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Illustrio

Illustrio* is an online marketplace for customizable stock vector graphics. I had the pleasure of filling their shelves with creative content before they opened up to the public. From coming up with 2D/3D illustrations to thinking of and creating/coding images displaying statistics in novel ways, here’s a handful out of 100+ fully customizable vector graphics I created for Illustrio.

All illustrations were configurable through their online platform, automatically displaying in their clients’ brand colours and any type of data easily configurable to the customer using sliders or inputs. When happy with the alterations they’d made, they could download their new image for use in their presentations, websites, social media, or any other form of visual communication.

Once I created the illustrations in Adobe Illustrator, I had to adapt the SVG files to work with their platform and code them to display data as intended.

*Illustrio’s online platform is not currently live. According to their website it will be back. Guess we’ll stay tuned.

Interface

Calculator illustration with customizable text on the display. This image also shows a bit of Illustrio’s back-then-interface to give an impression of how it worked on the platform

Syringe Chart

Sliders adjust levels, textfields adjust the bottle labels. Colours per brand by default or as specified by the user

The White House

The White House. Now also available in pink, green or your own brand colours!

Concept sketch sheet

Various concepts I came up with for infographic visuals. These got approved and made it into production.

Stack

Money themed bar chart

Transport Ratio

Vehicular statistics in a pie chart

Crane chart

A heavy load to distribute

Transport Ratio

Vehicular statistics, now in a ring chart

Tired

Add pressure, release pressure, edit gauge text

Archer

Another themed means of displaying a quantity

American House

Customizable text on the sign, adjustable colours defaulted to brand colours

Hall

Hall building illustrated, colours customizable

Satellite

Featuring configurable signal strength

Pie

The classic Pie Chart now in 3D with a declarable portion

Be Kind

I had the pleasure of creating this mural piece on commission for Desford Primary School, from conceptualization to finished paint work.

Final mural

I hand painted the chosen design for the ‘be kind’ campaign on the primary school wall after getting all necessities prepared for it.

Before

The blank wall

The grid

I printed out this sheet and marked the actual wall along the grid lines in order to know where to draw what on such a large canvas

The beginnings

I pencilled in the main composition on the large wall, knowing where to draw what by utilising the grid.

Paint

After penciling in the composition, all that was left to do was paint it on. Here’s an inbetweeny progress shot. I used a scaffold for getting the high-up detailing on.

Almost there

Now, to add more layers of paint and make it ‘pop’ more

Be Kind

The end result

Design concept sheet

Various design sketches/propositions for the ‘be kind’ campaign. Bottom right composition was chosen after involving the pupils in the decision process.

Background exploration

Once the design had been chosen, I drew some concepts for the background graphic. The bottom right was the winner, however I changed the leaves to leaves of trees growing locally as suggested by the head master, which I thought to be a great idea.

Cheers!

Hand-drawn from imagination card to say thank you to a kind bunch of relatives who blessed me with more quality drawing paper (yay!). Tweaked, coloured and vectorized digitally.

Card print design

Pencil drawing

Zen Garden

Pencil-drawing (created with photographic reference)

Added colour digitally

Final

Pencil drawing

Black Butterfly

Abstract line exploration.

China Health Centre

I got commissioned to design the branding for China Health Centre, an oriental spa in London. Bespoke logo, font and shop sign designed by hand.

Mark

Branding / Sign Reference

Reception

Shop Street View

Stay Gold

Hand-drawn lettering piece, tweaked in digital

Burden

Abstract line exploration.

Randoms

Some random animation/3D/rendering experiments I created for my own entertainment and experimental purposes.

HNY

Wow, how time flies. Remember creating this as a happy little ‘happy new year’ motion graphics experiment, apparently already over seven years ago.

Holo

Had this idea of having a ‘holographic’ phone interface, thought it would be fun visualising it. All icons I hand modelled using 3D software.

Compass

Had some fun animating the ‘pointable’ 3D compass illustration I created for Illustrio.

Finding Signal

A bit more play with this 3D satellite I modelled for an interactive illustration.

Twyst

Not really sure what it is either, but I had fun making it.

In/Out

Squarely breathing

Yen

Abstract line exploration.

The Chub

Pencil to digital composition to canvas

From the ‘pet cat portrait’ series

Lit

Visual play

Area 23

Pencil-drawing from imagination retouched digitally

Final

Pencil on paper

SRS

Emblem revamp to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Shackerstone Railway Society.

Revamp

Before

Little India

Promotional work done for superb indian restaurant Little India in Peckleton.

Poster

Restaurant sign

Pointy Fingers

Point minds not fingers

Digital doodle

Okay Nails

Logo design for Okay Nails anti-biting aid

Final

Initial Direction Sketches

Psychosis

Experimental lettering play

Zero to M

logo design for zerotoonemillion

Directions

Final

Hatha Yoga

Hand-drawn logo work for a London-based yoga practice.

Giz

Digital painting from the ‘cat caricatures’ series

Plej

Wanna plej?

Doodle for a gift mug

Available here

Doing Amazing

Keep it up! Card design

Kam / Cam Off Duty

Logo propositions created for a beginning DJ back in the day

Happy Days

Little doodled Christmas card.

Lentil

Illustration of ‘Lennie and Matilda’ or perhaps better known locally as the lethal combo ‘Lentil’. Custom pawprint and lettering included.

Available on Spreadshirt

Sculpt

Abstract line exploration.

Rather Different

From the thought-to-poster series

Available on Spreadshirt

Twirl

Bloom / spiral graphic exploration

FTW

Poster design

Owly

Icon/logo design

Available on Spreadshirt & Teespring

Keepon

Keep on keepin’ on!

Custom lettering piece.

Running star

Visual play

Techbird

Abstract line exploration.

Dreams

Keep your dreams alive! Thought doodle.

You shine

You shine so bright.

Letter play.

Zendrop

Icon/logo design

Times

Visual thought, doodle to digital.

Intherough

Diamond in the rough.

Icon/logo design.

Teatime

Doodle (note to self)

Woof

Line character created for a birthday card

Available on Spreadshirt

Vent

It is good to vent.

Kevin says vent it all.

Visual play.