Here's a checklist of things I consider when designing a character. www.mundomendo.com/thisbuilds...

Where we get to talk to Buddhasugi, one of the oldest trees in Japan. www.mundomendo.com/1800yearsa...

Mendo's book is a beautiful reminder: create what you want to create and tell your own story. Even in a world full of distractions and AI, it finds its audience. Thanks @rubenbos.co for your kindness. strook.blog/en/post?slug=23-m...

Happy to be featured on this @creativeboom piece about Handsome Provisions, a curated print shop from the @HandsomeFrank team. www.creativeboom.com/resource...

💬🎧 I hope enjoy my chat with the good people at Design Better. It's one of my fav podcasts and Elijah and Aarron are fantastic humans. Give it a listen. designbetterpodcast.com/p/lui...

Almost two years in and I still find explaining Mundo Mendo harder than one would think www.mundomendo.com/thethingth...

Thanks everyone for your enormous support. Paper Boat reached out, apologized and paid me for the license to use the drawing. It's so sad that we have to do this shaming for something that is ours. Never let them steal from you, artists deserve better.

I was so happy today to learn that when we die, we become minuscule dust specks: carbon, oxygen, iron, calcium and other stuff. The stuff that forms stars. www.mundomendo.com/mostinsign...

About Joann Sfar's book 'La Vie Dessinée' and how his work for drawing makes me draw too. www.mundomendo.com/adrawnlife/

Hot take: A society that allows convenience to overtake beauty betrays our humanity. Those in charge of ordering the dustbins shouldn't have a place at the design table. www.mundomendo.com/dontthinkn...

I have decided to make an open edition of my most popular personal project. The Homestayer covers were only printed in a limited edition of 50 A3 size, but this time we are making them in A2 size for you. Available now on handsomeprovisions.com/collec... Thank you.

I have been given the chance to play with a @remarkable Paper Pro tablet and I'm loving it. A few brushes to choose from (colour and texture were added in Procreate) and a non reflective screen that looks and feels like paper, but digital. The best of all: no notifications or distractions.

My youngest daughter will start school in two weeks and I am terrified. Do all parents have the same or is it only those who had a miserable time at school themselves? www.mundomendo.com/p/6807d001...

Lovely review of the MundoMendo Book One (in Dutch) by my friend Kristof Devos devoskristof.substack.com/p/b...

An open-hearted take on how I ended up using LLMs to do the boring work. www.mundomendo.com/leavingthe...

If you like nice things, stories, drawings, or nice people, have a look at Luis' newsletter

I love being a member, and I love each new newsletter — and getting a book now as well is just icing on the cake.

Imagine a newsletter subscription that includes also a yearly book. Something you could lick (not sure it'll taste good though, but you could!). A nicely printed object, fully made in Japan. From today, ALL MundoMendo members get the books (a 30 euro value) for free. www.mundomendo.com

All newsletters should be crafted with the knowledge that one day they'd become chapters in a book. This is why I take my time between updates to www.mundomendo.com

I made some typography and layout tweaks to my third child www.mundomendo.com With many thanks to the @whale who is a wizard and genius, opened the Pandora box for me.

Nice write up and video by @jessicahische.bsky.social explaining how she uses Affinity. Highly recommended if you’re planning to jump ship! library.studioworks.app/articles/aff...

I think this is the first time my name appears on Monocle, other than when I made drawings for them. monocle.com/design/dnco-rebra...

If you didn't have enough reasons to leave Substack, here's one more. www.avclub.com/substack-polym...

Exhausted of "social" media, I'm going back to RSS feeds to see what the world is at. Any interesting sites/blogs/whatever with rss feeds you folks are following? Mainly art, illustration and design please.

Albricias

In loving memory of my friend @joachimbaan 1979-2026, I finished a project we ran together, making it all about him and his legacy. Read at www.mundomendo.com/upwardsdow...

