Harri Johnston
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Harri Johnston

IllustratorDundee, United Kingdom
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Harri Johnston
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Harri Johnston

IllustratorDundee, United Kingdom
About me
Hi! I'm Harri (They/Them) I'm a Dundee based Illustrator and recent Illustration graduate of Duncan of Jordanstone. I enjoy using a variety of media to tell stories and make people laugh. I also have an unending obsession with all things creepy and crawly and I draw a lot of inspiration from the natural world and my pet snails. contact me: harrietjohnston97@gmail.com
Projects
  • Magdalen Comics
    Magdalen ComicsA series of monthly comics made to specific themes set by the Magdalen magazine. I was fortunate enough to have been included in 5 issues.
  • Penguin Books Competition
    Penguin Books CompetitionMy response to a competition brief by Penguin Random house. I chose to Illustrate Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything.' My cover Illustration was inspired by the idea of 'containing' the universe in a very small space.
  • Illustrated Alphabet
    Illustrated AlphabetIllustrations of the letter H and S in response to an alphabet brief I chose to use lino cutting for my letters.
  • 48 Hour Project
    48 Hour ProjectA 48 hour project from Scriberia. Each Illustrator was given a group of facts to convey in an infographic and recieved lots of good feedback
  • The Hillview Irregulars
    The Hillview IrregularsThis was a personal project from my final year of university. I challenged myself to design the characters my friends and I use in a tabletop roleplaying game called 'Monster of the Week'
  • Snail Mail
    Snail MailGift set designed for the YCN New Now competition 2020. The brief I chose was by UK Greetings.
Projects credited in
  • Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, BDes (Hons) Illustration
    Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee, BDes (Hons) IllustrationTo be an illustrator is to be a problem solver, taking an idea from a client and turning it into something visual that can communicate in a visual world. From the outset, our students experience different aspects of an illustration practitioner’s daily life, working to tight deadlines and to industry briefs as they discover their own way of generating creative solutions to make hardworking pictures. The illustration course at Duncan of Jordanstone exemplifies how students can shape their pract
Skills
  • Illustration
  • Comic Art
  • Comics
  • Character Design
  • Ink Illustration
  • Editorial Illustration
  • Photoshop
  • Digital art
Education
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    BDes (Hons) IllustrationDuncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design
     - Dundee, United Kingdom