Based in Münster, Germany, Yeye Weller (real name Boris Bromberg) found his passion for illustration through skateboarding stickers and adverts for brands like Santa Cruz, and a childhood love of The Beatles’ animated film Yellow Submarine. “All those colours, the music and the awesome style of Heinz Edelmann is timeless. I always wanted to create something like it,” Yeye says. He founded his own skate brand at 14 thanks to a cracked version of Photoshop: “It was totally noobish and we just sold shirts to friends, but this was the starting point,” he says. “I was never a talented draftsman, but I always had a good eye for design and a feeling for balance and colours… with time and practice my drawing skills became better.”
Yeye’s creative process starts with listening…
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Computer Arts (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2020