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Graduated in OsakaUniversity of Arts,Masaki Yokobe akaYKBX is a freelance

director and art director.With strong abilities toproduce unique designs ofcharacters, mechanicals,and backgrounds, YKBXhas worked on NamcosACECOMBAT5 creatingstoryboards, concept art,3D CG modeling, andcompositions.

For me, coming acrossJoan Cornellas collagesare something of a love-at-rst-sight situation thepicture I rst saw told abrief story about a manbeing shot in the crotchby a pink bear in a tree,who then runs over tolend him a tampon. Itshard to say exactly whythese gruesome tales areso pleasing, but I guess itssomething to do with howtheyre simultaneously sowell-drawn, hilarious andcolourful.

Art Director / Artist

Illustrator

Masaki Yokobe (YKBX)

Joan Cornella

yokoboxxx.com

elblogdejoancornella.blogspot.co.uk


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I am a cheerful chapwho loves to draw, RyanGillett tells us on hiswebsite, and he couldnt

have put it better, becausecheerful was the rstthing we felt when hislatest booklet droppedthrough our mailbox.We were tickled byhis sketches a joyfulcollaboration between redand blue, they captureda lighthearted, childlikeenjoyment of objects and a browse throughhis website conrmed

our suspicions, Gillettis a master of all thingswhimsical, clever andcharming.

Charles Huettner is aPennsylvania-based artistand animator. Hes afounding member of theLate Night Work Clubthat will be premieringtheir initial anthology ofshorts sometime in thenear future.Charles draws funny littlecharacters and carries thesame design sensibilitiesover into 3D space wherehe experiments with short,strange pieces that arecollected on his 3D OnThe Side.

Illustrator

Animator / Illustrator

Ryan Gillet

Charles Huettner

ryangillett.com

charleshuettner.tumblr.com


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Gary Taxali visuallyblends now with then. Hisstyle, inspired by vintagecomics and advertisingart, is repurposed with thegoal of communicating theironies and comical essenceof popular culture. Hiswork is at once alluringand endearing. Despite thevintage look, he is neithermaudlin nor nostalgic. Hisimagery is rich in satiricverve.

- Steven Heller

Raccoon Nook is anillustrator and designerbased in Brooklyn, NewYork. His universe takes

its cues from anime, theurban landscape and spacetravel. Were especiallydrawn to the etherealglowing quality radiatingfrom each of his images.Nook is also an art directorat Sperfad NYC.

Illustrator / Art Director

Illustrator / Designer

Nook

Gary Taxali

raccoonnook.com

garytaxali.com


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Im an AustralianAnimator/Illustratorcurrently working inLondon. Since graduating

in 2008 Ive busied myselfanimating, designingand boarding for some ofAustralia and the UKsleading boutique animationhouses.If you enjoy animation youmay also be interested in anindustry showcase website Ihelp run called Ozanimate.We showcase Australiananimation and the peoplebehind it. Features,

Interviews and News,

Who/what infuences your art?Is there a particular persons stylethat has infuenced you?

I think there area numberof individuals and thingsthat inuence my design and

illustration work.Theres not necessarily onedesigners style that hassolely inuenced me overthe years, but rather manydifferent individuals. I try tolet the aesthetic of any givenproject be dependent on theconcept. And even thoughwe all certainly have stylesand approaches that we fallback on, its important tohave an idea and reason fordoing something rst, then

make it look pretty. That lastpart is based on a Chip Kiddinterview.

Animator / Illustrator

Illustrator

Alex Grigg

Cory Loven

alexgrigg.com

coryloven.com


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Ping Zhu is an illustratorfrom Los Angeles, nowcalling London her happyabode. Most recently, shereleased a beautiful Swan

Lake concertina published byNobrow Press, which featuresimages of the performanceand all the happenings behindthe scenes as well.The concertina is just one ofthe many wonderful projectsPing has worked on. Some ofher other clients include theNew York Times, HowardHughes Medical Institute,The New Yorker, and JamieMagazine. Her playful andcolorful style shines through

in everything she creates,especially in her deneddry brushstrokes and markmaking. I cant wait to seewhat she comes up with next!

Flicking through theportfolio of JonathanBurton has the samevisceral pleasure as bitinginto a perfectly ripepeach. Throughout hisdecade-long evolution asan illustrator hes agedhis craft until achievingperfect maturity workswhich blend realism andimagination with studiedcare. A series of coversfor Kingsley Amis isa particular standout purple moonlight, pallidcomplexion and carousel-colourful dresses populatethis world of ladies and

gentlemen, children andcigarettes. Seriously nicestuff.

Artist / Illustrator

Illustrator

Ping Zhu

Jonathan Burton

pingszoo.com

jonathanburton.net


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What can you tell us aboutwhat youve been up torecently and where we cansee your work going?

My draughtmanship andstorytelling has improved Ithink, but theres some stuffin there that I found reallyinteresting in hindsightand it made me want to getback in touch with the wayI was apparently thinkingback then. Theres a certainway you have to think whenyoure an illustration studentwhich frustrated me at thetime but looking back was

extremely benecial. Imbeginning to see comfortzones I could easily slip intoso I think its useful for me toremember the times when Iwasnt sure what direction Iwas going to go in.

On a recent trip to London,Ryo Takemasa decided todraw what he encounteredand in his version ofthe capital everyone isgrinning, whether theyrebuying some bread,drinking a gentlemanlypint, or queuing for acoffee (mustve been asunny day). Textured andvibrant with an evidentukiyo-e inuence, Ryosillustrations are ruddyfabulous and make eventhe drudgery of travellingon the Tube seem fun andexciting.

Illustrator / Comic Artist

Luke Pearson

Ryo Takemasa

lukepearson.com

ryotakemasa.com


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