Churro & Gelato

A surprisingly pleasant combination of pastries and Art Nouveau; inspired by Walt Disney’s 1935 “The Cookie Carnival” and the Czech artist, Jiří Trnka.

A commissioned project for Nuki Churros & Gelato.

 

© Kenny Tai 2019 • All Rights Reserved.

RA 8293

Cory XIX

The pandemic lock down had caused me a sick sense of humor, thus an urge to spread is a must.

Say "hello" to Cory XIX.

Manila 1945

Always remember, never forget.

Jones Bridge

Fort Santiago

The Nomad Soap Co. pt.02

The Wise Turtle

Cool, calm and collected.

The Lone Wolf

Independent, smart and adaptable.

The Spirited Rhino

Strong, adventurous and wild.

 The Sexy Lion

Confident, charming and sensual.

The Nomad Soap Co. pt.01

I'm delighted to introduce The Nomad Soap Co., a brand that my good friend Conrad Haynes started in 2018 along with his team in Los Angeles, CA.

The brand caters handcrafted soaps inspired from a family recipe in Louisiana and solid colognes for men with different skin types as it also explores different masculine flavors which I had the opportunity to work on the visuals to translate each flavor in character design. The color studies and character research was a lot of fun as it was when creating and rendering each of them.

Individual portraits to follow on my next posts.

 

 

 

 

•  Lifestyle Photography by The Red Futon
• Product Photography by Joanne Nguyen
• Art + Illustration by yours truly

Design + Color Study

Walang Pasok

A Wistful Afternoon

Ramen Shokudo : Illustrations

  

"The noodles are the body

and the broth is the soul."

Commissioned illustration series as part of the

re-branding identity for Ramen Shokudo.

Ramen Shokudo : Logo & Branding Design

Logo and brand redesign for a local Japanese noodle house, Ramen Shokudo.

 

The chef's method of using handmade ingredients to serve food in contrast from the ready-made ones that are available in the nearest store is the essence of embracing and surviving the harsh contemporary while being deeply grounded and organic by its tradition.

 

The brand's principle inspired the development of the visual to represent pride and richness of the Japanese Ramen as the face of the brand as it welcomes the diners with warm and charm to share its authenticity and quality.

See more articles about Ramen Shokudo here:
Noli Soli • Spot.ph

The Dream Weavers

The T'Boli Tribe of South Cotabato (Mindanao), Phlippines

While the Native Americans have dream catchers in their culture, the Filipinos have "Dream Weavers".

Each weaving design is unique and never repeated as it is profoundly based on the weaver's dream from a fragment of her sleep, then the weaving and visualizing her dream to an actual material would take several days to months of work. An immense dedication and patience to their craftsmanship on today's modernization, or should I say they work hard to make their dreams come true?

This is another one of the study for the commissioned series by Mont Albo Massage Hut in 2016. Check out their page or in IG to see more of the illustrations.

Manila Biennale : Art Dump 07

Carlos Celdran

 

Manila Biennale : Art Dump 06

Some past design studies of the slums that were suppose to be an animated short film that I have worked with my mentor, Hans Bacher.

The film is now scrapped and shelved in 2012, until it was redesigned to be one of the visuals for the Manila Biennale 2018 - perfect timing and "zero waste". Ha.

Manila Biennale : Art Dump 05

Dionisio Magbuelas

(aka Don Papa)

Manila Biennale : Art Dump 04

Good morning, Manila.

Manila Biennale : Art Dump 03

Intramuros, Manila

The Aduana Ruins, Intramuros

Quiapo, Manila