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Interviews

Friday 02, 06.2017

Interview with Josh Hara: I hope my coffee illustrations don’t come to life

Josh Hara is known for turning into artwork something you’d normally throw into the trash: your paper coffee cup. Starting with the goal to draw 100 coffee cups, Josh Hara quickly became an Instagram star, popular for his #100CoffeeCups tag.

Friday 26, 05.2017

Interview with Lienke Raben: From illustrating places in Amsterdam, to creating wall murals

Lienke Raben is one of the illustrators whose work I’ve been following for years and she inspired me more than once.

Lienke is from Amsterdam, The Netherlands and she does these amazing doodles of anything you can think of. Her new business, Wallnuts Murals, is all about illustrating walls. She has a blast doing murals and shares her work process in this interview!

Friday 07, 04.2017

Interview With Maja Säfström: Drawing animals gives you so much freedom

Why I draw so many animals? I think it’s because it gives so much freedom. Most of my drawings are a bit ambivalent, in that it’s not really clear “what animal” it is supposed to depict. I prefer drawing animal characters more than humans, because it leaves out so many decisions, like sex, age and ethnicity. It allows me to focus on creating a character with an emotion or expression!

Friday 31, 03.2017

Every artist is self-taught, in a way – Interview With Illustrator Owen Davey

Owen’s illustrations have been published “in every continent except Antarctica”, and his work ranges from children’s books to magazines, branding and mobile game apps. His clients include brands like Orange, Microsoft, Persil, The New York Times, BBC and Jamie Oliver.

Friday 24, 03.2017

Doodling is almost like a meditation for me – Interview with Brooklyn illustrator Greg Kletsel

Greg Kletsel is one of my favorite illustrators. I really like the energy of his illustrations, how there’s always so much going on in every image, that you can’t ever get bored with it. And how his characters look so honest, so authentic, each one having a different, unique personality.

Saturday 11, 03.2017

From art director to full time illustrator – Interview with Raluca Bararu

“I’m finding inspiration everywhere and constantly. It’s an all time adrenaline-high path.”

Saturday 18, 02.2017

From illustration to running your own shop – Interview with freelance illustrator Ana Banica

“Launching this project is proving to myself and others that you really can make dreams come true.”

Friday 03, 02.2017

Illustrations from the Isle of Man folklore – Interview with illustrator Bethany Grace White

“I’m forever inspired by the place I live, the landscapes and the folklore, so I love to incorporate that into my illustration”

Friday 20, 01.2017

Travel by design: Interview with Ana & Tiago, founders of For Design

“Between design projects we slept in our van that we converted ourselves, we surfed, skated, and explored more than 40 cities.”

Friday 21, 10.2016

Interview with Yewon Park, concept artist at Blizzard Entertainment

“I think it is great to experience diverse art fields when you are still young.”

Friday 30, 09.2016

Developing your unique style – Interview with illustrator Patiño

“Your style will come naturally, because at the end it’s just your personality: who you are, what you like, what your strengths and weaknesses.”

Friday 08, 07.2016

Evolving as an artist and overcoming art block

“Stop being so hard on yourself. Stop comparing your own art to professionals, stop beating yourself up when it doesn’t look perfect”.

Friday 01, 07.2016

The process of designing a brand identity – Interview with designer Tom Ralston (Core Agency)

“The fun part as a designer is exploring. It’s part of the process: when you’re designing a logo, you create a system, a visual language.”

Friday 19, 02.2016

Designing a brand identity – Interview with Juana Alvarez

“In my experience, the client almost never likes the very first proposal presented. You nail it the first time, it means something is wrong.”

Friday 05, 06.2015

Fashion Illustration: Interview with Ëlodie

“When you sell the rights of your illustration for a specific time and area, it’s exactly like a renting.”

Friday 27, 03.2015

Paris Illustrated: Interview with illustrator Nathan St John

“I’ve always wanted to live in Paris, so I’m enjoying making an illustrated journal of my first year here.”

Friday 20, 03.2015

Logo design and visual identities with designer Chris Payne

“You are creating a visual identity for a brand. Don’t cut corners. Aim for a visual identity that will get people talking”

Friday 13, 03.2015

Icon a Day: Interview with Marko Stupic

“Whenever I think of not doing an illustration daily, I think to myself: if I got this far, why give up now?”

Friday 14, 11.2014

Monsters doodle art and handmade illustrated wearables with Samnuts (Interview)

“I sell everything! Ukuleles, shoes, “the monster box”, some screen printing like bags and tees, phone cases…”

Friday 31, 10.2014

Daily Doodles: Interview with graphic artist Sally Mao

“The more you draw, the better you do it.”

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