Ben the illustrator
Obviously, this is a man named Ben, one more one who does illustration.
Only he’s certainly not just one more innovative in the fantastic stack of graphic designers. The about section on his site concerns attest to that. instead of throwing together a lot of cliches, he provides his identity as a innovative in the type of an illustration. exactly how numerous artist do you understand that can pull this off? It may seem simple in theory however in method it’s much, much much more complicated.
But it’s not just that. He included a few testimonials from collaborators, such as the director of Made You Look, the nyc director dot Art as well as event Programming, Emmy award winning set designer James Pearse Connelly, Hasbro designer Matt Mattus as well as Kim Sillen, graphic designer for the nyc department of Transportation. Their words are able to finest explain what this man is truly about: professional, intuitive, dependable, as well as last however not least, incredibly creative.
And his option of such a easy pen name speaks volumes about his style: minimalist, a type of simplicity that makes you curious to understand more. It pulls you into a type of „Where’s Waldo?” world. Although easy is not the word I would go for. „Condensed” would be much more appropriate.
The play with geometry exposes a broad point of view full of information about what he depicts. He’s able to showcase the important message behind his styles in such a transparent way. numerous artists mask their lack of comprehending or inability to render the primary message with cluttering details. Not Ben.
Ben O’Brien goes with a extremely ritualistic process, with all his projects: research, simplify, draw, color. one of his many recent works was for none other than the The Guardian.
On his site you can see many of his work with details about each commission. I liked this called Bilbao, which includes pictures of his sketches. If you’re like me as well as delight in peeking behind the scenes, make sure you likewise comply with his Instagram.
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