malika

There are many ways to tell
the same story. Editorial
illustration is the art of
recounting often complex
stories with a single image.
In this case, I focus mostly
on the base concept rather
than on the visual result.
There’s always a first idea
that comes after reading
an article or designing
a cover, so I start with a
sketch of the most obvious
and then I set it aside. This
gives me freedom to start
approaching the subject
from different angles.
The editorial illustration
is like a gym — the more
you exercise, the better
you become. Covers are
often the hardest to realize
because they are typically
unrelated to a subject or
a specific article. Their
function is to reassume an
entire publication. In the
case of covers, I usually
begin from a very personal
interpretation that I think
will engage the reader.