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Lauryn Ipsum
@laurynipsum.bsky.social
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Eisner Award Nominated Graphic Designer
Branding · Books · Object Typography · Narrative-Driven Design
Side Quests in Illustration & Modeling

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(IG: @Laurynipsum) (she/her)
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Apple, you gotta understand, none of us actually knows when Hanukah starts, so you can’t just be out here giving us the wrong date like this!!!

Happy first tonight of Hanukah everyone! No I didn’t realize it was tonight until I saw other people posting photos to instagram! 🥴
A screenshot of an Apple calendar saying that December 15th is the first night of Hanukah.
December 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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I rest my case.
A sea otter in the ocean fluffing the fur on its face. Its cheeks are squished by its little paws. A sea otter mom and pup floating in the ocean. The pup is curled up on the mom’s belly, she is floating on her back, and is looking to the camera. The pup’s head is curled up against the mom. Two sleeping sea otters holding hands as the float in the ocean A particularly forlorn looking sea otter pup sitting on a blue plastic mat.
December 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Giant otter: wants to fight (probably). Extremely slick. Too slick. Clearly up to something. Would steal your wallet (probably).
Sea otter: fluffs their fur for insulation because they don’t have blubber to keep them warm. V v good.
A giant otter on a log. Its fur is brown and very very slick. Too slick. Its mouth is partially open and imo it looks kinda like it wants to fight someone. A sea otter on its back in the ocean with its paws rubbing its forehead. Its mouth is open.
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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The people need to know.

River otters: slick, suspicious, cute, but also too slick
Sea otters: perfect fluffy babies
A photo of a river otter standing in the grass. Its fur is brown and slick. Too slick. Suspiciously slick. A photo of a fluffy sea otter on its back in the ocean. It is a perfect fluffy baby with cream colored fur.
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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When your friend posts about International Clown Week, and you decide to do a little reading, and then you learn that Nixon declared National Clown Week official in 1971.

Yes, I have come with receipts. I had to get to the bottom of this funny business. 🤡
PROCLAMATION 4071-AUG. 2, 1971 National Clown Week By the President of the United States of America After that is text about why we should appreciate clowns. The last part of the text re: clown week, as well as Nixon’s signature. After that is proclamation 4072 regarding National Highway Week. Joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the week of August 1 through August 7, 1971, as ""National Clown Week"" Continued onto the next page: Joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the week of August 1 through August 7, 1971, as ""National Clown Week""
August 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Pro-tip, pick the most absurd image you can find. Here are a couple I’ve used (more than once, yes with real clients (but I make sure to put “FPO ONLY” in large red text over the whole image))

You get more points when it’s especially weird. Yes there’s actually a secret point system.
A 1912 photomontage of Teddy Roosevelt riding a moose through a river created by the created by the New York Tribune. The photomantage is in black and white. (Pre-Photoshop photo manipulation) A black and white photo of Nixon and Elvis shaking hands
July 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Monochrome mood. Title card pending.
📸 by @nicholasfreeman.art
Black and white portrait of a woman with a shawl draped over her
July 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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We’ve arrived safely in Monterey. I can’t sleep. I need to sleep. I’m so tired and I still can’t sleep.
A frightened black cat hiding under a bed
January 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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My high school is apparently on fire!
LA times article about Pali high campus catching fire
January 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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I had a crazy nightmare last night about a fire. I woke up to the smell of something burnt (I overcooked a pie slightly), grey light like smoke (it was 5am and that’s the color of light through the curtains at that hour), and this person (robe, towels, and hanging laundry) leaning in my bathroom
The shape of a person leaning over in the dark. The shape is actually made up of a rope, towels, and hanging laundry.
November 11, 2024 at 2:42 AM
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Vote vote vote vote voteeeee please go vote
A woman with short black hair making a peace sign and an “I voted” sticker over her left eye
November 5, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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I don’t believe in the death penalty, but last night on Halloween I saw a house with Christmas decorations up, and I think I’m ready to make an exception.
A house with Christmas lights, a light up Christmas tree, and three light up reindeer. THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT.
November 1, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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A Black Bean
A black cat laying on her side
October 30, 2024 at 7:20 AM
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Me RN. Very important.
Baby bat cuddling with a pink stuffed animal bunny
October 21, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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Anyways, everything is going great over here. It’s definitely not painful or itchy. If you have any extra skin to spare though… I would likely accept it…
A picture of myself with wide eyes and a hydrocolloid bandage on my chin
January 21, 2024 at 3:46 AM
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Huginn and Muninn Rip The World Apart
(FOR SALE)
DM or email for pricing [email protected]
14x11 ink on Bristol
A black and white painting of two crows perched on a branch. The crows are painted with black ink splattering and shades with white ink splatters. The background is white with black ink spots.
November 30, 2023 at 10:05 PM
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Calling
FOR SALE
11x14
Ink on bristol
(Email for pricing [email protected])
A black and white painting of a crow on a branch with its mouth open cawing. The painting is shaded with white ink splatters and the feathers are done with black ink splatters. The background is white.
November 29, 2023 at 1:25 AM
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Happy #BSNM one and all!
For Small Business Saturday I’m having a sale over at my shop! The cats are on sale for $700 and the crow is marked down to $450! If you’ve been eyeing one of them, now is the time! 🖤

