Hi Reader,

Happy 2026! This year marks 5 years for AGF Design Studio, and I've only recently realized that I've been a freelancer longer than any other job I've had. 🤯 Kind of crazy to think about, but I'm so proud of how far I've come.

To kick the year off, I'm sharing five highlights and lowlights from last year, and an upcoming livestream! The details are below, and I hope to see you there!

Alanna

Join me LIVE on YouTube 🎥

Join me LIVE on my YouTube channel this Friday, January 23rd, at 1 p.m. EST as I create some vector lettering in the new free Affinity by Canva. I'll be sharing my process, exploring its features & tools, and seeing how it compares to Adobe Illustrator. 👀

I've been really curious about it ever since their big announcement last year, so I figured we'd find out together. Feel free to ask me questions in the chat and just hang out. Hope to see you there!

P.S. Livestreaming on my YouTube channel more was a failed goal from last year, so this time I'm going for it! Thanks for your support ❤️

2025 Year in Review

The start of the year is famous for reflection, and I couldn't resist doing a highlights-and-lowlights for 2025, because life isn't all good or all bad. So here's a mix of things that went well last year and those that fell short of amazing...