CGKSB: from inside to the cover
Previous to starting my job at Ravegan I was looking for some freelance work.
And, as fate had it, I got a response from CGKSB Knowledge during my first week at work. We started with one illustration about Bitcoin, It was a great challenge for me trying to achieve a more polished look and to try to translate a few lines of text into a coherent image with a nice composition.
I really enjoyed the process. As a curious person it's always interesting for me to learn a bit about new topics and I also was a great challenge to translate some concepts that are more abstract into a single image.
Luckily, they liked my work and for the next issue they wanted more images from me. And that turned into an ongoing work relationship between us that is getting close to the 3 years mark.
So during this three years I have been able to excercise my idea generating skills, my composition skill and was also forced to find techniques to make my ideas happen within the estimated time and budget.
It also has been really complemented by my work at Ravegan games, where I learnt a lot of techniques, specially 3d modelling, that was able to contribute to my process.
On the other hand I am super grateful that they have let me use my style, and they even let experiment with some pretty out there styles.
As a super nice milestone. I have had the honor of designing the cover for the Summer 2020 issue.
Finally, I am super thankful for working with both Dominic and Mable-Ann. They have been the nicest editors and I hope I can see them in person some day and thank them.
Before leaving, I hope your day is going well.
Good luck,
José
Production Editor, Economy | South China Morning Post
4 年We got so lucky when you replied to our call for contributors, Jose! Your work stood out from the beginning -- not only the beautiful designs, but also your ability to grasp the ideas the feature was trying to express and boil that down into a creative, striking image. Wishing you all the best with your next projects, and looking forward to seeing more of your stuff on the cover of CKGSB Knowledge!
Senior Marketing Manager | Huawei Cloud
4 年It's been a fantastic working with you José! We appreciate all of the hard work you've put into the magazine over the years and we're looking forward to the continued relationship. All the best!