www.laurynipsum.com/shop
A black and white painting of a long haired black cat from the neck up. The fur is painted with black paint splatters and the shading is done with white splattered paint. The background is white. A black and white painting of a hissing kitten. It’s back is arched and its fur is puffed up. The fur is painted with black paint splatters and the shading is done with white paint splatters. The background is white. A black and white painting of a crow in flight. It’s legs are outstretched indicating it is about to land on a perch. The feathers are painted with black ink splatters and the shading is done with white ink splatters. The background is white.
November 25, 2023 at 9:40 PM
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Landing
(FOR SALE $500 hmu if you want him before I put him up on my website)
Ink and bleedproof white on Stonehenge
11.5x9.5

Comment here or email me at [email protected] 🖤
A black and white painting of a crow in flight. The crow’s feet are stretched out in front of it, indicating that it is about to land on a perch. The feathers are painted with ink splatters and the painting uses white splatters for shading. The background is white.
November 22, 2023 at 1:06 AM
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A Warning
(FOR SALE)
Ink and bleedproof white on Stonehenge
11x13.5

Oh hey I have a shop now where you can buy my art!
www.laurynipsum.com/shop
A black and white painting of a hissing black kitten. The kitten’s back is arched and it’s fur is puffed up. The painting has paint splatters on it and the shading is done with paint splattering. The background is white.
November 18, 2023 at 12:09 AM
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I’m on a cat kick. Also I hate naming paintings.

FOR SALE
11x14
Ink and bleedproof white on Stonehenge
Email for pricing ([email protected])
An ink painting of a long haired black cat. The painting shows the cat from its neck up. There are ink and paint splatters across the painting.
November 15, 2023 at 9:51 PM
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A Black Bean
FOR SALE
Ink and bleedproof white on paper
8.5x11
([email protected] for pricing)
A painting of a black cat sitting up straight with its back facing the front, and it’s head turned around to face the front. The painting is done via ink and paint splatters.
November 8, 2023 at 1:40 AM
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En route to comic con
Thank you @goldie.bsky.social
for the brilliant idea to use a water bottle holder as a holster for my hepa filter!
A woman with short black hair is reclining in her seat on the train. She is wearing a black shirt, a white n95 mask, and has a water bottle holder around her neck with a mini hepa filter in the holster.
July 21, 2023 at 6:20 PM
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Fun fact: that’s called the flehmen response! It’s a thing animals do to analyze scents via their vomeronasal organ!
A brown male deer displaying the flehmen response. His lips are curled up and his lower front teeth are sticking outward and he just looks so damn goofy. A brown horse with a white spot in the middle of its head has its front lip curled up displaying its front teeth in a show of the flehmen response. It looks extremely silly. A white ram has its lip curled up in a display of the flehmen response. It looks only slightly more dignified than the horse and deer A tiger displaying the flehmen response. Its lips are curled up and it’s tongue is stuck out as if it’s saying “YUCK!”
July 12, 2023 at 6:59 AM
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A picture on your phone with your energy. Not a selfie.
A long haired white cat sits on a dark coffee table facing the camera. The cat’s whole face (including it’s eyes) is covered in googly eyes.
July 9, 2023 at 6:51 AM