Graphic design is said to be the process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of typography, photography, and illustration. Add a little Pop Art to the mix, and you get Malika Favre’s bold illustrations.
Exploring the contrasts between positive and negative space and color, Favre is one of the UK’s most sought after graphic artists, with clients that include The New Yorker, Vogue, BAFTA, Sephora, and Penguin Books.
But according to her, an art career was never in the cards for her.
In an interview with Plastik Magazine, Favre admitted that “fine art just never seemed a viable option to me. I never wanted to become an artist. I never even thought I had a voice. But I knew I loved drawing and coming up with ideas.”
“Graphic design and advertising seemed like a good choice. Also, I had been drawing for so long that illustration didn’t really feel like a field in which I could learn a lot. I always liked the idea of a good challenge and I knew nothing about graphic design as such, so it just felt right. Looking back now, I realize I was wrong and probably too cautious. But does the journey really matter? As long as you get there in the end.”
Check out some of her work in the gallery below.
