Creatives across borders

Selom Sunu - Character Designer and Illustrator

March 17, 2024 Bayo/Selom Sunu Episode 5
Selom Sunu - Character Designer and Illustrator
Creatives across borders
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Creatives across borders
Selom Sunu - Character Designer and Illustrator
Mar 17, 2024 Episode 5
Bayo/Selom Sunu

Selom Sunu is a British-Ghanaian character designer and illustrator whose works include the Google Doodle of Andrew Watson, CBeebies JoJo and Gran Gran show, and Children's books by publishers like Penguin and Harper Collins. What you may not know is his business and marketing background, the late start to his illustration and animation career, the story behind his mentorship with an experienced Disney character designer, positioning using LinkedIn, influences, workshops, passion for adult education, work-life balance as a father and husband. 

Tune in to learn about

  • His late career transition from a business and marketing to illustrations and character design
  • How he came about his mentorship with a renowned character designer at Disney and the mentoring process
  • The role of LinkedIn and opportunities he's had like Disney Television Animation, Mercury Filmworks, Google among others
  • Resources for developing your skills in the  animation and illustration industry
  • Useful tips for other creatives to follow

A summary of the show including related links can be found in this post:
https://wafunkpublishing.com/creatives-across-borders-selom-sunu/

Show Notes

Selom Sunu is a British-Ghanaian character designer and illustrator whose works include the Google Doodle of Andrew Watson, CBeebies JoJo and Gran Gran show, and Children's books by publishers like Penguin and Harper Collins. What you may not know is his business and marketing background, the late start to his illustration and animation career, the story behind his mentorship with an experienced Disney character designer, positioning using LinkedIn, influences, workshops, passion for adult education, work-life balance as a father and husband. 

Tune in to learn about

  • His late career transition from a business and marketing to illustrations and character design
  • How he came about his mentorship with a renowned character designer at Disney and the mentoring process
  • The role of LinkedIn and opportunities he's had like Disney Television Animation, Mercury Filmworks, Google among others
  • Resources for developing your skills in the  animation and illustration industry
  • Useful tips for other creatives to follow

A summary of the show including related links can be found in this post:
https://wafunkpublishing.com/creatives-across-borders-selom-sunu/