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“Whatever else happens, I've got that sofa problem handled.”

About Sofa-Employed

Dan Kellner (That's me!) is a self-employed, award-winning graphic designer, web development consultant, and Olympic fencer. He spends a lot of time working from his sofa, and this is a platform for his thoughts and illustrations about working from home, the view from the couch, fencing, and just about anything else he feels like.

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Various Illustrations

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Tags: Dan Kellner, illustration
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19
Dec

1

Sofa Self-Portrait #5: All Validation, No Design Make Dan Go…

I think the title says it all.

(Don’t forget to click to on the image for the full size image.)

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Tags: Dan Kellner, illustration, self-portrait, sofa
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8
Dec

3

Sofa Self-Portrait #4

No, I’m not really playing guitar. I wish I could.

Unfortunately for me, I have absolutely no musical talent. I tried learning all kinds of instruments when I was a kid - clarinet, piano, saxophone, trumpet - but I was horrible at all of them. I repeatedly tell my wife I could be a lead singer, but we’re both pretty sure I’m tone deaf.

Thankfully for people like me, there’s Guitar Hero… and Rock Band.

Is there anything you wish you could do?

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Tags: Dan Kellner, Guitar Hero, illustration, self-employed, sofa, XBox 360
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21
Nov

1

Post-It Illustrations: Part 2

As promised, here are the Post-It illustrations in context around my wife’s monitor at work.

I think they do all they can to prevent a case of the “Mondays.”

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Tags: illustration, post-it, work
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20
Nov

0

Post-It Illustrations

One of the drawbacks of not working from home is having to work in an office. But one of the advantages of working in an office is free office supplies.

My wife works in an office that shall remain nameless. Even though she doesn’t find the work particularly stimulating, it does offer her some time and supplies to make great Post-It art to decorate her cubicle. The following illustrations were made with pens, pencils, highlighters and white out.

(A photo of the illustrations in context is coming soon!)

13
Nov

2

Sofa Self-Portrait #3

One of the best things about working on the sofa is how fast the sofa transforms from an office into a bed. There’s nothing like an afternoon nap (see also: power nap, or disco nap) on the sofa after (or during) a hard day of sitting on the sofa. Working from home can be taxing. Staring at code all day makes my head swim, just like too much Guitar Hero.

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Tags: code, consultant, consulting, Dan Kellner, disco nap, Guitar Hero, illustration, internet, power nap, self-employed, self-portrait, web development
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10
Nov

0

Sofa Self-Portrait #2

Working on the sofa. (I’m sure there’ll be more illustrations like this.)

9
Nov

2

Sofa Self-Portrait #1

After a hard day of sofa-employment, I can often be found relaxing on XBox Live beating the crap out of people playing Fight Night Round 3. (My screen name is KELL NOR.) Henry Kennard is responsible for introducing me to this game. I am forever in his debt, though my wife may have a differing opinion.