julinu - illustration & graphic design - portfolio and resume

Illustration & Graphic DesignPortfolio

Illustration and Graphic Design

for Advertising Campaigns and Games 3

Logo Design 17

Self-Initiated Projects / Work for Smaller Clients 27

About 41

Full CV 42

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Logo Designjulinu | portfolio 2015

Illustration and Graphic Designfor Advertising Campaigns and Games

Illustration and Graphic Designjulinu | portfolio 2015

The Malta Book Festival is a highly anticipated, yearly event that showcases the growing publishing scene in Malta. I was approached by the National Book Council to handle this year’s campaign - a request I gladly complied with.

The illustration mimicks an immersive reading experience by featuring numerous, known literary characters into one compostition. Additionally using a combination of the playful Fertigo for headings and a more serious Gill Sans for body text provided a harmonious balance of playfulness while retaining some formality.

Malta Book Festival2015


The Bus Bosses Tribute Card Game was a collaborative project that started off as a student project.

It consists of a trump-card game that pokes fun at the comical bus-driver stereotypes and their accessories that characterised the Maltese public transport system until 2011.

My role was to create digital illustrations of the accessories and to write funny, fictitious character profiles. The other members were in charge of the drivers’ caricatures, layout design and printing logistics.

Bus Bosses Tribute Card-Game


Bus Bosses Tribute Card GamePreliminary sketches that led to the finalised illustrations.


As part of a battery disposal awareness campaign Wasteserv Ltd commissioned an illustrated story book aimed for children.

I was asked to create accompanying illustrations based on the official Batterina character. Given the target audience, I decided to interpret the story using vector graphics. This enabled me to be flexible and make changes quickly but it also helped contribute towards a more children-appropriate style.

Batterina Battery Disposal Awareness Campaign


Bank of Valletta, one of the leading banks in Malta, offers a series of benefits in the form of reduced loan interest rates and other advantageous offers to students and recent graduates. In order to promote these offers and encourage students to switch to BOV the bank needed to launch a nation-wide campaign that would be appealing to its target audience.

BOV Club Campaign(Bank of Valletta)


join us for advantageous student offers

Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c., 58, Zachary Street, Valletta VLT 1130 - Malta

BOV CLUB bov.com

Your success is our goal.

Terms and conditions apply.


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BOV HOME LOANS 2131 2020 I bov.com

Issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c.58, Zachary StreetValletta VLT 1130 - Malta

Your success is our goal.

Once upon a time you chose your dream home. Now is the time to add features you’ve always wanted, like a swimming pool or some additional space. We can make this process more straightforward and affordable than you think. Talk to us today for more details.

Loans are subject to normal bank lending criteria and final approval from your BOV branch. Terms and conditions apply. The term of the loan must not go beyond retirement age.

renovating your fairytale home

Encouraging people to embark on the process of home ownership financed through a bank loan can be a daunting challenge – especially in the light of the recent global economic turmoil. To this end, I answered Bank of Valletta’s demanding brief by exploiting universally recognisable fairy tales to represent the different home loan categories offered by the bank.

A series of illustrations for this 2-year, nation-wide campaign exploited basic asssumptions in fairy tales assumptions and took them to the next level. The genie now contemplates buying an additional lamp (second time buyers). The mermaid is in dire need of home refurbishment (home improvement loans). Snow White and her prince approach their new, humble, dream home complete with two traditional “gallariji” (first time buyers).

Once the illustrations were approved the rest of the promotional campaign including billboards, leaflets, bus shelters, booklets, trade-fair stands, and TV commercials were created.

BOV Home Loans Campaign


Illustrations created for different Home loan CategoriesHome Loan Category: Home Renovation

Home Loan Category (Clockwise): Larger Home; Home Loans based on Future Income; Home Renovation; Second Home.


As part of a nation-wide, mental health awareness campaign Richmond Foundation required a series of striking visuals that were both aesthetically stimulating as well as informative to its audience.

By laboriously shaping up typography to create emotive portraits (see work in progress overleaf) I was able to illustrate the negative symptoms that characterise mental health problems in the shape of faces. By doing so I also highlighted the fact that these symptoms can become so overwhelming that they will actually be the main characteristics that make up the affected people’s composition.

