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What I learned making A Sticky Mess

In its tenth-year anniversary, I wanted to give you all a peek behind the scenes at how the book came about. I’ll talk about the inspiration behind the story, the creative process, what role illustration has on the story, the publishing process, and what I’ve learned through making A Sticky…
Nor Sanavongsay
March 8, 2023
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Writing exciting stories for children

The best books for children help them learn about the world, explore their feelings and emotions, and relate to others. A good book can also teach children how to solve problems independently or explore their creativity in an imaginary world! Children tend to have very active minds, making it difficult…
Nor Sanavongsay
November 15, 2022
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How to Pass a Design Test

My career started in 1997; As a webmaster, web designer, interactive designer, new media designer, flash developer, front-end developer, product designer, and visual designer. I’ve always been a designer, but I touched a lot of code in the process. I wasn’t afraid to learn new things. Learning is what I’m…
Nor Sanavongsay
July 15, 2014
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Why I Love to Code

println("Hello World!") I just finished coding another iOS app this week. It should be in the App Store in a couple weeks (App Store review process takes that long). It's an ABCs flashcard app designed by a friend of mine with silly animals drawn by him. I wrote the code in Objective-C.…
Nor Sanavongsay
June 10, 2014
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Mu Yu Phu, Pig on a Hill

IN LAO ໝູຢູ່ພູບໍ່ມີມູ່.ໝູລົງພູໄປຫາມູ່.ໝູເປັນມູ່ນໍາໜູໄດ້ບໍ?ໝູເປັນມູ່ນໍາໜູໄດ້ຢູ່! ENGLISH PHONETICS Mu yu phu baw mee mu.Mu loang phu pai ha mu.Mu pen mu num nu dai bo?Mu pen mu num nu dai yu! TRANSLATION Pig on a hill hasn't any friends.Strolling down the hill to find a friend.Can a pig be a friend with a…
Nor Sanavongsay
May 5, 2014
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How I Learned to Draw

“Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.”– MALCOLM GLADWELL, OUTLIERS: THE STORY OF SUCCESS I started drawing a lot when I was eight years old. By a lot, I mean for hours everyday. I lose track of time while I’m…
Nor Sanavongsay
April 14, 2014
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Always be Learning

“If you don't know how to do something, figure it out.”– MY DAD In my younger years, I spent a lot of time breaking things. I took things—mainly electronics—apart just to see how they work. Then, I try to put them back together. This was fun for me. I loved…
Nor Sanavongsay
April 10, 2014
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Being “Good” at a Lot of Things

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.”– BRUCE LEE What defines being “good”? To me, being good at something definitely takes a lot of skill. You can even be good at doing the wrong…
Nor Sanavongsay
January 28, 2014
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Re-imagining a Legend

I've always dreamed about making comic books as a kid. I drew all the time. Stories were my passion. I'm beyond ecstatic to have this first book published. Designing the trickster is tricky I wrote a few comic strips based on the character some time ago. I made a ton…
Nor Sanavongsay
January 12, 2014
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Failure Leads to Success

“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”– MICHAEL JORDAN People don't remember Michael…
Nor Sanavongsay
December 1, 2013