My name is Sâde Popoola (aka Shadz) and I’m a 23 year old illustrator based in London looking for work and experience in the creative sector.
The passion I have for creating began with portraiture, however both university and personal projects have allowed me to expand my creative processes.
Over the past few years my work has began to take on a minimalist style, inspired by my childhood love for pop art, where I use a limited colour palette and shapes develop a composition.
Although the content of my work may differ, my hope is to always produce something that is relatable for those who don’t often see themselves, their interests or their struggles represented in art.
My dream brief would be a public illustrated campaign/project that allows me to spread a message of equality on a large scale. Additionally, as a repeat binger of tv shows and films, I would love to work within the TV and Film industries!
Projects
- Shortlisted for the WIA2022 Awards in Editorial IllustrationLast year I had the amazing opportunity to be shortlisted for the 2022 World Illustration Awards for my project 'Produced by the Film and TV Industries'. This project really means a lot to me as it spreads a message on the need for racial diversity in the media and I'm grateful for it to have come that far in such a prestigious award! https://theaoi.com/wia/?orderby=rand&award-year=2022&award-type=&award-list=shortlist&award-category=
- Moments of IntegrityA series created for The Music Rooms exhibition at Milton Keynes Gallery: Moments of Integrity My response was a series of posters dedicated to the forgotten black figures in Britain's history who’s accomplishments and sacrifices inspired many others. We saw during the BLM protests in 2020 that Britain places a lot of value in their history and the statutes that represent famous figures (figures who’s racists pasts we conveniently forgotten). They are used to highlight and honour their contri
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Projects credited in
- Illustration: Casting SexualityTo play or not to play; TOMES staff writer Katie Hulme wrestles with the question of who gets to play Queer on-screen… For this cover, Sâde illustrates the iconic director's chair, repurposing the otherwise functional black cloth holding up the director's posture into the rainbow stripes synonymous with the LGBT community. Read more: https://tomes.vague.digital/presents/casting-sexuality
- Editorial: Cover SongsCommunity member, Ed makes his TOMES debut with an analysis of what makes or breaks a cover song… For this cover, Sâde takes a literal approach to the title covering the surface of a vinyl record, a design choice informed by the article's topic and VAGUE's digital remediation aesthetic, with smaller identical records. Read more: https://tomes.vague.digital/presents/cover-songs
- Illustration: Pocket PoliticsA single mother earning minimum wage can have a side hustle. Our MPs should not. TOMES Culture Editor, Ayan explains for the first edition of Pocket Politics, a new series on TOMES. For this cover, lead illustrator Sâde looked to Tom Whalen's enamoring poster work and Sebastien Thibault's artistic political commentary for inspiration, pulling in elements of VAGUE's artistic direction rooted in lo-fi nostalgia and digital remediation. Read more: https://tomes.vague.digital/presents/government-s2
Work history
DesignerVAGUE
- London, United KingdomInternship
Illustrating articles for Vague Tomes
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Studio AssistantChiki Ceramiki
- Milton Keynes, United KingdomPart Time
Welcoming customers
Cashing up customers
Booking and hosting birthday parties/private sessions
Set up and close down shop
Barista
Restocking
Glazing items
Loading/un-loading kiln
Personalising pottery
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Skills
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere
- Adobe Create Suite
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Illustration
- Digital Illustration
- Portrait Drawing
- Portrait Artist
- Editorial Illustration
- Graphic Communication
- Graphic Design
- Vector Art
- Vector Illustration
- Customer Facing
- Customer Experience
- Teamworking
- Creative Briefs
- Creative Thinking
- Conceptual Thinking
- Quick Learner
- Observational Drawing
Education
Graphic DesignInternational Career School
- London, United Kingdom
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Lincoln
- Lincoln, United Kingdom
I undertook a 3 year degree in illustration and graduated with a first class in 2021.