Mental HealthAwareness Campaign


Operational Programme II – Cohesion Policy 2007- 2013People for More Jobs and a Better Quality of Life

Project part-financed by the European UnionEuropean Social Fund (ESF)

Co-financing rate: 72.25% EU Funds; 12.75% National Funds; 15% Beneficiary’s Own Funds

Investing in your future

HealtHy mind for HealtHy business Stop and think

Call Richmond Foundation on 2148 0045www.richmond.org.mt

ESF 3.193

Email: [email protected]://www.ohsa.org.mt

17, Triq Edgar Ferro, PietàPTA 1533 - MaltaTel: (+356) 2124 7677Fax: (+356) 2123 2909

Operational Programme II – Cohesion Policy 2007- 2013People for More Jobs and a Better Quality of Life

Project part-financed by the European UnionEuropean Social Fund (ESF)

Co-financing rate: 72.25% EU Funds; 12.75% National Funds; 15% Beneficiary’s Own Funds

Investing in your future

HEALTHY MIND for HEALTHY BUSINESS FIND OUT MORE

Call Richmond Foundation on 2148 0045www.richmond.org.mt

ESF 3.193

Email: [email protected]://www.ohsa.org.mt

17, Triq Edgar Ferro, PietàPTA 1533 - MaltaTel: (+356) 2124 7677Fax: (+356) 2123 2909


As part of Bank of Valletta’s campaign to promote advantageous offers available throughout Summer, I opted to interpret the intended communication literally - by displaying good-looking vehicles carrying massive boxes. In this campaign I was also responsible for sourcing vehicles and boxes to be shot by a freelance photographer. These were then combined with carefully selected and edited stock imagery and custom decorations to create the amiable, colourful, feel-good visuals necessary for the campaign to be appealing.

BOV Summer Offers Campaign


Logo Design


Self-Initiated Projects / Work for Smaller Clients

Self-Initiated Projects / Work for Smaller Clientsjulinu | portfolio 2015

Ir-RealtàIllustration and design of a satirical newspaper.

Ir-RealtàIllustration and design of a satirical newspaper.


Pudina tal-MiliedIllustrated poster for a popular, naughty, yearly Xmas-themed party.

Ghinni Nsir Qassis (lit. Help Me Become a Priest)An illustration (included in a calendar about the streets of Valletta) that pokes fun at a

sculpture in Merchant Street, Valletta.


LoopholeIllustrated poster for a short, stop-motion, oil-on-paper, animation.


LoopholeStoryboards and book layout.

LoopholeBook containing storyboards and concept art.


Apocalypse HDA one-off comic aimed to design an engaging sequence that delivers a surprise in the last panel.


Oral DelightA pencil drawing illustrating deceitful pleasures.

Epilogue Pencil drawing.


“Ghoxx Qalbek” lit. Vagina HeartA pencil drawing illustrating the complex dynamics associated with love and hate.

The Plight of the Homeless OrcaA pencil drawing illustrating the discomfort of not fitting in with societal expectations.

Shortlisted for the

AOI World Illustration

Awards 2015


The Lies I Tell Myself

An illustration accompanying a short story about dissociative identity disorder.

My Early Math Lesson

An illustration accompanying a poem describing an anger burst that backfires.


The Art of SilenceAn illustrated poster for an exhibition against art censorship.

Self Portrait with Flying Spaghetti MonsterSelf-initiated project paying tribute to the Flying Spaghetti Monster


RumpelstiltskinDesign and illustration for a Noir adaptation of the Brothers Grimm’s classic tale.

RumpelstiltskinBooklet layout and a selection of illustrations.


RumpelstiltskinIllustration sample.

RumpelstiltskinIllustration sample.


4 ROOMSBooklet design for a conceptual photography exhibition by Ritty Tacsum.

4 ROOMSBooklet design for a conceptual photography exhibition by Ritty Tacsum.


Scatocracy vs DemocracyAn oil-on-paper, stop-motion animation that questions the effectiveness of democracy.

