Andy J. Miller considers himself “a commercial artist who likes to draw invisible things,” but we consider him much, much more than that. Andy’s illustration work has been a long-time inspiration of ours and lately he’s been inspiring us with his words too.

Last October Andy launched a podcast called Creative Pep Talk, where he aims to help freelance illustrators make money making awesome work. It’s full of insight and strategy and we’ve just learned it’s been selected as an Editor’s Choice by iTunes!

His artwork is fun and weird and made of playful shapes full of color and awesome textures. Lately he’s been doing some really killer work for clients such as Nickelodeon, Nutella, and Oreo, but you’re more likely to be familiar with him for his side projects like, the Daily Drawing Project and his traveling collaborative exhibition with Andrew Nayer.

It’s my pleasure to introduce Andy as our guest contributor for the month of December. He’ll be blogging alongside our usual team and highlighting artists, insights and other visual finds that are sure to peak your interest.