Aleksandra Niepsuj : editorial illustration

When mentioned during our briefing Aleksandra Niepsuj's work really caught my eye. I think that her simple combination of two elements of the content at hand make for very communicative but simple visual metaphors. The quirky and playful nature of her work also makes the content of her work exciting and interesting to look at, whilst also easy to read and understand. 

"How smart are animals?". Illustration for Maleman magazine. 

There was no mention of her image-making process on her website, but from looking at her work I could gather that she probably uses both digital and handmade textures, and that her collages are most likely assembled on screen whilst also adding some other digitally drawn elements. I think this use of texture is again really effective as it elevates the visual interest of her images, but does not distract from the direct message of the content. 

"Paying off". Illustration for the NYC exhibition on the subject of debt.