Celebrated graphic designer, Malika Favre, creates bold and minimal illustrations, that are often described as Pop Art meets OpArt.
Exploring the striking contrasts between positive and negative space and color, Favre is one of the UK’s most sought after graphic artists. Her clients include The New Yorker, Vogue, BAFTA, Sephora, and Penguin Books.
But according to Favre, talent has little to do with her huge success. In an interview with Plastik Magazine, she proclaimed that “a successful career is 10% talent. The rest is work, people skills, business sense, and optimism.”
Originally from France, 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.”
Indeed, her journey proved successful. Take a look.
