Photo: Bea Echeverría
Hi! My name is Carlos Arrojo, I´m a freelance illustrator based in La Coruña, Spain. I work for a variety of international clients mainly in the fields of editorial and advertising. I consider myself a versatile illustrator and also able to offer a personal approach through my work. The use of striking linework and attention to simplified detail are the main characteristics that define my style. I´m a responsable person and I always try to do my best in every new project.
CLIENTS
Publishers: Edebe, Siruela, Edelvives, Ediciones del Serbal, Alevosia Libros, Sushi Books, Lupo Editore (IT), Editions Payot & Rivages (FRA). Magazines & Newspapers: El Ciervo, Educacion y Biblioteca, Estudios de la Juventud, Datum (AUS), Financial Management (UK), PM Network (US), Monocle (UK), The Simple Things (UK). Corporate clients: Perrier, Abanca, Estrella Galicia, Cabreiroá, Nestlé, Casino Gran Madrid, La Pedriza, Zeleris, Turismo de Santiago de Compostela, Pazo da Cultura de Pontevedra, Ayuntamiento de La Coruña, Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, Concello de Nigran, La Marmota Repostrebar, Casta (MEX).
AWARDS
2015 Ilustramaxina Prize > 2012 Prize Best Illustration Ciudad de Leganés Contest, Madrid > First prize Nigran Jazz Poster Contest > 2011 Illustration prize Injuve > First prize of Spanish Ministry of Culture to Geografía mágica as Best Book Published in 2010, Children and Youth Category (illustrations) > 2009 Second prize in the posters form of Galicia Create Competition > First prize Festa da Istoria de Ribadavia Poster Contest > 2007 Third prize in the Painting Contest Comarca do Sar > Prize as best illustration in the Sixth Comic and Illustration Event of Santa Pola, Alicante > 2005 Illustration second prize Injuve.
INTERVIEWS AND PRESS
Picame · Abduzeedo · Escena 52 · Ballpitmag · It´s Nice That · The Design Love · Altpick · Sample · Singular Graphic Design · Causeineedit · Beware