About me

I’m Izel Dugen, illustrator and digital storyteller based in Leeds, UK. My work is narrative and character-based and thematically responds to and investigates the abstraction of human relationships through technology. I am particularly interested in technology that seeks to create a simulacrum of romantic interaction, such as otome games and AI, and the metaverse. I am currently on the Channel 4 Content Creatives programme.

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Projects

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  PORTFOLIO WEBSITE! �� ✨ So excited to finally launch my new portfolio website that I made myself from scratch! It's great to have all of my work including my digital illustration, 3D work and archive of religious ephemera is finally out there and catalogued. If you have any questions about any of my work or would like more info, please don't hesitate to drop me a message! The link is if you would like to take a look for yourself: www.izeldugen.co.uk �
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  POSTER DESIGN: SWAP SHOP! ☆This is a speculative poster design for a brief I worked on as part of my Content Creatives training at Channel 4. Our brief involved the rebrand of a fictitious outdoor clothing company, and the conceptualisation of a summer campaign. This is a poster I designed for a 'Swap Shop' event that was proposed as part of the campaign. I sourced some found imagery from a vintage Leeds & Bradford A-Z, as well as some Japanese fashion magazines for the images of the clothing. Always open to feedback if
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  GIG POSTER: TIGERS & FLIESA re-design of a past event that happened in Leeds, trying to expand my graphic design portfolio by creating these redesigns. This one was really fun!
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  SHOWCASE: GIG POSTER HELEN EDGEWORTHa gig poster I designed for my effervescent friend helen edgeworth's first ever gig. focusing on her delicate femininity and the fragility of her music
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  meet my little man: egg saladegg salad was birthed during my studies as the protagonist of my hypothetical AR dating simulated game. since then, he has become like my child, and his lore is so rich. most of drawings end of being of him and his princely AI lovebot ways. i just can't get enough here he is trying to avoid using the gatchapon after work
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  digiprincesses"who is the new internet princess and how do we uniform her? how does she see herself and the world around her?"

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Work history

Content CreativeChannel 4
Sep 2023Leeds, United KingdomInternship
I am part of the Content Creatives 2023 programme with Sharpfutures Cic, and will be gaining experience in executing digital content briefs end to end, from planning to execution. I'm excited to be upskilling in Adobe products such as Premier Pro and After Effects, as well as working with a great cohort of other young creatives.
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Customer Service ExecutiveNew Balance Team Sports
Feb 2023Leeds, United KingdomFull Time

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Skills

• 3D Printing
• Risograph Printing
• Publication Design
• Illustration
• Abobe Illustrator
• Adobe Indesign
• Archive Research
• Archiving Images
• Graphic Communication

Education

(BA) IllustrationLeeds Arts University
Jun 2023 - Jun 2023Leeds, United Kingdom