Melvin Galapon joins Début Art / New Artist
Check out the newest member of the début art roster, Melvin Galapon.
Illustrator and designer Melvin Galapon was born in the South of England in 1981, yet hails from Burnley a small town in the Northwest of England. A recent graduate from Central St. Martin’s Melvin has been able to build an impressive client list during his studies consisting of, amongst others, Wallpaper*, The New York Times, The Guardian and Howies and has been featured in various magazines worldwide.
Melvin Galapon is currently based in London where he works on a mix of optical experiments, graphic based illustrations, installations, portraits, typeface development and design work.
Melvin loves to approach each brief differently, employing different techniques for different projects. He has worked with, and likes to use, stickered dots, pins, vinyl stickers, tape and a good old screenprinting bed.
Check out more of Melvin Galapon's portfolio here.
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