design! bitch.

fast, power retouching

2012-01-10T15:04:00.000-08:00

based in a -not so good- pic, therefore my recommendation to use pics with the best resolutions.
original pic:

mejores discos del 2011

2011-12-27T08:53:00.001-08:00

Whats in my head.

2011-12-26T12:34:00.000-08:00

it took me one hour, to write down the most important things in mind. some of them didnt come easy, but still, they were there.
ranking de las cosas más importantes que pasan por mi cabeza.

madrid loves typo

2011-12-21T12:48:00.000-08:00

For those who dont know, colada morada is a blue berry beverage we drink in my country en el dia de los muertos. I live in Ecuador.

dr k

2011-12-12T13:27:00.000-08:00

pretty much every doctor.

Madame rëve

2011-12-11T20:15:00.001-08:00

dance dance dance! in the panic room
http://soundcloud.com/madamereve

There's always a bunny in terror movies

2011-12-06T19:05:00.000-08:00

it took me more than it should. This actually started as a personal project, then got a client that could actually be interested,(us rock band) but didnt work out so ended up as a personal project like in the beginning. IF YOU ARE GOOD AT SOMETHING, NEVER DO IT FOR FREE.

face2face: madmen vs ad students

2011-11-28T17:14:00.000-08:00

poster for a creative meeting in my university: advertising students meet advertising men.

brands

2011-10-28T16:21:00.001-07:00

they do.

real eyes.

2011-09-18T15:44:00.000-07:00

Quito in the night

2011-08-14T10:00:00.000-07:00

left the aperture ring open for a few hours, the results. this was from a park close to my house.

diablo

2011-08-11T11:18:00.001-07:00

new productions

2011-07-10T19:28:00.000-07:00

working for the music industry lately, part of what I like the most, Im free to do everything and have power to control almost everything, but what really makes me happy is that in the last picture, the picture of the artist, (DRE) wast shot by Delaney Bishop (marilyn manson, usher, guess), I was so shocked when I got to know this, he sent it directly from L.A. to the label and they send it to me, such an honor.

yoooo people.

2011-06-14T17:47:00.000-07:00

I know, its been so long from my last post, thing is, I ve been living my life, no work, just play. and I am extremely happy how things are right now. well, I also realized I cant live without art in my life, without drawing, and without ice tea every 35 minutes. I did this ilustration, for someone special :) , and its the shape of things about to come. *vectors
hace mucho que no posteaba nada, la unica razón aceptable es que me aleje de todo por un tiempo , vivir mi vida como siempre he querido, que por trabajar en diseño y en publicidad desde tan joven nunca pude, amo el curso de las cosas ahora, pero no puedo dejar de dibujar, y esta última ilus es un sneak peek de lo que se viene. frida kahlo, version hopera, con todo el respeto. (y el color)

the mirror

2011-05-13T10:28:00.000-07:00

truly nolen

2011-04-20T18:23:00.001-07:00

truly nolen is a pest control company, you just need to call them and they will take care of whatever your house is infested of. friendly service, not for the pagues tho :)
this ads are about to be appearing in mass media, are part of a campaign we have been working lately.
redaction and copy: Juan Pablo Enriquez

old projects

2011-04-08T16:30:00.001-07:00

love

2011-04-02T21:21:00.001-07:00

for those who have heart.

Rock N wolf

2011-03-20T10:06:00.000-07:00

the logo for a new rock band, its more like classic rock, well, you see the wolf so... Im sure Ill post more stuff about them, we ll be doing photos and probably a demo, and off course, I get to see them free
thanks to canadian designer amy s. who helped me correcting the wolf, we ll also be doing stuff together, and Ill post a link to her work soon...
thanks amy. oh I love the internets....

humanzee

2011-03-07T19:23:00.000-08:00

I dont know if this goes as the front cover, or as an inner page, anyway its always great to contribute with local indie rock bands, in which I call, the total art piece, featuring music, illustration, painting, desing, poetry, photography and cinematography, relief for the soul.
its not a new band, but they ve always been trying to find their way. a mix of electro, indie rock and funk. more at http://www.myspace.com/humanzeecuador

imagine

2011-03-06T18:39:00.000-08:00

in 1969 we didnt have twitter,
facebook or fancy drugs,
we didnt even have computers.
we had something that could
turn a empty box into a submarine,
something we liked to call
I m a g i n a t i o n

wisdom

2011-02-27T07:54:00.000-08:00

more tees!

