Clara Daly
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So she's done a bunch of art with them and worked on some things with me on Arcadia. She tries out a whole bunch of different styles as an illustrator. So she does painterly fantasy, she does art nouveau, she does travel posters. She just
So she's done a bunch of art with them and worked on some things with me on Arcadia. She tries out a whole bunch of different styles as an illustrator. So she does painterly fantasy, she does art nouveau, she does travel posters. She just
is always down to experiment and try new things uh artistically and then we've also become friends and like i said bonded over having many many hobbies um for her that's everything from abandoned building photography to crochet uh to playing games to gardening um and
is always down to experiment and try new things uh artistically and then we've also become friends and like i said bonded over having many many hobbies um for her that's everything from abandoned building photography to crochet uh to playing games to gardening um and
I came to her earlier this year and said, hey, you've got this cool day job where she is a director of interactive strategy, does PR, web design, communications, graphic design, all of this at her cool real person day job. I said, you've got this cool real person day job. You've got a ton of hobbies. Would you be interested in co-leading a magazine and founding a company with me?
I came to her earlier this year and said, hey, you've got this cool day job where she is a director of interactive strategy, does PR, web design, communications, graphic design, all of this at her cool real person day job. I said, you've got this cool real person day job. You've got a ton of hobbies. Would you be interested in co-leading a magazine and founding a company with me?
I'm going to ask on the off chance, but I know you're probably busy." And she said, wait, hell yeah, I would be. That sounds great. I love collaborating with you. Let's do it. And I said, wait, whoa, really? Okay, let's do it. Because I'd had this idea percolating.
I'm going to ask on the off chance, but I know you're probably busy." And she said, wait, hell yeah, I would be. That sounds great. I love collaborating with you. Let's do it. And I said, wait, whoa, really? Okay, let's do it. Because I'd had this idea percolating.
I was at MCDM and they were moving away from 5e and moving away from regular release subscription-based content and didn't want to do Arcadia anymore. And the fans and community were really sad about that. And as a creator, I'd really enjoyed working on that and leading it. And there was a gap in the industry for something like that.
I was at MCDM and they were moving away from 5e and moving away from regular release subscription-based content and didn't want to do Arcadia anymore. And the fans and community were really sad about that. And as a creator, I'd really enjoyed working on that and leading it. And there was a gap in the industry for something like that.
And I wanted to continue on, do something Arcadia-like, continue that legacy, make it my own, be able to expand and experiment and try new things. But I didn't want to do it by myself, right? You guys know you guys have been freelancers for a long time. It can be really lonely. And...
And I wanted to continue on, do something Arcadia-like, continue that legacy, make it my own, be able to expand and experiment and try new things. But I didn't want to do it by myself, right? You guys know you guys have been freelancers for a long time. It can be really lonely. And...
the endeavor of starting something new and starting a company that carries with a lot of responsibility and stress. And that's just not something I wanted to do if it was just me at the helm. So I
the endeavor of starting something new and starting a company that carries with a lot of responsibility and stress. And that's just not something I wanted to do if it was just me at the helm. So I
was and continue to be incredibly overjoyed and grateful that Clara came on and has been such a big part of this as co-founder, bringing her marketing and branding knowledge, her graphic design, our logo, the Horizons title, our website, the layout. That's all her. It's, you know, it's a collaborative process back and forth, right? I have opinions. I weigh in.
was and continue to be incredibly overjoyed and grateful that Clara came on and has been such a big part of this as co-founder, bringing her marketing and branding knowledge, her graphic design, our logo, the Horizons title, our website, the layout. That's all her. It's, you know, it's a collaborative process back and forth, right? I have opinions. I weigh in.
She lets me get there and fiddle with things sometimes. But that is all her skills and knowledge and hard work and time that she brings to bear with all of that. And it's just been a, yeah, obviously it's been a really fantastic collaboration. It's really special to get to do this.
She lets me get there and fiddle with things sometimes. But that is all her skills and knowledge and hard work and time that she brings to bear with all of that. And it's just been a, yeah, obviously it's been a really fantastic collaboration. It's really special to get to do this.
We've enjoyed learning from each other, too. So. Like I mentioned, I'd fallen sideways into art directing for Tal'Dorei Reborn, which is how I met Clara. But I am not an illustrator by trade and experience, and she is.
We've enjoyed learning from each other, too. So. Like I mentioned, I'd fallen sideways into art directing for Tal'Dorei Reborn, which is how I met Clara. But I am not an illustrator by trade and experience, and she is.