Illustration Interviews
Mathew Wain – “I let the pencils do the running and the mind do the wandering”
We discuss starting on paper and breaking into the design industry with Mathew Wain This week Creative Chair is coming
Margo Konovalova – “It’s the magic of creating and solving puzzles at the same time”
Creative Chair talks design with Margo Konovalova This week Creative Chair is in Minsk, Belarus, where we’re talking with graphic
50 States – Texas with Chad Michael
Chad Michael – “Although Texas culture is not apparent in my work – it influences my mindset” This week Creative
50 States – Pennsylvania with Artsy Kiddo
Artsy Kiddo – “We often need to engage forms of decay and even death in order to discover life” This
Braća Burazeri – “we’re experimenting and developing all kinds of styles”
Creative Chair talks art and apparel with Braća Burazeri This week Creative Chair is in Belgrade, Serbia where we’re talking
James Lipnickas – “It’s a subject that terrifies and fascinates me”
Creative Chair gets supernatural with James Lipnickas This week Creative Chair is in New Haven, Connecticut where we’re talking to
50 States – North Dakota with Adam Wiedman
Adam Wiedman – “It’s one part Dungeons & Dragons and one part old-school, blue-collar tavern” For the 33rd Edition of
50 States – Wisconsin with Alexander Landerman
Alexander Landerman – “time in the Wisconsin forest that solidified my desire to be an artist.” This week Creative Chair
50 States – Vermont with Michael Mullan
Michael Mullan – “Vermont is special in that it’s immersed in the natural world” This week Creative Chair is in
50 States – Idaho with Adam Rosenlund
Adam Rosenlund – “My state has a pretty bold independent streak, for better or worse.” This week we’re in Boise,
Nick Liefhebber – “I’m proud when big brands ask me to create visuals in my own style.”
Creative Chair explores the unique style of Nick Liefhebber The week Creative Chair is in Utrecht, the Netherlands where we’re
Gilberto López – “Caracas has its good side and another wilder side”
Creative Chair talks influence with Gilberto Lopez aka “BigGil” The week Creative Chair is in Caracas, Venezuela where we’re talking
50 States – North Carolina with Dangerdust
Dangerdust – “I try to embody the words I am illustrating in a unique and personal way” This week Creative
Maria Grønlund – “Far from all experiments succeed”
Creative Chair gets colourful and experimental with Maria Grønlund This week Creative Chair is in Lystrup, Denmark where we’re talking
50 States – New Mexico with Kathrine Gutkovskiy
Kathrine Gutkovskiy – “it is practically always sunny and the sky is so beautiful” This week Creative Chair is in
50 States – New Jersey with Tyler Lehman
Tyler Lehman – “I just want to capture some sort of mood and evoke emotion with each piece I create”
Sebastian Onufszak – “embrace the chance of failure”
Abstract maximalism with Sebastian Onufszak This week Creative Chair is in Augsburg, Germany where we’re talking to the multi-talented creative
Ilyas Bentaleb – “Looking always for new trends and inspiration everywhere”
Talking design and illustration with Ilyas Bentaleb This week Creative Chair is in Algiers talking with Ilyas Bentaleb about his
Evgeny Viitman – “It brings you up to the skies and then real life brings you back to dirt”
Talking game design, user interface, and industry with Evgeny Viitman. This week Creative Chair is in Barcelona talking about the
50 States – Illinois with Jacob Grant
Jacob Grant – “the creative people I’ve met and befriended in this town were the inspiration I needed to give
50 States – Maine with Douglas Smith
Douglas Smith – “Book work is my favorite, because it gives me the opportunity to respond to a writer’s story
50 States – Kansas with Terry Runyan
Terry Runyan – “Living in Kansas has helped me to thrive as an artist” For the 18th Edition of our
Jonathan Ball – “the biggest challenge I face with 3D work is scale”
We explore the colourful world of Jonathan Ball and Pokedstudio This week Creative Chair is just down the road in
50 States – Florida with Conrad Garner
Conrad Garner – “Living in Florida for almost 4 years now has inspired and completely changed my life” This week
50 States – Kentucky with Seth Eckert
Seth Eckert – “Kentucky is a beautiful place, with great people” This week Creative Chair is in Kentucky with Seth
50 States – Connecticut with Jon Lezinsky
Jon Lezinsky – “I think the history attached to Connecticut has had the biggest influence on my work” Today we’re
Jim’ll Paint It – “I find the simplicity reassuring”
Creative Chair talks to Jim’ll Paint It, a man who creates bizarre vignettes with Microsoft Paint. When I was a
50 States – Georgia with Cleonique Hilsaca
Cleonique Hilsaca – “no matter where I go, Georgia is where I feel at home.” This week the Creative Chair
Omar Aqil – “abstraction within the cultural forms is my most favourite subject”
We talk to Omar Aqil about his surreal and abstract 3D illustrations. This week Creative Chair is in Lahore, Pakistan,
50 States – Colorado with Brian Miller
Brian Miller – “Colorado also has an epic sense of scale.” Welcome to the third instalment of Creative Chair 50
Martine Bertrand – “The costumes have a meaning when they are in motion”
We talk to Martine Bertrand about costume design, children’s drawings, and alien languages. This week Creative Chair is in Montreal,
T Wei “I like to pull the cinematic qualities out of characters and present them as objects”
We talk to T Wei about street art and illustration in New Zealand. This week Creative Chair is in Wellington,
Stella Björg – “I can’t stop illustrating letters”
Icelandic Illustrator Stella Björg talks typography and nature. This week Creative Chair is in Reykjavik, Iceland where we’re talking to
Juanco – “I like to play with the concept of evolution”
Creative Chair talk illustration with Juanco This week Creative Chair is in Lima, Peru where we’re talking to illustrator and
Aimuan Ogboghodor – “I am consciousness flowing with the river of life”
We talk to illustrator and digital designer Aimuan Ogboghodor. This week Creative Chair comes to you from Lagos, Nigeria where
Berto Martínez – “I´m very interested in the function of illustration in the media”
Creative Chair talks to Berto Martínez about his breath-taking illustrations. This week we caught up to Berto Martínez, an acclaimed
Halisten Studio “We try to compress the user’s personality in one symbol”
We talk to Halisten Studio about ex libris, the creative industry and their inspirations. Based in Budapest, Halisten Studio has
Paul Tinker – “the style I am working in now is where I have the most fun”
Illustrator and Digital Artist Paul Tinker talks about the evolution of style. Today we’re talking to Paul Tinker, a London-based
Dave Grey – “I think that love shows in the pixels”
We talk to Dave Grey, the pixel artist. Today we’re talking to Dave Grey, a prolific pixel artist who has
Jonathan Dahl – “I don’t like being too boxed in by current trends”
Creative Chair talks to illustrator / animator Jonathan Dahl This week we’ve caught up with Jonathan Dahl, a Stockholm-based freelance
Simon Kopp – “Make illustrations, and more importantly, show them to everybody!”
Creative Chair talks to Simon Kopp, a talented illustrator and concept artist from Germany. Simon Kopp has produced some amazing
Sean Mcclintock talks about the illustration industry
The New York based creative Sean Mcclintock has amassed an impressive portfolio of work and clients Working in the fields of
Jirka Väätäinen -“having gone ‘viral’ has given me a huge advantage”
Interview with the über talented chap behind the real life Disney phenomenon, Jirka Väätäinen In 2011 Jirka Väätäinen, a Finish student
Bryan Waterman – Will the last ever Leslie Nielsen movie ever see the light of day?
Exclusive interview with Bryan Waterman? Shirley, you can’t be serious?! Bryan Waterman first came to my attention in 2010 when