2011-02-06T11:20:00.001-08:00

design for sale.

I am buitre

2011-01-21T07:00:00.000-08:00

My girlfriend and I own elvis costello

:)

2011-01-10T18:30:00.000-08:00

clothes

2011-01-03T18:30:00.001-08:00

may seem vain, but clothes are important in your life, not because of brands (fuck them :) but are such an extension of your persona.
pretty much all my wardrobe.
click to embiggen

love

2010-12-31T17:21:00.000-08:00

the last print of the year. god knows I effing love typo, so sexy.

sketch book party

2010-12-21T17:22:00.000-08:00

great cold night in quito ecuador, I started drawing at 10, during an hour or so. the thing was to draw a couple of models, male and female that were posing in front of us. but I just felt like doing something different, character design, well, you can see it.

inner monster project

2010-12-12T08:32:00.000-08:00

diego lara saltos. well known designer here (even posted his works some time ago , you can check it) promotes this project in which you can download a template from his webpage and do your art inside it. you are free to work with any digital technique and then you can be featured in the project page http://diegolara.net/v3/innermonster.html

ecuadorian illustrators live performance

2010-12-12T08:30:00.001-08:00

Im about to have a sketchbook party in my city, featuring illustrators I really admire for which its an honor to me to be drawing this night.
Im to draw this, live, digitally .

hanna martin

2010-11-04T08:23:00.000-07:00

hanna martin for front magazine.
shes the september alt girl, and is actually blonde.

zteph

2010-10-25T08:53:00.001-07:00

One of the coolest girls I know. thanks 2 glenn A. for the painting tips (helped me a lot)
its a mix technique, i mean normal drawing and digital painting.

the city

2010-10-11T12:42:00.000-07:00

sometimes you wish you feel like this....

graphic designers

2010-09-23T09:18:00.000-07:00

for all my friends out there!
para los amigos!

packaging

2010-08-27T08:00:00.000-07:00

its a new package and rebranding of a local sausage brand, it still has to be approved.

Sneak Peek

2010-08-09T18:55:00.000-07:00

its a group of 20, Ihope, and its called "teenagers".
I pretty much hate all teenagers, but its probably the time when you can be whatevere the f*** you want, that includes how you look, how you see the world, anything. you dont care about anything but you, and always have something to say about anything, well, we all have, agreed, but as a teenager you dont care about consequences of saying or doing things that, probably as an adult, you would regret.

I WON , I WON!

2010-08-08T08:53:00.000-07:00

Remember I entered a poster contest, well i even posted it some time ago, the thing is : I won the people's choice, Im so happy .
this is what I did :

and this is what I get:yes, its a big check!!!!

the check facts , animal lovers edition:

CLICK ON THE PICTURE TO MAKE IT BIGGER!

yeah zombie!

2010-08-05T19:59:00.000-07:00

now for my own tees brand, yeah and the zombie, also available on posters, the first one is for the demo album of a local band "the concords", featuring a song with the same name: yeah. Ill post the song as soon as i get the album :)

For you

2010-07-17T18:11:00.000-07:00

drawing reality

2010-07-04T17:12:00.000-07:00

eat my hot dog

2010-07-03T11:17:00.001-07:00

Lark contest

2010-06-25T16:06:00.000-07:00

I applied for a contest, for a cigarrette company( Iknow, blame me) and it will be in a exposition next week.
hope so

the impossible triangle

2010-05-31T18:49:00.000-07:00

or the triangle of power, I added some texture, turned out good, I love to combine vectors with texture.

