Line is the most popular messaging app in Japan. Within the app you can purchase stickers that can enhance chat conversations, similar to emojis. Imani’s design is based off a friend of mine. At the time I felt that the representation of black people in the LINE sticker lineup was limited and even problematic sometimes. …
Line is the most popular messaging app in Japan. Within the app you can purchase stickers that can enhance chat conversations, similar to emojis. The concept behind this set is that the characters only answer yes or no (with a few variants). I thought that western sarcasm wasn’t properly conveyed in the Japanese sticker set. …
The JET programme organizes a bunch of training conferences before and during the program. For my last year I designed the covers for 3 of these events: the summer orientation, and 2 of the 3 day of skill development conferences (SDC). The orientation cover shows Shiga’s two prefectural mascots hiking on a mountain near Lake …
This illustration was designed for the annual sports festival at the school I worked for in Japan as an English teacher. The design represents the famous cherry blossoms viewing spot near the school as well as their yearly kayaking field trip.
When I taught English in Japan the teaching materials I was given were sometimes good, sometimes bad, and sometimes really bad. The materials made in Japan were pretty but often lacked in fun, whereas the amateur material found online was often ugly, so I decided to make my own. Here are a few teaching materials …
The Link Orientation Issue, (September 5, 2012) Every year The Link newspaper makes 6 specials issues among its normal weekly issues. One of those issue, the orientation issue, comes back every as it informs students of the important ressources around the university and Montreal. For the 33d volume I decided to make a “comic” themed …
Here is a collection of illustrations I did at The Link, Concordia’s student run newspaper, from 2012 to 2014 during my time as a student.
