of being human.

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    #19

    Just One More..

    Cartoon of a person lying on a couch with a laptop, illustrating the struggles of being human and everyday life.

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    #20

    Mask Wearing Guidelines

    Cartoon wheel illustrating the struggles of being human with covid guidelines alternating between mask on and mask off.

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    #21

    Aging

    Graph cartoon showing the struggles of being human with aging and changing importance of daily activities like dating and politics.

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    #22

    Pets Rule

    Cartoon illustrating the struggles of being human with pet ownership, contrasting expectations versus reality in everyday life.

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    #23

    Under The Weather

    Cartoon of a person holding an umbrella, standing in rain under a sunny sky, illustrating struggles of everyday life.

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    #24

    Spreading Ideas

    Minimalist cartoon of a person with dandelion seeds flying from their head, illustrating the struggles of being human.

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    #25

    #covidlife

    Hourglass cartoon showing coronavirus shapes flowing from 2021 to 2022, illustrating struggles of being human and everyday life.

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    #26

    Real Reality

    Venn diagram cartoon illustrating struggles of being human with insecurity, wild imagination, and legit reality.

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    The Success Formula

    Venn diagram cartoon showing success as many failures, number of retries, and not giving up, illustrating struggles of being human.

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    #28

    Accomplishments

    Bar chart cartoon illustrating the struggles of being human with perceived versus actual accomplishments in everyday life.

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    Wfh Work/Life Balance

    Cartoon showing the struggle of balancing work and life while working from home, illustrating everyday life challenges.

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