le añadi textura para variar un poco, la mezcla de vectores+texturas siempre viene bien

t shirt design

2010-05-19T14:13:00.000-07:00

me han pedido que haga una ilus para una nueva marca de camisetas, a darle es con todo!!!

i was asked to draw something 4 a new tee company, im thinking on doing this more frequently cause it pays better, and i usually have more freedom, still have to work a lot on this one*******

Sr madrid en ilustradores ecuatorianos

2010-05-13T18:58:00.000-07:00

hace algunas semanas ilustradores ecuatorianos , una pagina que muestra muy buenos trabajos de gente del medio en nuestro pais, publicó una entrevista y algunos trabajos mios. es buena la iniciativa de mostrar lo que varios "ilustradores" del pais vienen haciendo, no solo por conocer el talento de otras personas, que capaz nunca viste su trabajo, si no porque te obliga a querer sacar mejores cosas, a dedicarte por completo.
ya son dos años de estar en esto y hasta ahora ningún trabajo me ha dejado 100% feliz, hay tantas cosas por hacer y el tiempo que no alcanza. solo quiero dibujar .
muchas gracias a felix hurtado por el post.

some weeks ago , ilustradores ecuatorianos , a webpage created to show professional and amateur portfolios of national illustrators, featured an interview and some of my works. i think the idea of showing what others are doing is remarkable, but is also challenging, cause it obligates you to work harder.
its been 2 years now Ive been doing this, and until now I havent felt 100% satisfied with any of my works , theres so much to do , and time is short. I just want to draw

les dejo el link por si quieren ver la entrevista
Im leaving the link in case You want to read the interview

http://ilustradoresecuatorianos.blogspot.com/2010/04/alex-madrid.html

dead nerd

2010-04-23T14:22:00.000-07:00

old work but Ill always love it

Funny pics of the week

2010-04-11T10:31:00.000-07:00

just click on the pic to see details

THE MAKING OF A POSTER

2010-03-30T19:39:00.000-07:00

THE PROCESS OF CREATING A POSTER FROM BEGINNING. FIRST U NEED TO KNOW WHAT ARE U GONNA DO, IM NOT SAYING U ALREADY HAVE TO HAVE THE EXACTLY PICTURE OF HOW ITS GONNA LOOK LIKE. BUT ITS BETTER TO KNOW THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS THAT WILL MAKE THE COMPOSITION STAND OUT. I LIKE TO EXPERIMENT IN THE WAY. OK MAKE SURE , TO BEGIN, U GOT -SERIOUSLY- GOOD RESOLUTION PICTURES, IN THE CASE U WANT TO PRINT LATER. AND MAKE SURE U CAN ACTUALLY USE THE PICS U WILL WORK WITH. ITS IMPORTANT TO QUOTE REFERENCES.
THEN WHEN U HAVE MOST ELEMENTS U START FOCUSING ON THE MAIN PART OF THE COMPOSITION, THIS CASE, THE ZEBRA ITSELF. AS U WORK ON, U LL REALIZE WHAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED, OR IN THIS VERY SAME CASE, BEING DELETED. DONT BE AFRAID OF TRYING, DELETING OBJECTS, OR CHANGING COLORS. REACH THE POINT U FEEL SATISFIED WITH IT.

webpage proposal

2010-03-20T21:51:00.001-07:00

im hoping to get my own web page in 2010 and id really like to have this as an intro, maybe in motion?? hope to see it done this year....

drunk bear

2010-03-06T08:18:00.000-08:00

dirty sexy money

2010-01-18T10:10:00.001-08:00

Im interested on sexy typography now. ill use this on a tee too.

