Two names (and a pseudonym):
Adriana Hristova (Ади/Adie)
Introduce yourself in a few words:
Hello! My name is Adi (Adriana) and I am an illustrator and graphic designer. I am originally from the city of Varna, where I live with my husband and our cat Mochi. I mainly deal with book design and layout, as well as illustrating publications. At the moment, I am interested in drawing while traveling, as well as capturing small moments from the everyday life around me.
What did you graduate from?
2024 – Master's program "Art of the Book", National Academy of Arts
2022 – Bachelor's degree in "Book, Illustration, Printed Graphics", National Academy of Arts
What is your professional experience so far?
from 2023 to present – designer at Kontur Creative studio
from 2022 to present – designer at Derzai magazine
2025 – workshop for Pop-up book “Heroes from the Bookfolds”, part of the “Make It Happen” festival, Veliko Tarnovo
2021 – 2025 – published illustrations and board design in Derzai magazine
2021 – Published student project for comprehensive graphic design – “Macbeth”, William Shakespeare
• graphic design of art and periodicals; covers and illustrations
• advertising materials for print and non-print media
• pre-press; adaptation of foreign publications and co-production
Tell us more about your work (style, technique, interests, way of working):
I draw mostly digitally, stylized and graphically. However, for pleasure, I prefer to sketch with fineliners and markers. Over time, my friends and I have found that my love for comics, manga, and animations are quite intertwined in my work. Artistically, I go through different periods of interest, but I think that at their core they are always dictated by the diversity and nuance of emotions that a person can experience and project onto supposedly inanimate matter.
Exhibitions/participations/performances/awards:
2024, 2025 – Master’s degree exhibitions, Sofia, Dobrich
2024 – First creative residency of “Derzai”, theme “Art as communication or art as competition?”, Veliko Tarnovo
2022 – Bachelor’s degree exhibitions, Sofia
2022, 2024 – “Biennale of Illustration” – III, IV, Sofia
2021, 2022, 2024 – Exhibition of the works of the participants in the magazine “Derzai” – issue II, III, VII, Sofia, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo
2021 – XXIII International Student Illustration Competition “From the Fairytale World of Boris Aprilov”, Sliven
2019 – 8th European University Business Forum, Brussell, Belgum
2022 – Award for Achievements in Fine Arts
Illustrated works:
"Macbeth", William Shakespeare, Krug Publishing
"Girls from Shakespeare" ("Book Christmas", "Book Ambush"), Vyara Yanakieva, Erove Publishing
"Two Halves of a Whole", Moni Atanasova, Egmont
"The Daughter of Time" (illustrations in the publication), Diane Shaer, Shaer Publishing
Who is your favorite illustrator?
Stepan Sheich, Jamie Hewlett, Haruko Ichikawa, etc.
What is your favorite illustrated book?
Land of the Lustrous, Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools, Sunstone, and many others
What book do you dream of illustrating?
If a book touches me very strongly, I prefer to sit down directly to illustrate it, rather than dream. So my answer would be - as many books as possible that excite me.
Website:
https://diecoloredpants.wixsite.com/website
Facebook/Instagram/other:
@diecoloredpants
linktr.ee/diecoloredpants
And here are some of Adriana's works...
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