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VOLUME 2 | NO 9 | THE ASIANA ISSUE

THE ASIANA ISSUE FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH:

JEROME CASTRO OF WWW.BYJEROME.COM, CATALINA ESTRADA OF
WWW.KATIKA.COM AND TOBY YEUNG OF WWW.CUBEMEN.COM
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FRONT COVER COLLABORATION BY INTERVIEW WITH
VEKTORJUNKIE, RANGER BASTARDS, JEROME CASTRO // FRANCE //
ISSUE THEYHATEMYDESIGN AND IDA BELOGI WWW.BYJEROME.COM

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VEKTOR INTERVIEW WITH VEKTOR
SHOWCASE CATALINA ESTRADA // COLOMBIA // SHOWCASE
// ASIANA WWW.KATIKA.NET // ASIANA

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INTERVIEW WITH VEKTOR THE REMIX
TOBY YEUNG // HONG KONG // SHOWCASE PROJEKT //
WWW.CUBEMEN.COM // ASIANA VEKTOR KARMA
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Jerome Castro
France
www.byjerome.com
Please introduce yourself and tell us little bit about your
background.

My name is Jerome Castro, i am a graphic designer and Illustrator.

I also have interest into motion graphic, typography and video
stuff. I’ve been studying in a graphic design school and later new
medias. As long as i can remember i have always been drawning
and always loved it. So i’am really happy today i can work as an
illustrator and being commissioned for illustration works.
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Where are you from?

I’m french, I live in Paris. It is very useful to be in a big city
Vektorika magazine getting
when you work in creative jobs because it is easy to move, bigger and better at each issue
meeting people, going to exhibitions etc ..
and is a good place to look for
Could you share with us the history behind byjerome. inspiration and see how many
com?
Before i decided to go on my own, as a freelancer, i used to ways vector can be use
work for some companies, web agencies & creative studios.
I moved from one to another, trying to get more exciting work
each time, i knew at this time i didn’t want to specialise in What kind of vektor softwares do you currently use?
some specific kind of work (like doing just webdesign, just Well I must say that I don’t know much about vector softwares,
print works etc). except the one i use, Illustrator. It’s the one i started working
The last studio i was working in just collapsed and so i thought with and now it is quite a big friend of mine. Beside this vector
i was just the perfect time for me to try working by my own, software, of course i need to use some others, that are non-
as i was really looking for some works that would allow me vector tools. And that’s also an important point why i love
to develop my own style, in a more personnal way. Wich is using Illustrator. The whole family products at Adobe, from
not that sure when you work for some clients or on some Photoshop to After Effects, and all the stuffs between just
projects you can’t choose. That’s really the point about being work that well together (well more or less in some case ok :).
a freelancer, you can decide the projects you want to work on. So You can easyly jump from one to another.
And that’s nice. Since i work as a freelancer, i’ve been working
on music videos, motion graphics, veejaying in some parties, How would you describe your style?
with some small music companies or independant artists. I will say colorfull, kinda retro in a way and fun. What also
comes out is details. I love details. But i try not to get lost in
What do you think about vektor graphik? What do you one style, i try to make it go a bit further each time.
love about it?
For me, using vector tools is kinda magic. Nowadays, i think
it is a really important point to be able to work with vector.
It is so useful. Useful because for me an illustration is never
finished. I can always take back an old one to redesign it a bit,
mixing it with new stuff etc .. and of course, vector files allow
you to make it fit with all size without loss.
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How do you work from concept to the final artwerk?

Could you tell us the creative process?
Well, no rules really. It depends of the final idea i have of the
project. It usually start with some sketches on paper to get
the idea comes out, particularly for character design or logo
design. I draw til i find the “perfect” shape, make it work then
redraw it in. Most of the things around, like typo, backgrounds
etc are added in Illustrator. Once this is done and goes well, it
ends in Photoshop for final details. The creative process may
include a couple of beers in some cases :)
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What inspires you? Could you list the 8 things that

inspiring you in your creative process?
For me, the creative process is something that’s always on.
So inspiration is everywhere, anytime. While walking on the
streets, reading, watching movies or even when buying food
at the supermarket. So let’s say life is inspirational, music of
course, comic books, TV (series from the 80s, the golden age
:) and of course others people’s work.

What do you think of vektorjunkie.com?

It’s great and the guy behind is nice ;). And the Vektorika
Magazine is just fine. It’s getting bigger and better at each
issue and is a good place to look for inspiration and see how
many ways vector can be used.