2009-12-31T12:55:00.000-08:00

tee

2009-12-30T06:38:00.000-08:00

i did it for x-mas

nature

2009-12-21T19:03:00.001-08:00

mas de razor red

2009-12-02T18:28:00.001-08:00

maniana imprimen los posters, para comenzar con la promocion.
tomorrow we going to the print shop and consequently promoting their image from start.

razor red cd

2009-11-27T11:34:00.001-08:00

once again the client comes to me because he wants something memorable for their first cd.
the thing is it took me more than it should, because of the client´s constantly changing his mind all over again. im learning design in my country is not something really enjoyable , sometimes it sucks.
in the last moment, the client wants to change the band logo, and replace mine with the one he did. im sure it will look terrible , and im not gonna put my name if it does. i usually dont let clients stick their noses in my work, but its being recognized to me that i actually commited a lot of mistakes from scratch, i hope ican make him change his mind.

interruptor magazine

2009-11-22T16:47:00.000-08:00

i hope they choose me for the mag cover
issue: urban trends

skate or die

2009-11-09T16:50:00.000-08:00

poster for an indie/skate party, after a hardcore show, i dont know the other details but the information was put in a white box adding white space in the bottom.

sr toro

2009-11-06T17:57:00.000-08:00

I was asked to create a simple poster for an anti-bullfights movement.

2009-10-24T16:52:00.000-07:00

skulls

2009-09-26T11:08:00.000-07:00

love skulls

the best trick ever.......

2009-05-29T12:29:00.000-07:00

bitsandpieces.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/imagesinflatable-ball-trick.gif

please click in the link, this is the best trick ever seen on the web
(and we even know about the mentos + coke trick......)

skinography

2009-05-29T12:27:00.000-07:00

I wonder how do their body look after doing this...

this is what I call advertising

2009-05-29T12:24:00.000-07:00

some major campaign against Irak war, awesome.

picture of the week

2009-05-28T05:54:00.001-07:00

he´s back.

ipod

2009-05-25T19:51:00.000-07:00

the final work, hope its good.
la sesión final, ojala se ajuste al brief.....

2009-05-24T19:49:00.000-07:00

vectors pixels hedonism

2009-05-04T18:50:00.000-07:00

2009-04-16T07:47:00.001-07:00

Diego Lara

2009-04-07T10:55:00.001-07:00

Diego Lara, otro buen diseñador que trabaja en Quito , muy versatil , lo que mas me gusta de el es que no sigue un estilo particular.
Diego Lara, designer, from Quito- Ecuador, what I like about this dude is that he has no particular stile.

www.diegolara.net

2009-04-04T08:13:00.000-07:00

true happiness

last week working

2009-04-01T19:35:00.001-07:00

algunas de las cosas que hice en mi trabajo que me han gustado(a la de doors también le metió mano ADN Montalvo ,mi jefe)
some of the artwork Ive done in my job I like(the doors one is a collaboration with ADN Montalvo, my boss)

camellie

2009-03-29T13:09:00.001-07:00

camelia dobrin es una ilustradora y dieñadora de londres, tiene 24 años y un portafolio muy envidiable, realmente tiene un estilo encantador y puedes ver sus mejores trabajo en su página web , realmente muy buenas ilustraciones.
camelia dobrin is a 24 year old illustrator from the uk, u should visit her web site, really impressive and creative work

2009-03-29T12:44:00.000-07:00

hello mike...

Mc bess

2009-03-26T13:28:00.001-07:00

un rockstar de la ilustración es Mcbess, este joven ilustrador se la pasa en exposiciones con otros artistas, al rededor del mundo, ademas que su estilo es inconfundible, es uno de los pocos en nuestro medio que se da el lujo de decidir con que marcas quiere trabajar y con cuales no. exelentes ilustraciones

a design rockstar we admire is Mcbess, a young ilustrator who lives traveling around the world in expositions with other artists, has a particular style, which can be recognized everywhere.

