Globologos Characters by Martin Allais

Can you think of how to draw words with rather ambiguous meanings such as The Self, Hope and Philosophy into characters? Martin Allais did a really good job illustrating characters out of philosophy concepts! Animated by Stephane Poirier and David Leclerc.

David Swenson in London

Apologies for the lack of posts! I have been house hunting and couch surfing in London so did not have much time to think about my blog.

I have been feeling pretty stressed even though a lot of good things happened lately such as the fact that I have actually found a nice house in West London and that I recently discovered that David Swenson will be giving a series of classes/workshops in London this November. If you are an Ashtanga enthusiast check out the Triyoga studio's page here for dates and prices.

Pina (2)

Finally had the chance to watch this beautiful documentary-style movie about the German choreographer Pina Bausch. It is incredible how many different emotions come across her dances without a single word. I found some parts too abstract for me but nevertheless interesting. These are some of my favourite scenes. You can watch the trailer here.  Oh and the music is great!

Belly by Julia Pott

Julia Pott's RCA thesis animation is finally online. Beautiful colors, characters and narrative. Enjoy!

HR magazine commission

I drew an illustration for the July issue of HR magazine to accompany a very interesting article on flexible working - working from home. The art director had a clear idea of what they wanted which was a rather traditional doll house with a modern office and no people in the image at all. Placing the house on a hill was my idea based on the fact that no matter how beautiful the surroundings, working from home can often be lonely.

I found it easy to engage with the article since sometimes I work from home too and I'm familiar with the pros and cons. What I wasn't aware of prior to reading the article was that companies now embrace flexible working and give their employees the choice of either working in the office or home. You can read the article here. Photos of the printed illustration coming soon (I am in Cyprus at the moment and it will take a few days for it to arrive from the UK).

Politis feature

Yesterday I was excited because I was featured in the arty section of one of the main newspapers in Cyprus (despite the fact that I was featured as a graphic designer instead of an illustrator/animator) called Politis. I was curious to see which photo of myself they used since I left their studio the other day with an aching back from all the weird yoga poses I was told to perform. In the end they chose this one which refers to yoga but it is not TOO yoga-like (if this makes sense). There is a short interview on the side about what I draw/think. 

Short interview

I was recently contacted by gazette inspiration collector (a lovely arty blog) and was asked to answer a few questions about things I like (I tried to find a better phrase but 'things I like' seems to sum up what I want to say) and my work. I enjoyed answering these inspiration related questions which sort of reminded me of why my work ends up looking the way it does. Some times the work just develops automatically and remembering the reasons why I work using this style and ideas was quite reassuring. Anyway you can visit the beautifully designed gazette blog here and read the short interview here.