This is what I do on my Saturday nights

I recently applied for a design Assistant position with a company.  After the first interview, they gave me "homework" to create 5 designs inspired by their best selling product.

Well during  interview portion where I spoke with the head jewelry designer,  he showed me a series called "BFFs",  they were small necklace charms of cute animals directed to 8-10 year olds demoraphics.  Each set was the same animal, but two different colors.   If anyone knows me, I love all this cute, especially "Kawaii" cute, so I also submitted my interpretation of "BFFs" even though it wasn't part of the initial assignment.

(left to right top row) "Pop and Fries", "Lemon and Lime", "Salt and Pepper"

(left to right bottom row) "Peas and Carrots", "Milk and Cookies"

I've been practicing using Adobe Illustrator, mainly using short cuts.  Normal I do the out lines in RHINO a 3D program, only because I know the program inside and out, and I can build items to scale and then take the designs into Illustrator to color.  

I have a few commissions to finish, but I've been exhausted and trying not to lose my mind about this job.  It's been very stressful to say the least, but once it's all over, and I find out that I have the job or not, I think I'll be able to relax.