www.mcbess.com

copostudio

2009-03-21T19:42:00.001-07:00

hay que chequear la pagina web de este estudio joven de Quito, copostudio, tienen un estilo muy urbano y se les da muy bien la ilustracion y el diseño para web, además del diseño de ropa y tatuajes, exelente.
check this out, its a young studio from Quito, copostudio, dedicated to ilustration and web design , but they also do some clothing design and tatoos, with an urban stile , its awesome.

www.copostudio.com

one step from self-promotion

2009-03-20T18:55:00.001-07:00

en drmadrid-artwork estamos conscientes que la auto-promoción es una de las llaves del éxito de un blog, muy pronto iniciaremos con la etapa de afiches .

here in drmadrid-artwork we know self promotion is one key of our blog´s success, soon we´ll begin with posters around the city.

2009-03-20T18:52:00.000-07:00

sad story of the week.

2009-03-19T20:03:00.000-07:00

jesus ctrl s

mujica TMP

2009-03-19T19:44:00.001-07:00

uno de los estudios de diseño cuyo trabajo yo encuentro más memorable es el de este pequeño estudio( con muy buenas cuentas) que se encuentra en Quito Ecuador . sin duda un muy buen trabajo de ilustración y manejo de marca.

one of the design studios I admire the most , is this small studio located in Quito Ecuador(they have grat brands) really cool illustration and branding work.

www.mujica-tmp.com

gemma booth photography

2009-03-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

una de las fotografas que mas me impacta con su trabajo es sin duda la inglesa gemma booth, quien principalmente se dedica a la fotografía para el mundo de la moda, y bueno si no les gusta su trabajo de seguro les va a terminar gustando ella, está hermosísima.

one of the photographers I admire the most is gemma booth, she´s fron the UK , and most of her work is based on fashion photography, anyway, either u´ll like her work or u´ll like her, because she is hot , indeed

www.gemmabooth.com

2009-03-19T19:04:00.000-07:00

eh , bueno me encanta la ilustración y este es uno de los trabajos que posteo por cuanto lugar aparezca, ya me trajo más de un mal entendido con mi novia, bueee.....

I love ilustration and this is one of the works I post in every design blog I can .

hola/hello!!!!!!

2009-03-18T12:47:00.000-07:00

se supone que este no es otro de esos lugares donde voy a hablar solo de mi y de lo que me gusta y bla bla bla, porque a la final algo asi solo me va a importar a mi, no amigos
en este blog trataré, además de mostrarles lo que hago para vivir , algunos otros trabajos de alta calidad, principalmente ecuatorianos carajo. :)

this is not another self-indulgence design blog, so I wont talk about me or the things I like or bla bla bla , because something like that would only be interesting for me and thats it. no my friends , I will post (besides the things I do for a living) some other excellent works, especially from Ecuador and South America. : )

design! bitch.

fast, power retouching

mejores discos del 2011

Whats in my head.

madrid loves typo

dr k

Madame rëve

There's always a bunny in terror movies

face2face: madmen vs ad students

brands

real eyes.

Quito in the night

diablo

new productions

yoooo people.

the mirror

truly nolen

old projects

love

Rock N wolf

humanzee

imagine

wisdom

more tees!

I am buitre

:)

clothes

love

sketch book party

inner monster project

ecuadorian illustrators live performance

hanna martin

*zteph*

the city

graphic designers

packaging

Sneak Peek

I WON , I WON!

yeah zombie!

For you

drawing reality

eat my hot dog

Lark contest

the impossible triangle

t shirt design

Sr madrid en ilustradores ecuatorianos

dead nerd

Funny pics of the week

THE MAKING OF A POSTER

webpage proposal

drunk bear

dirty sexy money

tee

nature

mas de razor red

razor red cd

interruptor magazine

skate or die

sr toro

skulls

the best trick ever.......

skinography

this is what I call advertising

picture of the week

ipod

vectors pixels hedonism

Diego Lara

last week working

camellie

Mc bess

copostudio

one step from self-promotion

mujica TMP

gemma booth photography

hola/hello!!!!!!

zteph