iFAQ

iFAQ

iFAQ

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questions people don't ask
(but i have an answer to)
something inpractical but cool?

this bag! it started as a linoleum print block i made, which i edited + vectorized into a bag design. this is an extra fun version where i cut and sewed on mini blobs. i carry it around whenever i'm feeling extravagant

physical books or ereaders?

i don’t know. i love the sensory feel of physical books, but i use my ereader much more. as a trade for the mediocre answer, i’ll offer a few of my favourite recent reads:

risk game - francis j green burger
the unpublished david oglivy - david ogilvy
thinking in bets - annie duke
the coddling of the american mind - jonathan haidt
the human stain - philip roth
never split the difference - chris voss
‍de profundis - oscar wilde
red rising (full series) - pierce brown
foundation (full series) - isaac asimov

[updated: sep 21, 2024]

what is a useless (but fun!) skill you have?

i can rap the first verse of drake's only you freestyle. word for word. bar for bar.

something you’ve spend absurd amounts of time on that people don't see?

my sketchbook… while the time it takes to develop a page is consistently several folds longer than what i predict, i don’t regret any minute. if you’re interested, check it out here

what colour combos do you love & hate?

generally, i enjoy low intensity complementary colour duos, such as #e2b6a1 + #00563B and #FBE187 + #212f58. i dislike sloppy use of analogous colours. however, when used intentionally, even some of the most conventionally jarring colour combos can be beautiful.

here are a few examples of colours i've used in designs :)

why the extra "y"?

Y stands for my middle name, “Yue.” I use ellyypeng because ellypeng is sometimes used in usernames, and I want my accounts to be consistent (ellypeng.com redirects here too!)

something people think is weird but makes sense?

eating pizza backwards (sort of). i eat the crust first because it’s my least favourite part of the pizza. after, i can enjoy all good parts, and it elevates my pizza experience

what’s your best purchase under $10?

my laptop computer stand. changes lives one straightened back at a time