Thank you so much for doing this interview. Any last

words...
Thanks to you for the interview ! It took me so long to complete
it that i’am really happy to still be in :). Vektorika rocks! Keep
it up!

What are the projekts you are currently working on ?

Any future projekts you can share with us ?
I don’t have any big project at the mo. I try to spend a few
more time looking around, drawing, getting inspired ... I
try to develop my illustration style deeper, mixing differents
inspirational style ans see what happens. But I have many
projects all around. I guess some of them will pop-up on my
site if finally come to life. So have a look sometimes.

Any favorites projekt?

Yep. I must say that the last collaborative works i worked
one are among my fav ones. I wanna talk about Annie &
Chickenzilla, on which i worked with a friend of mine, Marie,
a 3D artist. These illustrations are going to be part of some
books (Design Is Kinky book and the book Human? by
Fontmonster). I think collaborative works are great. It allows
you to go further and deeper you would go on your own. We
have a couple of projects we are actually working on so it
should be shown sometimes.

Who are your favourite artists or designers?

Hard to say. Just to name a few in different areas, i will say
Francis Bacon, Joel-Peter Witkin, Vaughan Oliver (V23), John
Maeda, psyop, mk12, vault49 ... and a thousand others all
around :)
Jerome Castro // France // www.byjerome.com - www.hellofreaks.com
Christina Gakopoulou // Germany // www.cg-art.de
Tony Ariawan // Indonesia // www.area105.com
Jin Hyung Im // South Korea // www.csublime.com
Melina Leibelt // Germany // www.melinaleibelt.de
Amenth // Indonesia // www.theyhatemydesign.net
Robbie Conaway // United States // www.rcpopart.com
Idrus // Indonesia
Maria Shishkina
Singgih Dwi Cahyanto // Indonesia // www.thetjintagetirs.org
Andréa Di Rosa // France
Yongkiat Karnchanapayap // Thailand // www.pictoverse.com
Bart // Poland // www.noizz.net
Niklas Kansmeyer // Germany // www.niklas-design.com
Luke Feldman // Australia // www.skaffs.com
Eike Oliver Mitte // Germany // www.vectorian.de
Daniel Martel // Spain // www.danielmartel.com
Agus Pramono // Indonesia // www.thecleber.org
Mike Castello // www.mikecastello.com
Sarah Tauhid // Indonesia // www.magensaa.com
José Alfredo Orellan López // El Salvador
Ida Belogi // Italy // www.b-9.it
Elijah Nguyen // Australia
Tragiklabs // Indonesia // www.tragiklabs.com
cmvektor // Greece
Avocadolite // Singapore // www.avocadolite.com
Daniel Bergert // Germany // tschakalaka.deviantart.com
Manuel Baechler // Switzerland
Francina Ruana // Spain // www.laxisca.com
Reactivator // Indonesia
Wesley Nijssen // Belgium
Rika Siahaan // Indonesia // cruelreds.deviantart.com
Koivo // Russia // www.koivo.com
Benoit Martin // France // www.benoitmartin.fr
Chlorophyll // Indonesia // www.gema-yugi.blogspot.com
Mal // UK // www.maldesign.co.uk
Putra Adi Setiawan // Indonesia // artupida.blogspot.com
Aleksey Maksyashev // Russia // maxyrius.deviantart.com
Carlos Javier Idrobo // Colombia
David Hartono // The Netherlands // www.hartonoda.net
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Catalina Estrada
Colombia
www.katika.net
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Please introduce yourself and tell us little bit about your

