— The membership program of Tokyo-based artist Luis Mendo —
This comic is a confession: I often struggle with making drawings based on stories. I prefer to work based on ideas, goals, feelings… all intangible things that a good drawing exudes when done right.
October 07, 2024
After working as a graphic designer for about 20 years in Europe, my life took a turn when I moved to Japan in 2013. Around 2014, I changed my career to illustration. Below are my thoughts on how I personally see the differences between the two professions and how the switch affected my life.
October 07, 2024
When the covid-19 pandemic took over the world, we were asked to stay in our homes as much as possible. After living in Tokyo for several years, staying in my house all the time made me feel I could be living in any other city, it wouldn't have mattered that much.
October 03, 2024
Personal projects are greatly underrated. I believe they are the very foundation of every commercial artist's career.
October 01, 2024
You might want to sit straight and resize your browser window for this. I am laying the ground for the series, and knowing about fungi is kind of a must if you want to know how they reproduce, live and die. It will make the series more fun and easy to write.
September 30, 2024
I have admired Lauren for the first day I saw her work. Her lines and compositions are utter magic. It made me happy to learn she had a past in the design world too. We met once in NYC but that was a too long time ago, I am still waiting for her to visit Tokyo one day.
September 30, 2024
A man suffers the consequences of wearing too many layers on his wife's request.
September 29, 2024
I often wake up early, as you might know. It's on those moments that I just want to draw whatever comes out of my pencil. And it's also then that I often do my best work. Personal stuff that might have no apparent goal, but will become something later on.
September 29, 2024
Daria's work is of the kind that beats you in the gut. Her lines are so energetic and dynamic that you would sell your soul to get her hand to be attached to your wrist instead. At least, I would! Academically trained, she's found her way into drawing on a highly personal note.
September 27, 2024
I have been drawing all my life with ink and paper. Let me tell you how changing my sketchbook for an iPad Pro worked out for me.
September 26, 2024
A great supporter of the arts and an inspiration for many, although Puño (read as "Punio") hasn't visited Tokyo yet, but I feel you should know about his work.
September 26, 2024
Born in the UK to Israeli and South African parents, Oren Haskins is a self taught artist and designer that has been living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area for the last 8 years. I remember the first time I met Oren. There was some kind of Adobe
September 25, 2024