Jake Tobin
@jaketobin.bsky.social
Toronto-based illustrator, cartoonist & writer
Documenting people, places & parties
Probably reading
https://linktr.ee/Jaketobin
Documenting people, places & parties
Probably reading
https://linktr.ee/Jaketobin
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So many Torontonians love to praise cities they travel to (the plazas! the food culture! the joie de fucking vivre!) and then fight tooth & nail against the things that would enable them to happen here.
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
So many Torontonians love to praise cities they travel to (the plazas! the food culture! the joie de fucking vivre!) and then fight tooth & nail against the things that would enable them to happen here.
Ok Toronto people time to write to your councillor if you support n’hood retail options and tell them to support @joshmatlow.bsky.social’s motion at council this week.
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ok Toronto people time to write to your councillor if you support n’hood retail options and tell them to support @joshmatlow.bsky.social’s motion at council this week.
More parties in greenhouses this winter pls
November 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
More parties in greenhouses this winter pls
New game just dropped: 4am or 4pm?
November 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New game just dropped: 4am or 4pm?
An evening walk in condo city
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
An evening walk in condo city
Toronto traffic is kinda pretty when you’re not in it
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Toronto traffic is kinda pretty when you’re not in it
Just burnt myself ironing a shirt in case you’re wondering how much of a functioning adult I am
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just burnt myself ironing a shirt in case you’re wondering how much of a functioning adult I am
*curb your enthusiasm theme*
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
*curb your enthusiasm theme*
Another maddening move by Doug Ford meddling in Toronto where his govt has quietly killed the city's 15 year old green roof bylaw—an industry-leading bylaw that has been copied in cities around the world & helps reduce stormwater runoff & building energy use/costs, as per @thestar.com.
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Another maddening move by Doug Ford meddling in Toronto where his govt has quietly killed the city's 15 year old green roof bylaw—an industry-leading bylaw that has been copied in cities around the world & helps reduce stormwater runoff & building energy use/costs, as per @thestar.com.
A client who recently commissioned two drawings—his Toronto building & him & his husband on a barn swing—sent me a photo of a gallery wall at his house with the new pieces & a bunch of my prints 🥹🥹
November 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A client who recently commissioned two drawings—his Toronto building & him & his husband on a barn swing—sent me a photo of a gallery wall at his house with the new pieces & a bunch of my prints 🥹🥹
Joined a cult last night
(Started watching Andor)
(Started watching Andor)
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Joined a cult last night
(Started watching Andor)
(Started watching Andor)
Daylight saving time is the societal version of an annual subscription you don’t use anymore & every year you’re like oh yeah I should really cancel that but then you don’t & are just like oh well maybe next year.
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Daylight saving time is the societal version of an annual subscription you don’t use anymore & every year you’re like oh yeah I should really cancel that but then you don’t & are just like oh well maybe next year.
🎶 It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeaaar 🎶
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
🎶 It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeaaar 🎶
Disappointed to see Toronto’s planning committee not support small-scale retail in n’hoods in their ever growing quest it seems to suck all the charm out of the city. Corner stores & cafes next to houses? The horror.
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Disappointed to see Toronto’s planning committee not support small-scale retail in n’hoods in their ever growing quest it seems to suck all the charm out of the city. Corner stores & cafes next to houses? The horror.
Tattoo season well underway 😌
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Tattoo season well underway 😌
Name a hornier book
call this high hump the organ of firmness
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Name a hornier book
Oh I see someone found the extrude function on SketchUp
October 29, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Oh I see someone found the extrude function on SketchUp
Gays love to link hands with twelve people & cross the dancefloor like they're kindergarteners on a field trip & I think that's beautiful.
October 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Gays love to link hands with twelve people & cross the dancefloor like they're kindergarteners on a field trip & I think that's beautiful.
Some end of day photos from yesterday right before I missed the King streetcar because I was at the wrong stop & apparently you need a phD to understand the TTC’s route change signage.
October 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Some end of day photos from yesterday right before I missed the King streetcar because I was at the wrong stop & apparently you need a phD to understand the TTC’s route change signage.
On this week’s episode of Chat More With Strangers 🌺
October 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
On this week’s episode of Chat More With Strangers 🌺
Toronto looks poured in gold this morning
October 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Toronto looks poured in gold this morning
Being an adult is just trying to find what combination of pills, tablets, tinctures, creams, oils, and edibles will help you sleep.
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Being an adult is just trying to find what combination of pills, tablets, tinctures, creams, oils, and edibles will help you sleep.
Hitting like a ray of sun on Strachan Avenue, it’s Pennies! This place always makes me happy when I bike by & so I just had to add it to my Toronto bar series.
Now available as a print at 8x10 or 5x7. Original ink & watercolour also available.
Buy it here: jaketobin.ca/shop/product...
Now available as a print at 8x10 or 5x7. Original ink & watercolour also available.
Buy it here: jaketobin.ca/shop/product...
October 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hitting like a ray of sun on Strachan Avenue, it’s Pennies! This place always makes me happy when I bike by & so I just had to add it to my Toronto bar series.
Now available as a print at 8x10 or 5x7. Original ink & watercolour also available.
Buy it here: jaketobin.ca/shop/product...
Now available as a print at 8x10 or 5x7. Original ink & watercolour also available.
Buy it here: jaketobin.ca/shop/product...