My advice to new comic artists Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw Draw

The fine folks @jessicahische.bsky.social and @jessicahische.bsky.social from StudioWorks just released a free tool to build your own links page for those willing to leave Linktree! library.studioworks.app/socia...

Are any of you folks using Format as a portfolio website? What's your experience, would you recommend it? They are Canadian, I'm purging all US firms I can from my wallet.

The visit of wonderful human Matthew Smith {aka @whale} to Karuizawa reminded me of the need to welcoming more "givers" and rejecting all "takers" in my life. www.mundomendo.com/putawhalei...

Do you want to see Tokyo from a different point of view? Tokyomón is the story of a stuck writer and his improbable friendship with a nasty crow. Together they write a book showing that more than a city, Tokyo is a mystery. Written by Spanish author Abad Nacho and drawn by yours truly. www.mundomen

So happy with this praising book review. Thanks, Alistair.

Nothing comes easy and certainly not in comics. A very real fight between me and my work. www.mundomendo.com/aneternalf...

My friend @craigmod.com wrote up in a much dexterous way what I was trying to write in my first MundoMendo post of the year. Read his piece, on time and the definition of eras, it’s really good. craigmod.com/ridgeline/222/

Mi libro Tokio y yo a precio cantares. Aprovecha antes de que acabe en el incinerador. www.trazalibros.com/product/toki...

I’m impulsively buying more and more books studying comics original artwork. It’s videos like this that made me do it. youtu.be/wCb0W9zfARY?...

A little peek behind the process of illustrating a magazine cover. This time for House Beautiful Magazine. www.mundomendo.com/peekbehind...

Warsaw friends, if you want to read the Mundo Mendo Book One for free while enjoying coffee & katsusando head over to KONBINI Coffee&Sando Many thanks to MM member @gregwolanski.com for his generosity, I sent him 2 books by mistake and he brought one to the cafe. 💛 maps.app.goo.gl/N8DeRq4uyVoM...

The best way to make people stop staring at their phones is to make the world more beautiful. Smile often, make books, make prints, play music, draw pictures, design beautiful furniture, etc. www.mundomendo.com/books/

Adrian HoganとLuis Mendoによる「PauseDraw × MD PRODUCT Sketch Night」開催!ドリンク片手に気軽にスケッチを楽しむワークショップ。初心者も大歓迎。1月26-27日18:00-19:30、SPACE D9 GALLERYにて。参加費5,500円(ワンドリンク付)、各回20名限定。 md-product.com/blogs/news/s...

Join us for "PauseDraw × MD PRODUCT Sketch Night" with Adrian Hogan and Luis Mendo! Relax with drinks while sketching in a fun, casual atmosphere. All levels welcome. Jan 26-27, 6-7:30 PM at SPACE D9 GALLERY. ¥5,500 (drink included), 20 spots per session. md-product.com/blogs/news/s...

Una cosa muy guapa que me pasó el año pasado fueron estas colaboraciones con @luismendo.com. Este año queremos seguir haciendo cosas juntos, contando Japón a nuestro modo.

Always sweet to be mentioned, @raulgil.bsky.social featured my last book on his fine newsletter In The Cave raulgil.substack.com/p/less-better

Why I do not wish people a year of happiness from January 1st, but rather everyday, from any day. www.mundomendo.com/twenty20so...

The last Mundo Mendo post of the year is here. 2026 Is going to be the Year of the Fire Horse, and since I am terrible at drawing horses, I decided to draw and propose alternative zodiac signs for the new year: www.mundomendo.com/theyearoft...

Art Directors 👀 There's a new edition of THE ILLUSTRATED highlighting four terrific artists you could consider hiring for your projects: Jon Stich, Tani Konatsu, Truc Nhi Hoang and Tsuchika Nishimura. pencilbooth.com/posts/9ac10b5...

Here are the best traditional mysteries of 2025! crimereads.com/best-books-2...