June Lin

writing + doodling in the margins
working designer + editor
forever a rock climber

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

Newton’s Cradle is a way of seeing the conservation of energy—the three center balls store the energy from the momentum of the two moving balls.

In October, I’ll be tracking “energy” in my life to see where I can store it and where I can create some momentum.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

My family had a ritual where we shared a family-style meal with friends on weekends. 兩面黄 (liang mian huang) was my favorite.

Social distance and isolation has me longing for big, rambunctious family-style meals with friends and family.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

Behind the scenes of yesterday’s animation…

Successful animations made “from scratch” (without reference images) have to translate an object in 3-D space to 2-D media, including how it moves.

You need to understand:
✅ Perspective
✅ Physics

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

Today, I began work on a longer video, entirely written and drawn by me.

“Once upon a time, there was a girl who loved stories.”

I would never have felt a fully animated video would be possible without the days I’ve invested doodling and writing.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

Balance is like a seesaw,
adding and subtracting,
going back and forth
between too much and too little.

I’ve been quiet in the comments and slow to responding to people lately. I’ll be back as soon as I’m able. I appreciate your patience with me. ❤️

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

Animations have been stretching what I know about timing.

I’m working on animating a hand-drawn illustration video intro in Procreate. Motion has acceleration and deceleration... and that’s been a huge challenge to recreate for me.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

Digital tools aren’t the same as analog ones, but the results can look pretty similar... and there is definitely less time required to set up and clean up.

I still wonder, though, if something important is lost in all that convenience.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

satisfaction—
meeting an online friend in person
savoring a warm beverage on a cold day
enjoying the right here, right now

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

Just because nothing happened today doesn’t mean that nothing will happen tomorrow.

Show up everyday even when it doesn’t seem like anything’s happening. The past isn’t a reliable indicator of the future.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

Drawing by hand can clarify your thinking.

Here are a few ways circles and lines can help you visualize relationships.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

I’ve been choosing projects lately based on @sivers’s titular decision-making framework.

It reminds me that while I usually have the ability to do something, I rarely have the capacity (time/energy) to...

...and I never have to apologize for that.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@beeamp_vicky Thank goodness for Google Translate. 😅

"Add oil" as a way to cheer someone on is funny to me...

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

I decided I was a rebel at an early age when I stopped learning Chinese on the weekends.

25 years later, I still remember how to say and write, “I love you,” but for the first time, I wish I knew more.

Now, I’m wondering if it’s too late.

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@christinetrac1 I'll have to look into Duolingo—thanks for the suggestion! 🤩

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@vanithashankar I've always loved the look of the language.

Some characters have other ones inside that hint at the meaning. In the middle of the character for love, for example, there's the character for "heart."

I'm going to give it a shot... 😅

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@heyandrewc Hey! I remembered how to say that!

Isn't it hilarious the kinds of ridiculous lies our parents let slide? 😂

How's your Chinese now?

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@trylavida @SetYourMindOnIt How did you approach teaching people Chinese? Did you work through textbooks together?

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@NatCouropmitree Thai is a beautiful language (written and spoken). Do you read much in Thai?

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@christinetrac1 @jozzua OMG. Please.

The last time I went to Taiwan, my baby cousin (a toddler) had me beat on his bopomofo. I'm thinking I need to just learn with pinyin. 🤦‍♀️

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@ThatWorks4 Thank you for the kind wishes!

It was... not great, but thanks to a wonderful manual therapist (my husband), I'm on the road to recovery. I am SO sore, but at least I can mostly do day-to-day things without pain now.

[June Lin @heyheyjune]

I took a very awkward fall off the bouldering wall this morning.

My hip hurts, and my mind is drawing a complete blank. The only thing coming to mind is “rest.” So, that’s today’s doodle.

Anyone else need a little break?

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[June Lin @heyheyjune]

@MeetKevon Awww! The emojis really made this comment land emotionally. 🤗

Rest is underrated... even (especially?!) when we think it's overrated.