Yuta Onoda

I have recently had an interview with Thunder Chunky. Many thanks to Mike and everyone at TC! Thank you for stopping by!

DESIGNNET is a design magazine from Seoul, Korea. Many thanks to Kim and Ryoko for featuring my work!

I have recently had an interview with The Citrus Report. Many thanks to Evan for the great interview! Thank you for stopping by. More to come soon!

This piece was done for West Magazine. The article was about a serial killer named Earle Leonard Nelson. The story was a little gruesome and the AD preferred not to focus on the details. She already had an idea of image which eludes to a wolf in sheep's clothing as Nelson first appears to his potential victims as a bible toting christian. Many thanks to Teresa for the great project to work on! Thank you for stopping by!

This piece was done for Chicago Reader. The article was about the man who is disturbed, possibly to the point of insanity because the mother of his child has moved in with his former best friend. He tries to get attention of people but they do not care about him anymore. It was a very challenging project and the deadline was very tight. I was happy to be able to deliver the final on time. Thank you Paul for the great project to work on! Thank you for stopping by. More to come soon!

The latest issue of Creative Quarterly 17 is now available in bookstores. I feel very fortunate to be able to show my work along with great artists. Thank you so much judges and everyone at CQ! Please check out the magazine if you get a chance. Thank you for stopping by!

This piece is done for a face card project. My theme/card was the King of Spades. Since this year's Chinese zodiac is tiger, I decided to incorporate it in this piece. I tried to combine some new elements in the piece and I really enjoyed working on it. I will definitely let you know when I receive more information about the show! Thank you for stopping by!

I would like to announce that I have relaunched my website! I wanted to rework on my website for a while and I am glad I was finally able to renew my website. Many thanks to my friend / technical illustrator Steven Huynh for helping me rework on my website. Please check out the site if you have a moment!

http://yutaonoda.com/

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy new year and I wish you a great 2010! More to come soon...

I have recently received a copy of illusive 3 and this book is just simply amazing. It features many amazing artists and I am very honored to be able to show my work along with them. Many thanks to Henni and Julian for this amazing opportunity. I have also been working on my new website and it's about to be finished. I am very excited to relaunch my website soon! Thank you for stopping by and happy holidays!!

Their very first issue of CARNE Magazine is out now! This magazine showcases Fine Art / Photography / Illustration / Graphic Design / Motion Films. It was very fortunate to have been asked to contribute some of my work to the first issue. You can download the issue here! Thank you Ignacio for the opportunity!

This piece was done for Earth Island Journal Magazine. The article was about society’s changing relationship with nature: how modern people are falling back in love with the natural world and being re-enchanted with nature. I created 4 different versions of finals with different backgrounds (I posted 2 images here) and the one with blue background was selected. Many thanks to Amy for the wonderful project to work on. Thank you for stopping by and more to come soon!

These illustrations were done for How Magazine. The article was about "Anti office". Technology that makes it increasingly easy for designers to work just about anywhere. The toughest part of this assignment was to find the way to combine the traditional office setting and natural environment together. Thank you Bridgid for the great project to work on!

Some of my works were featured on one of the latest issues of Advanced Photoshop Magazine (issue 61). This is an European Magazine and it seems this issue finally made its way to Canada. Many thanks to Adam for giving me the opportunity to showcase my work on the magazine! Thanks for stopping by!

I have mentioned about ADCC student competition finalists couple months ago and there was an awards ceremony yesterday. It was their 60th annual award and I felt fortunate to be able to participate in this memorable ceremony. This award consists of numerous categories such as Advertising, Graphic design, Interactive, and Editorial design. I was very honored to receive Silver Award from ADCC Student Competition for "Restoring what is lost". Thank you so much for this incredible honor!

This piece was done for the MyMidwest Magazine cover, November / December issue. The article was about various modern interpretations of the Nutcracker... It was a very challenging project, but I was glad that I was able to deliver the final on time. Click for larger images!

Few weeks ago I had an interview from e-nikka and it's now online. It is a Japanese news website (written in all Japanese) and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to show my work on their site. I was extremely nervous but it was great to talk about my work in person! Many thanks to Tomomi for the interview! More to come soon...

This piece was done for Canadian Lawyer Magazine. The article was about Ethnic law firms: Are they still flourishing while mainstream law firms are striving for more diversity. It was a very challenging project but I am glad I was able to deliver the piece on time. Many thanks to Bill for giving me such a great project to work on! More to come soon. Thank you!

Firstly, I would like to say many thanks for participating in the imagineNATIVE film festival. I hope you had a great time as much as I did!

I just received a new issue of EZ magazine from Japan. This magazine features a number of great artists and I felt very fortunate to contribute my work to this issue. Many thanks to Ikeda for featuring my work!


I have one more great news! I just received a message that this piece "All is mine" was selected as best work in show for ASIAGRAPH 2009 (Division I: CG Art)!! The show will be held at 2 places in Tokyo: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation and Tokyo International Exchange Center. The show opens from October 22 - 25. It's really unfortunate that I won't be able to participate in the show since I'm in Canada, but if you are in the area, please click here for more information and check out the show! Thank you!

I stopped by the imagineNATIVE office couple days ago and picked up some promotional materials for the festival. I was really amazed how everything turned out!! Sorry for the quality of the image though... I am really excited to participate in the opening tomorrow. Please visit here for more information about the festival. Thank you!

I will be participating in "The Kids Are Alright" show at LeBasse Projects in Los Angeles. This will be the last stop for the tour and it has been a pleasure to be a part of it. The opening reception is on Saturday, October 17th. Please check out the show if you are in the area! Thank you for stopping by!

Many many thanks to Kitsune Noir, Ape on the Moon, Changethethought, Computerlove, Beautiful/Decay, and OM Records for the love and support!! Thank you for stopping by! More to come soon...

Here is the poster illustration I worked on for the 10th annual imagineNATIVE film festival. It was a very challenging project but I was extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to work with imagineNATIVE and Beehive Design. The festival opens from October 14th to 18th. Please visit here for more information about the show and please participate in the show if you are in the area as well! Many many thanks to Terry, Sage, and Kerry for giving me such a wonderful project to work on!

Many thanks to Dave from AMMO Magazine for featuring my work in their first issue. I received the magazine today and I just love how it turned out.

The featured artists in this issue are Aaron Miller / Al Murphy / Anke Weckmann / Camelia Dobrin / Christine Mann / Gemma Correll / Ill.Design / Jeffrey Bowman / Karo Knitter / Katari / Matt Pattinson / Messy Msxi / Mr Millerchip / Natalie Ratkovski / Rathinan Thaijareorn / Rod Hunt / Scott Pollard / Stephen Chan / Taylor White.

Please check more information about the magazine here. Thank you!

Edwin Ushiro Solo Show Teaser from Modus Films on Vimeo.

I just wanted to guys let you know that Edwin Ushiro's solo show is coming up at LeBasse Projects in L.A. this weekend. He is one of the artists that I admire the most and his work is just mind-blowing!! I really wish I live in the area so that I could see the pieces in person... Congrats Edwin! All the best wishes from Canada!!

I just realized this post marks 101th post! I totally missed 100th... Thank you for all the support and making time to visit my blog!

I just received the latest issue of Creative Quarterly (16). I think the book is out now, so please check out if you get a chance. I also got the message that my work got also accepted for CQ 17 as well! I think the book will be out in Winter.


I also received a copy of Explore Magazine couple days ago. Here is how it looks with the article. Thank you so much for stopping by. More to come soon!