Dion MBD

Freelance Illustrator

My works revolve around surreal portrayals of real feelings derived from mundane daily encounters. Visually, my illustrations are based on line drawings that are unified by subtle use of colors. I really hope that people can find themselves in every image that I make.

Work Experience

Psyop

Illustrator/Designer Intern

• Collaborated with 3 animators, 4 designers and 4 art directors for 3 projects throughout the internship.
• Created 15 style frames illustrations for 5 General Electric video campaigns and 3 turbine assets for General Electric’s instagram.
• Produced the 15 style frames a week prior to the deadline, resulting in General Electric expanding the project for Psyop.
• Aided Psyop to win a campaign job from Facebook by conceptualizing 7 visuals for the pitch deck
• Assisted Psyop to secure a job from Delta Airline by composing 4 characters and 3 frame designs for the project proposal.
• Generated 2 style-frames that would be used in the next Delta Airline’s safety video
• Painted an illustration for Psyop’s Mother’s Day social media posting.
• Utilized and juggled between Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Premiere Pro in creating illustrations and animatics.
• Learned simple animations using Adobe After Effects.
May 2018 - June 2018 New York, United States

National Geographic Indonesia

Illustrator Intern

• Produced Thumbnails and Illustrations of 10 sequential movements of Sang Hyang Dedari dancer based on a writing, sketches and photos by the journalist for the National Geographic Indonesia magazine, July issue, page 32.
• Delivered the 10 illustrations above within a tight deadline of 7 days under a guidance of art directors from National Geographic in
Indonesia and Washington.
• Recorded illustration process to be published in National Geographic Indonesia’s Instagram and website.
• Conceptualized and created two illustrations promoting the National Geographic Indonesia’s mobile website to be printed in the magazine’s inner cover for the July and August 2017 issues.
• Designed layouts for 8 electronic articles for National Geographic Indonesia mobile/tablet application with multiple revisions from the National Geographic Art Director and Samsung application developers.
• Sketched 7 portraits of the editorial team to use for documentations and office functions.
May 2017 - June 2017 Indonesia

The New York Times

Freelance Illustrator

• Created 4 thumbnails and 1 final illustration for the Learning Section article, Teaching Empathy, on Sunday, August 05, 2018.
• Delivered a finished illustration within a 7-day deadline with two stages of revisions under a supervision from an art director.
August 2015 - Florida, United States

Education

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Bachelor of Fine Arts

Illustration Major
August 2015 - Sarasota, Florida, United States

Anglo-Chinese School (Indpendent)

International Baccalaureate Diploma

IB Diploma - 44 Points
Full Scholarship from Singapore Ministry of Education
January 2013 - December 2014 Singapore, Singapore

Languages

English (Fluent),
Bahasa Indonesia (Native),
Bahasa Malaysia (Advanced),

Awards

Creative Quarterly

Student Runner Up for Creative Quarterly 51

2018

Florida Watercolor Society

Scholarship Recipient

2018

Society Of Illustrators

Runner Up - Zankel Scholar

2018

Society Of Illustrators

Student Exhibition

2018

Society Of Illustrators

Student Exhibition

2017

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Trustee Scholarship

2018

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Avant-Garde Scholarship

2018

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Winner of 2015 Judaic Art Competition

2015

Ringling College Of Art And Design

Dean Scholarship

2015

Singapore Ministry Of Education

Winner of the Scholar's Handbook Design Competition 2015

2015

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Character Design, Editorial Illustration, Graphic Design, Illustration, Logo Design, Poster Design, T-shirt Design,