Vertebral SilenceAn oil-on-paper, stop-motion animation that explores delirium and regret.

julinu | portfolio 2015

Julian Mallia (a.k.a. Julinu) is a Maltese bipedal mammal

that derives pleasure from translating thoughts into illustrations,

graphic design and moving imagery. He works as a freelance illustrator and

graphic designer and is passionate about fine art, films, music, drumming

and the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Distinguishing Features

• Idea-driven, quirky work

• Minimalist design where content takes precedence over decoration

• Strong draughtsmanship combining traditional and digital techniques

• Adaptability and flexibility of style

• Academic backgrounds in Graphic Design and in Psychology

• Extensive experience working with advertising agencies

Curriculum Vitae

Personal Information

Name and Surname: Julian Mallia (a.k.a. Julinu)Nationality: Maltese (EU)Date of Birth: 19/09/1985Sex: Male

Address (Malta): 128, Gardjola, Italian Mission Street, Kalkara KKR 1707, Malta (EU)Mobile: 7909 3612

Email Address: [email protected]: www.julinu.com

Work Experience

Julinu.com Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer (2015-);

JP Advertising Ltd Full-time Graphic Designer and Illustrator (2010-2014);

Universal Publicity Services Part-time Graphic Designer (2009);

Pure Concepts Part-time Graphic Designer and Printing Assistant (2007-2008).

Education

M.A. Sequential Design / Illustration (University of Brighton, UK: 2015);

B.A. Graphic Design and Interactive Media (Hons.) (MCAST Institute of Art and Design in collaboration with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Malta: 2010);

Oil painting (scholarship course at Lorenzo de Medici Art Institute, Florence, Italy: 2007);

B. Psychology (Hons.) (University of Malta, Malta: 2006).

Personal Skills

Proficiency in Maltese and English. Also understands and speaks Italian.

On a personal level I would describe myself as thoughtful, hard-working, agreeable, resourceful, daring, empathic and passionate. I am also keen on drumming, live gigs, witty humour and clever word play.

On a technical level I am most proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. I also have a good working knowledge of AfterEffects and a basic understanding of html and css. I am also comfortable with ideas generation, sequential design, traditional painting, and dslr cameras.

Other Achievements / Collective Exhibitions

Shortlisted for AOI World Illustration Awards 2015 for my entry “The Plight of the Homeless Orca”;

“Brighton MA 2015” – University of Brighton, Brighton, UK – September 2015;

“Divergent Thinkers” – Dar Malta, Brussels, Belgium – October 2014;

“Divergent Thinkers 3” – VIVA Valletta International Visual Arts Festival – Blitz, Valletta, Malta - August 2014;

“Streets of Valletta 2013 Calendar” – Creative Island – Transcripta Translations, Valletta, Malta – December 2012;

“Une Femme Effervescente” – M/S Hulda, Valletta (Hulda Festival), Malta – September 2012;

“Sulluzzu” – Installation – Malta Design Week, Old University Building, Valletta, Malta – October 2011;

“Strada Stretta Exhibition” – Interactive Installation – Splendid Guesthouse, Strait Street, Valletta, Malta – April 2011;

“The Art of Silence” – Front Kontra ċ-Ċensura – Gallery Liberty, Valletta, Malta – November 2010;

“DESIGNATION” – MCAST – St.James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta – July 2010;

“MCAST Institute of Art and Design Exhibition” – MCAST – St.James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta – July 2009;

“MCAST Institute of Art and Design Exhibition” – MCAST – St.James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta – July 2007;

“The Go Mobile ‘Share Your Flair Young Artists’ Competition” – GO – St. James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta – December 2006;

“Memento Mori” – Scaremongering Art Collective – uninhabited house in Valletta, Malta – November 2006;

“The Big Bang” – Wicked Comics – St. James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta – March 2006;

“stART” – KSU – Valletta Waterfront, Valletta, Malta – November 2005;

“Strangers” – Scaremongering Art Collective – St. James’ Cavalier, Valletta, Malta – September 2005;

“Merely a Stain” – Scaremongering Art Collective – ex-Bar Karoo (now MonaLiza), Valletta, Malta – June/July 2004;

“This is Really Happening” – Scaremongering Art Collective – University of Malta, Tal-Qroqq, Malta – December 2003.

julinu | portfolio 2015

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