Still Life of Wonderland | Illustration series based on a fairy tale

Brief: create a series of still lifes based on any fairy tale.

Idea
I took Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and told the story itself through objects, without showing the characters.

Problem
Alice in Wonderland already has a very familiar look, and it is easy to repeat what everyone has seen before.

Solution
I drew the series in a slightly naive style with quirky details, so each still life works as a scene and the world feels strange and personal.

Result
A series of 13 still lifes that retells Alice’s story in a fresh way.

Sleeping Rose | Illustrated series with letters

Brief: create a series of illustrations connected with letters of the alphabet.

Idea
I took the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty and moved it into a mysterious and beautiful garden. I changed the plot and the setting, so the story became my own.

Problem
I got six difficult letters: Щ, К, М, Ъ, Ы and Ц. It was hard to fit them into a story.

Solution
I made the story a loop and matched its events to the letters. This way even the hardest letters became a natural part of the plot.

Result
A series of 6 illustrations where every letter plays a role in the story.

Bloom | Illustrated calendar

Brief: create a series of illustrations for a calendar.

Idea
A gardener finds a weed in a world of perfect flowers. He refuses to pull it out, and friendship with the weed slowly changes him and everything around him.

Problem
I had to invent a world and decide how it works.

Solution
I drew the world as a flawless, colorless system, so every change stands out against it.

Result
An illustrated calendar where the world slowly fills with color, from the first page to the last.

David and the Chameleon | Sticker pack for the Creative Industries Management faculty

Brief: create stickers for the faculty using its two mascots, David and the Chameleon.

Idea
David tries to control the work of his younger colleague, a student designer chameleon who would rather do nothing.

Problem
When the two characters stood together, the small chameleon got lost next to David.

Solution
I turned the difference in size into part of the joke instead of hiding it.

Result
A funny sticker pack about a boss and his reluctant designer.

Trash Mermaids | Sticker pack

Brief: create a series of illustrations with an interesting story and dynamics.

Idea
The mermaids are furious with people who throw trash into the ocean. They no longer sing their beautiful songs and are ready for revenge.

Problem
A sticker is small, so the mermaids’ anger had to be readable at a glance, not only through facial expressions.

Solution
I built the anger into the characters’ silhouettes, shapes and design.

Result
A sticker pack of angry mermaids that tells a story about ocean pollution.

Your Fizz | Soda packaging design

Brief: design carbonated drinks for young, bright and energetic people.

Idea
A cheerful troublemaker rides a jetpack and a jet skateboard through the city, having fun and inspiring everyone around him to join in.

Problem
On a shelf full of bright cans, a drink for young people has to stand out at a glance.

Solution
I made the hero’s silhouette on the jetpack the main accent and kept the city background simple, so it never competes with him.

Result
Packaging with one recognizable hero that is easy to spot on the shelf.

Thorns and Roses | Scarf series

Brief: create illustrations for a series of scarves.

Idea
I played with the contrast between sharp thorns and tender flowers.

Problem
Heavy, sharp thorns and delicate flowers can easily turn into chaos or look aggressive. They had to balance each other.

Solution
I kept the flowers soft and neat, let the thorns set the rhythm with sharp accents, and tied everything together with one palette.

Result
A series of scarves that feel both chaotic and gentle.

Mean Flowers | T-shirt design

Brief: design interesting prints for summer T-shirts.


Idea
Snobby flower buds are tired of being soft and fragile, and now they show everyone their thorns.

Problem
Flowers stand for tenderness, so mean ones can easily look scary or ugly. Their attitude had to read as humor.

Solution
I played with smooth and sharp shapes and gave each flower its own funny little scene.

Result
A T-shirt series of cocky flowers with a sense of humor.

Little Red Riding Hood | Book illustration

Brief: illustrate a fairy tale chosen by the client. In my case, Little Red Riding Hood.

Idea
Keep the story close to a children’s book, but let the reader feel a quiet, unexplained fear that grows toward the climax.

Problem
The classic version is naive and childish, but a full dark version would go too far. I had to find a balance between the two.

Solution
I kept a slightly naive, childlike style, so the tension comes from the atmosphere rather than from scary images.

Result
A set of book illustrations that feels like a children’s tale and keeps the reader uneasy to the very end.