Vector Illustration for Vibrant Compositions

About Me

A course by Erikas Chesonis , Graphic Designer and Illustrator

100% positive reviews (86)

2,703 students

Audio: English

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About the video: About Me

Overview

“I wasn't always confident I could be a professional illustrator. In this lesson, I'll discuss how I went from being a more broad graphic designer to getting to draw daily for clients, and how I discovered a style I'm comfortable with.”

In this video lesson Erikas Chesonis addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Vector Illustration for Vibrant Compositions. Create simple vector graphics and transform them into cohesive compositions that reflect your artistic style by exploring typeface, color, and texture.

Partial transcription of the video

“About Me Howdy, I'm Erikas Chesonis. I'm a graphic designer and illustrator based in Austin, Texas, originally from the cold tundra of Rochester, New York. Today I work as a senior designer at Siege Media, a company with an SEO focus where we help big companies improve their online presence. My role is to adapt to their brand guidelines and create illustrations that pair well with information and easy to digest ways. Here I've gotten to work with many cool brands like Audible, Intuit and many more. But my career hasn't always been that way, and I only learned that I could professionally ill...”

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Course summary for: Vector Illustration for Vibrant Compositions

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (86)
2703 students
5 units
20 lessons (3h 45m)
7 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator
Areas
Digital Drawing, Digital Illustration, Vector Illustration

Erikas Chesonis

A course by Erikas Chesonis

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Graphic Designer and Illustrator

Erikas Chesonis is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Austin, Texas. He’s been drawing his whole life, and started creating sports logos and uniforms in early high school while learning to use Photoshop. He later went on to study marketing and communications with a minor in information design. Alongside his studies, he continued to learn through online tutorials while creating artwork for friends, as well as event posters that were displayed on campus. After graduating, Erikas began working at different agencies on branding, web design, and presentations.

Since then, he’s worked as an in-house designer for Apple, as well as with brands like HP. Erikas currently works as a designer at Seige Media, helping to make information easily digestible through illustration for brands like Audible, Intuit, and more.