The King's Birthday
By Joana Faria
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Showing posts with label Joana Faria. Show all posts
23 Oct 2011
20 Sept 2011
Africa Fashion Guide: Book and Website Launch Retrospective
Another retrospective for you now, barely recovering from the Vogue Fashion Night Out, the very next day, we were in London again snooping out the launch event for the fantastic Africa Fashion Guide, book and website launch. We were treated to passionate in depth panel discussions as well as a showcase of African fashion on a night filled with fashion debate and delicious smelling food. Such a massive event in aid of a really wonderful book deserves real praise especially since the author Jacqueline Shaw achieved all of this for her final major project of her masters degree.
The book itself is a great read with some fantastic illustrations by a number of our contributors and a wonderful showcase of the latest styles from and inspired by Africa.
This wonderful book is available to buy here!
Get the latest on the project and more about the book and event from the site here and on their facebook page you can see some of the professional photos from the night or follow them on twitter.
19 Apr 2011
8 Apr 2011
Artist 83: Joana Faria
Fist five illustrations are created for Amelia's magazine.
Who are you:
Joana Faria - Born in Brazil, raised in London, currently living in Portugal.
I am a self taught illustrator and have been drawing ever since I can remember. I love books, old photographs, art galleries and fine point markers. Trips to Paris are on my list of favorite things too.
What do you do:
I am a freelance illustrator but also work as an art director at an advertising agency in Lisbon.
I am a freelance illustrator but also work as an art director at an advertising agency in Lisbon.
How did you start:
I've been drawning all my life. Back in Brazil, I spent most of my childhood days drawing girls in big elaborate dresses and flowers in their hair. Some years later, my family and I moved to England and so I grew up in London, where I went to university and studied Photography at Goldsmiths College.
After uni, I went on to work as a creative in advertising. Little by little I started to drift away from illustration which made me so sad. So after a few years I made a personal decision to force myself back into drawing. I started small. Doing little scribbles here and there, whenever I had the time. I printed some t-shirts with my designs and gave them away as presents, which was fun and started doing a lot of illustration for friends and family. The more I drew, the more I loved it and the more I felt comfortable with it. I created a blog, went on twitter to meet other illustrators and started taking part in competitions and collaborations. I did a lot of assignments for Amelia's Magazine, especially during London Fashion Week, which gave me a huge confidence boost. I was published in Amelia's book of Fashion Illustration and was asked to do live fashion illustration at the launch, which I never thought I'd be able to do. The rest, as they say, is history.
I'm currently involved in a couple of very exciting projects. It involves another book on Fashion Illustration, a website and also a Children's book, which has been a major dream of mine. It has been an very good year so far, I have to admit.
I'm currently involved in a couple of very exciting projects. It involves another book on Fashion Illustration, a website and also a Children's book, which has been a major dream of mine. It has been an very good year so far, I have to admit.
A Personal statement about you or your work:
I take inspiration from everywhere: books, photographs, a dress, a certain color, a pattern... I feel that everything is beautiful and worthy of observation. Drawing makes me incredibly happy and I am a firm believer that when you put love into your work, it really shows.
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