background..
Thank you for being so
Hi everyone, my name is Catalina Estrada. I´m graphic designer supportive and for sharing
and illustrator. I was born and raised in Colombia (where I
graduated in graphic design) and I´ve been living in Barcelona
so much with people, I think
for the past 7 years. Here in barcelona I also studied Fine Arts you´re doing a great work,
(Lithograpy). I work freelance and I also teach illustration at a
graphic design school in Barcelona, and at the same time I vektrojunkie is a beautifull
work in my art personal projects.I always end up combining
Graphic Design, Illustration and Art in most of my work.
project, very inspiring!!!
I guess my work is a reflection of what I have experienced in
my country: the colorful green, the beautiful landscapes, the
amazing flowers, the trees, the animals, the memories of my
childhood, the people and their stories, the literature, the tales
I was told, the beautiful music of that place, the time I spent
with the people I love.
What do you think about vektor graphik? What do you
Where are you from? love about it?
I was born and raised in the in the outsides of Medellin I love the versatility that it brings to me, also and specially that
(Colombia) where I had lots of contact with nature. There in I can do as many color proofs as I want, I´m care so much
Medellin I graduated in Graphic Design. Some years ago I about color composition that it is a great help to me to be able
moved to Barcelona where I graduated in Fine Arts. to try as many combinations and matches as possible until I
feel that there´s like a balance among the colors and shapes.
Could you share with us the history behind www.katika.
net? What does it mean? What kind of vektor softwares do you currently use?
It´s my personal portfolio, it contains mainly illustration, graphic Adobe Illustrator.
design and my art personal projects. Katika is the way some
people call me, it´s short and little name for catalina, so that´s How would you describe your style?
why I named it like that. Very colorfull!
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How do you work from concept to the final artwerk?
Could you tell us the creative process?
If I have time I do some hand sketches, but usually clients
need things in such a rush that I have to start sketching in the
computer right away... but for my art personal projects I do
lots and lots of color sketches before I´m actually satisfied with
the composition
What are the projekts you are currently working on?
Any future projekts you can share with us?
I just arrived from Seattle where I had my solo exhibition at
Roq La Rue Gallery and it was a great experience! At the
moment I´m illustrating a mural (3 by 2.5 m wall) for an
optical clinic in Guadalajara (Mejico), I´ve just finished some
illustrations for the comming “spooky calendar 2007” by Die
Gestalten Verlag, also some greeting cards and gifwrap that
you can check out at www.nineteenseventythree.com. I´m
also working on an art cast for “keep a breast” exhibition, you
can find more about this project at www.keep-a-breast.org.
Also working on a commisioned illustration for a book cover
that will be released by Der Spiegel magazine. I´m about to
finish a beautifull project edited by Chronicle Books, among
many other things...
Besides all this I teach illustration at a graphic design school
here in Barcelona... and I already have to start working for
my coming solo exhibition here in Barcelona at Iguapop
gallery in october, so as you can see I´m pretty busy at the
moment ;-)
Any favorites projekt?
Honestly, I love most of them, specially lately. I´ve been
lucky to come to a point where clients come to me because
they like my style so this makes it very enjoyable to me. I
love illustration and graphic design as much as I love my art
projects so those jobs where I can combine all those are my
favourite ones, where I can create more “artistic” illustrations,
and encourage me to create different graphic universes.
Who are your favourite artists or designers?
I love mostly any kind of art that would be called Folk art, I
love the use of colors and shapes in most folk art, the way it´s
spontaneous, naive, vivid and refreshing. Also there´s so much
good stuff looking at art and design history.... so it´s hard to
say about a favourite one when there are so many, but I´d say
I love most of artists and designers form the Arts and Crafts,
Art Nouveau, Modernism, also Latin american artists.
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What inspires you?

Could you list the 8 things that inspiring you in your
creative process?
I get very easily inspired by different sources, it can
be music, literature, a certain movie, the colors I
see in an object, it´s difficult to specify. But I guess
my main source of inspiration is defenetly Nature.
In Colombia I grew up in the country side, and now
that I live in the city I realize how much I miss all that
contact with nature, all its colors and it´s life, all the trees,
the flowers, the different kinds of leaves, the birds, tha
animals, it´s all the perfect combination of color, life, shapes
and textures. Nature has a great value to me and it always
comes to take part in my illustrations somehow.

Things that inspire me: Pancho (my husband), my family,

love, nature, music, literature, people, good food, different
cultures...

Any tips/tricks for vektorlover out there to create such a

great vektor artwerks like yours?
WORK A LOT!!!! and don´t give up, try to create your own
graphic language... I guess that´s just about it....

What do you think of vektorjunkie.com?

I LOVE VEKTORJUNKIE

Thank you so much for doing this interview.

Any last words...
Thank you Godot for being so supportive and for sharing
so much with people, I think you´re doing a great work,
vektrojunkie is a beautifull project, very inspiring!!!
Mark Wasyl // United States // www.lookerland.com
Puguh Raharjo // Indonesia
Thomas Schmidt // Austria // www.vectorforsure.com
Kako // Brasil // www.kakofonia.com
Balung // Indonesia // balung.deviantart.com
Anna Grandone // France
Thomas Dian // Indonesia // thomasdian.deviantart.com
Ivan Caputo // Italy // www.kapcom.net
Dwi Irawati // Indonesia // www.luvutu.com
dmg // Austria // www.vectorforsure.com
Said Achmad Mubarak // Indonesia // www.miaow14.blogspot.com
Giovanni Meroni // Italy // www.inversoadv.com
Carol Tessitore // USA // www.caroltessitore.com
Sean // Germany // www.stilwerk-designlounge.de
Sara Stilo // Italy
Gabor Papai // Hungary
Ian Wills // England
Juan José López // Argentina // www.ojovivo.com
Carolyn Ringuette // Canada // www.hulahop-art.com
Sebastian Lederer // Germany // www.supreme-stylez.de.vu
Sebastian Bachórzewski // Poland // www.mwtp.pl
Supathida Seangseaw // Thailand
Samuel Juving // France // www.smoze.com
Santiago Andrade Torres // Ecuador // www.gratisweb.com/lobodesigner
Christian Woidschuetzke // Germany // www.a-g-s.biz
Cédric Le Floch // France // www.cl-deez.com
Hanz 08 // Indonesia // www.kongtech08.com
Erick Galindo
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Toby Yeung
Hong Kong
www.cubemen.com

