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My blog, aka: Nick Tips

Tips, tutorials, rants, raves, and other wordy content to consume.

I blog now, this is my blog. Read and consume with your eyeballs.

Nick Volkert, Chicagoland illustrator and creative, lists his favorite artworks from his career so far.

“Happy Birthday to Me!”

Created: January 13th, 2025 | Role: Author

Check out a few of my favorite works since starting in the tee design game in the late 2000's.

Note book and drawing tools of a UX Designer.

“Tips for JR UX Designers”

Created: January 16th, 2021 | Role: Author

A few tips for JR UX Designers out there looking to gain more skills and be a more proficient UX Designer.

A sleepy bear hunkers down for the Winter.

“The 37th Parallel”

Created: January 2nd, 2021 | Role: Author

It's cold, miserable, the roads are dangerous, so it's time to get creative while you're huddled up in your warm home.

“Welcome to the new nickvolkert.com”

Created: October 12th, 2020 | Role: Author

A two year effort crafting, JSON, SASS, REACT and CDNs finally live!

Pen, Ink, and Cintiq!

Rendered Works

I love making personal works that I use as a vehicle to explore to constantly learn the programs I use on my day to day, and push my artistic abilities.

A friendly yellow monster offers you a hot cup of coffee during a cozy cool day!

“Coffee Buddy”

Created: November 8th, 2026 | Role: Illustrator

When the weather turns cool and you need a friendly little monster to keep you company when you want to get cozy, invite over the coffee buddy!

bear, grizzly bear, grizzly, brown bear, leaves, falling leaves, autumn, annoyed, hibernation, september, october, november, mr bear

“Mr Bears Fall Hat”

Created: November 8th, 2026 | Role: Illustrator

The leaves have turned and most have fallen, the birds have flown South, but that didn't stop them from making Mr Bear a cool hat before his hibernation.

A forgotten piece of candy corn has been turned into a robotic ghost and is haunting us all!

“Candy Corn Ghost Bot”

Created: October 31st, 2026 | Role: Illustrator

Haunted by a ghostly candy that no one particularly likes. The horror! The noise from the ghostly chains! Not the ghost of Halloween candy corn!

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Danger Huskie

Vector works that a fun, cute, scary, and a bit dangerous!

“Chill Alpaca”

Created: September 26th, 2026 | Role: Illustrator

Are you so cool that even without some cool sunglasses you'd still be cool? Then you might actually be a chill alpaca, who is the COOLEST.

A Chicago superfan lingers on as a haunting reminder of hockey's stars and figures of long ago from the Mad House!

“Mad House Hockey Ghost”

Created: October 20th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

It's the spookiest time of the year and why not reminisce on the juggernauts and figures of Chicago's hockey past! The Mad House! Where hockey reigned.

A little white frosted donut is looking like a Chicago Super Fan with a mustache and aviator glasses, waving a Chicago city flag!

“Chicago Donut”

Created: October 11th, 2025 | Role: Illustrator

Let's go Chicago! Here's a super looking donut rooting for the city and local football team with a sweet little, always iconic, Chicago city flag!

Danger Team GO