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John Wick Editorial

Yeah: A Retrospective by a Fan of John Wick

Close collaboration with Nate Burgos from Design Feast, crafting six editorial illustrations for his latest article called “Yeah: A Retrospective by a Fan of John Wick”.
The illustrations combine neon lettering, type and highly symbolic line-work elements for everyone who binge these visually stunning chapters several times. Read the full article here.

Art Director: Nate Burgos
Client: Design Feast (US)
John Wick Chapter One
The truth is, I am a cat person. I lived with my first and only cat, named Graham, for eight years. I didn’t realize how much you could love an animal until I lost him.
When Nate Burgos from Design Feast asked me to work on a movie editorial, my first thought was, “I need to watch all four movies straight away.” My second thought was, “Dogs are very important elements in these chapters, and their presence is very intentional.”

I pitched the idea to Nate of featuring each dog as the main element for each chapter, and he agreed. The illustration style blends clean line work with the look and feel of a pencil sketch, and these are the final results.

After four dog illustrations, my selective perception has shifted. I see dogs everywhere now. I notice their size, hair color, attitude, and personalities. I’m still terrible at guessing dog breeds, but I’m getting there.

I’m still a cat person, but now I have a soft spot for cat-sized dogs, and my very favorite ones are dachshunds, in case you were wondering!
John Wick Chapter Two
John Wick Chapter Three
John Wick Chapter Four
After four dog illustrations, my selective perception has shifted. I see dogs everywhere now. I see their size, hair colour, attitude and personalities. Still terrible at guessing dog breeds, but getting there.

I’m still a cat person, but now I have a soft spot for cat-size dogs, and my very favourite ones are dachshunds if you were wondering.

John Wick: High table / Under the table
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