Please introduce yourself and tell us little bit about your
background..
I am a multifaceted designer in web, interactive and print
design. Rooted in Hong Kong,
Designing characters is the most enjoyable part. My babies,
including Spacemonkey, Paperbag and 3World and other
character series, were featured in Characters at War Exhibition
2004 and Pictoplasma magazines and calendars, and this
really caused me many happy sleepless nights.
Where are you from?
Hong Kong
Could you share with us the history behind www.
cubemen.com?
What does it mean?
CUBEMEN is the tribe of cubic heads. Several years ago, when
I was a volunteer in the environmental protection organization
“Green Peace”, I recognized the stupid things we do on our
planet and it brought me huge shocks.
For example, what scientists know is only a tiny portion of
the secrets in our DNA, yet what they manipulate is far much
beyond - rearranging the genetic codes, cloning humans, etc.
They don’t care about the impact at all!
In our natural environment, circle stands for perfection, while
cubes are not. CUBEMEN is the product of the harms we’ve
done on our environments - a failed human clone with cube-
shaped head. A cube is so standard and regular in every
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dimension, but it’s still our irreversible fault; CUBEMEN is no
human.
What even worse is, as more and more CUBEMEN were
produced, they formed a society, and everyone was so used
to the cubic heads that no one thought there is any problem.
We are so lenient when facing our own faults, and that’s why
we make mistakes and then keep making the same mistakes
until we destroy ourselves in one day. This is what CUBEMEN
is meant to be.
What do you think about vektor graphik? What do you
love about it?
I can see many vector idea from here.
What kind of vektor softwares do you currently use?
I usually use Macromedia Freehand 10 and Adobe Illustrator
10, because I don’t like MX and CS user interface.
How would you describe your style?
Minimal and semiosis.
How do you work from concept to the final artwerk?
Could you tell us the creative process?
After reading the brief, I will start jotting down in words
anything I can come up with which are related to the theme.
I then sketch a draft layout and think about the execution
of my ideas. Fortunately, I prefer minimalism, which means I
don’t have to spend too much time on techniques.
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What are the projekts you are currently working on?

Any future projekts you can share with us?

Recently I’ve started building my own tee brand “avatag”.

May spend more time on figure and character design too.

Any favorites projekt?

My favorite is always the next project.

Who are your favourite artists or designers?

Buro Destruct.

What inspires you?

Could you list the 8 things that inspiring you in your
creative process?
Toilet, bathroom, A4 paper, TV game, music, pillow, all toys on
my table, environment.

Any tips/tricks for vektorlover out there to create such

a great vektor artwerks like yours?
Try to do some sketch before you start your work. At least you
need to know what you want to express in your artwork.

What do you think of vektorjunkie.com?

A vektor party around the world. Sure I’m in love with vektor
graphic.

Thank you so much for doing this interview.

Any last words...
Thanks vektorjunkie..
Rayi Christian Wicaksono // Indonesia
Erick Mares // Mexico
Mário Borges // Portugal
Monica Cardenas // Guatemla city
Bertrand Petit // France // www.expressiv.net
pfad.finder // Austria // www.vectorforsure.com
Jiri Mocicka // Czech Republic // www.givision.net
Petar Tasev // Bulgaria // fan4battle.deviantart.com
Nicolas Salamanca // Colombia
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Above artwerks by (left to right):

Ranger Bastards, Ida Belogi, Amenth

Dwi Irawati // Indonesia // www.luvutu.com

Ida Belogi // Italy // www.b-9.it
Amenth // Indonesia // www.theyhatemydesign.net
Urban Cr3atures // Malaysia // www.urban-cr3atures.com
Budi // Indonesia // www.vektorthunder.com
Yongkiat // Thailand // www.pictoverse.com
Ranger Bastards // Indonesia // www.rangerbastards.com
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