About Patrick Yurick

Patrick is an Illustrator at Lantern and has been working as an art educator in southern California for the last six years. His passions are for telling stories and designing ways for people to learn. He's recently gotten internet-famous for his series My Arm: the Comic and is the author of Hipster Picnic. He's a regular moderator and panelist at Comic Con International, has been on the ground floor of the MOOC movement and, as if he didn't have enough to do, is the founder of Little Fish Comic Book Studio and current CEO of MakingComics.com. He has a degree in graphic design from the New England Institute of Art and an art education degree from Plymouth State University.

September 14, 2020 By Patrick Yurick

Curating Content: Make Your Business Blog a Masterpiece

Consumerism, social networking, and SEO have changed dramatically in the past five years, so much so that startups and established businesses alike are feeling overwhelmed. “When and where should I post?” and “What’s the best article we can push today?” and “How can I get a better Google PageRank?” are the questions on everyone’s minds, […]

September 12, 2020 By Patrick Yurick

What Bob Ross Can Teach Us About Creativity as a Process in Content Marketing

For 11 years, Bob Ross delighted PBS viewers with The Joy of Painting, a half-hour show featuring the artist re-creating various scenes, settings, and objects on his canvas. What was brilliant about Ross was that every movement he made on the show was like watching the Buddha explain the mysteries of the universe. When you […]

September 9, 2020 By Patrick Yurick

Business + Comics: Unlikely Partners in Blog Content

“BAM!” and “POW!” and “BANG!” are onomatopoeia that still come to mind when we talk about comics. Take a minute to go back and read those words, and you’ll realize that more than even seeing the word in your mind, you hear the sound of it. This is a big part of the power of […]

September 5, 2020 By Patrick Yurick

Must Love Collaborating: Find Creatives You Can Work With

Talking to people is a vital part of almost any business, and your creative talent is no exception. But creative people are very different than your sales force. They see the world differently. They have to. In order for them to see the world and transpose that perspective into a palpable new construct, they have […]

September 2, 2020 By Patrick Yurick

Five Brainstorming Techniques for Your Blog Illustration

Coming up with ideas for your blog is like coming up with ideas for anything creative. The biggest thing you need to know while brainstorming techniques for your blog illustration is that your initial burst will more than likely not be your best. The way our consciousness works is that the five senses absorb things […]