Manoj
Vijayan

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I've
been interested in visual design as far back as I can remember.
Growing up in Dar Es Salaam, East Africa, I was regularly bought
a lot of comics by my dad, and I spent many an afternoon diligently
trying to copy the various styles of the comic book artists so
I could tell my own stories. This, I think, helped me develop
a sense of graphic design, storytelling, anatomy, perspective...
I
also found I could draw pictures that made people laugh. This
was a revelation to me! I found I could use these skills to create
new worlds to lose myself in and share with others. Like every
artist, I found I enjoyed playing God, if only on a small scale!
When
my parents asked me what I would like to study as a career, I
was a bit flummoxed. I hadn't really thought about it. A classmate
suggested Architecture "because it has both engineering
and drawing." Well then! I came to India and earned a bachelor's
degree in Architecture, after which I worked for a few years
in an architecture and interior design firm. The experience was
interesting and useful, however I found myself being inexorably
drawn back to creating art in more direct ways. When I quit my
last office, the break became an extended one that has lasted
over a decade now. I find I am happy working on my own, at my
computer or drawing board.
Initially
I worked mainly in the field of architectural presentations,
creating interior and exterior views of projects. I started out
working in watercolor; of course as soon as I acquired my first
computer this changed. I still retain a little hand-drawn touch
to perspective views though; rather than work exclusively in
3D, as most renderers do, I prefer to draw and ink the view by
hand, then scan and color the drawing on the computer.
Apart
from perspectives, I have been lucky enough to work in many areas
related to visual design; cartooning and illustration, web design,
logos and related graphics, murals, character design and storyboarding
for animation, store window design, posters, packaging design,
and comics, to name some.
The
computer and the internet still make me feel like the proverbial
kid in the candy store, faced with a giddy wealth of choices!
Currently
I have entered into a partnership with Eva Almeida, a Canadian
who runs several sites related to eBooks on the Internet. We
provide design services for eBook and Print on Demand (POD) covers,
logos, web work, cartooning and illustration. Cover design in
particular is dear to my heart because I get to work with many
interesting writers from all over the world and feel privileged
to complement their work with a nice cover design.
Our
site can be located at www.marketingedgedesigns/coverart.html
--do visit! And I can be contacted directly at my e-mail addresses
at the bottom of this page.
As
to the future I am working on an idea for a comic book series
with a differenceÖ
Here
are some samples of the work I have done.
Perspective
Views of proposed Architectural projects:
Illustrations for childrenís
books, magazine articles:
Comic Strips:
Design of characters for Animated serial:
Logo Design:
Book covers:

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Manoj Vijayan
2nd flr, No. 607, 5th A Main
2nd Block, RT Nagar
Bangalore - 560032
India
wwweb: www.marketingedgedesigns/coverart.html
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