Categories: Illustration
Raman Djafari
Illustrator, Animator & Filmmaker
Through colourful imagery and fragmented narratives, Raman hopes to reach into a realm of honest emotionality and willful fragility, creating surreal worlds and characters that oscillate between the familiar and the fantastical.
They have directed music videos for artists from across the globe, working with labels such as Universal, Warp Records and Downtown Records, as well as other clients like Adult Swim, Medium and The New Yorker. With a background in illustration and design, Raman expanded his practice and toolset from project to project, venturing into animation, filmmaking and music videos. In their work, they transition fluently from 2D to 3D animation to illustration.
Edel Rodriguez
Artist & Author at Edel Rodriguez Studio
Known for his bold, politically charged illustration, Edel uses a variety of materials in his work, he has created covers for TIME, The New Yorker, Communication Arts and Der Spiegel, and has collaborated with The New York Times and the US Postal Service.
Other clients include Billboard Magazine, Conde Naste Traveler, Esquire, Fortune, Hyperion Books, Los Angeles Times, McGraw-Hill, MTV, New York Magazine, Nike, Pepsi, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, University of Chicago Press and Vibe. He is the recipient of both a Gold and a Silver Medal for editorial illustration from the Society of Illustrators. He has illustrated three children’s books, Mama does the Mambo, Oye Celia, a biopic about Celia Cruz, and Float Like a Butterfly, a story about Cassius Clay. His 2023 memoir, Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey tells his story of migration and identity.
