Andrea Bojkovska • About • Shop
Balkan Chronicles
Rita Lita
Berliner Zeitung - Drugs & lovemaking, what can go wrong with the combo
Break the cycle!
Birthday cards
Centar Jadro Mural
BuzzFeed News - Can Babies Go To Chiropractors?
Bloomberg Businessweek Agenda
Dwell - In My First Apartment as a Single Mother, I Found a Community of Women Parenting Alone
New Degree Press - The Secret Son
The first memory that I have of myself is me as a kid with colouring pencils in my hands, filling up with drawings the reams of computer printout paper that my grandma brought from her office. Those pencils stuck with me, and today I draw for a living.My work focuses on sharing powerful messages through conceptual illustration, using playful characters and shapes to create compositions that remind us that life should always be a little fun ◡̈
Say hi!
hi@andreabojkovska.comFind me on
Instagram, Linkedin, BehanceLocation
(from) Macedonia, (based in) SloveniaClients
Upwork Inc, Wired UK, Dwell Magazine, BuzzFeed News, Berliner Zeitung, Bloomberg Businessweek, Cheese Magazine, New Degree Press, meduza.mk, publicateur, ExactPath, Inscale, Dovetail, BrightlyThriveExhibitions and awards
• Ilustrofest 2024, Belgrade
• Ilustrofest 2023, Belgrade
• Ilustrofest 2022, Belgrade
• World Illustration Awards 2022 / Longlisted Artist
• ADC Awards 2022 / Silver Cube
• VII. December Illustration fair 2021, Ljubljana
• PDP Shift Risography exhibition 2021 / 3rd place
• Ilustrofest 2021, BelgradeFeatures
upwork.com Behind the “Wake & Make” Campaign
umno.mk
Creative Talks
A selection of editorial illustrations
Editorial client list includes: Wired UK, Dwell Magazine, BuzzFeed News, Berliner Zeitung, Bloomberg Businessweek, Cheese Magazine, meduza.mk, publicateur, Dovetail
Dwell Magazine - In My First Apartment as a Single Mother, I Found a Community of Women Parenting Alone (AD: Suzanne LaGasa)
Berliner Zeitung - Drugs and sex, and what can go wrong with the combo (AD: Uros Pajovic)
BuzzFeed News - Crunchy Moms Are Taking Their Babies To The Chiropractor, But Not Everyone Thinks It’s Safe (AD: Olive Burd)
Dwell - I Found My Dream Apartment in L.A.’s Dumbest Neighborhood (AD: Suzanne LaGasa)
The Birthday Cards
Recently I did a project for Lice v lice, social and eco friendly organisation in Macedonia that helps people in need by giving them the option to sell their magazine and keep part of the profit. They invited me to illustrate a series of greeting cards, which will be also sold by the same community.
I have made my own twist of the cards and translated them in English, they will be part of my upcoming online store.
Where is home?
In my personal illustration project I explore the notion of Home. A 'home' is typically thought of as a place that brings you peace. However, when you live abroad and have multiple places you consider home, this concept becomes complicated. You feel like you belong in both places, yet also feel like you don’t fully belong in either. Does home equate to identity?
Break the cycle!
I have illustrated T-shirts for a campaign created on Print Social that will support the dedicated volunteers who tirelessly care for stray dogs and cats in Macedonia.
The aim of the campaign is to educate on the root cause: the endless cycle of stray animals can only end by spaying, neutering, and not abandoning them on the street.
Rita Lita
Hot sauce packaging illustration / Speculative project
Year: 2023
Rita Lita
Rita Lita was one hot and saucy lady, who had the recipe for the best hot sauce! And now her family makes tribute to her by producing this organic product made by local ingredients, and proudly wears her name. Speculative packaging project.
Chronophobia
In my personal illustration project inspired by the concept of Time, I explore the relentless deadline culture of modern society that perpetually forces us to rush.
Through a series of dynamic and chaotic visuals, I depict how this incessant pressure can lead to overwhelming anxiety and a disconnection from the present moment.
Each piece is a commentary on the need to reclaim our time and find balance amidst the haste.
Hypersensitivity (1/3)
Clay
Inspiration Seeker (1/3)
Fragments (1/5)
Hope
Macedonian Folklore (1/3)
BuzzFeed News - Chiro babies (1/3)
Berliner Zeitung - Drugs & lovemaking, and what can go wrong with the combo (1/2)
Dwell - Confessions of New York City’s Traveling Pool Guy
Bloomberg Businessweek - Agenda (1/4)
Publicateur - The Best Years (1/2)
Dwell - In My First Apartment as a Single Mother, I Found a Community of Women Parenting Alone (1/2)
The trick to getting through life is always having a holiday booked to look forward to (1/3)
Weak or nonexistent cybersecurity is hurting your business, here is how to protect yours (1/2)
Setting boundaries while working from home
Digislavia - Online Gallery Hosting (1/4)
Dwell - How do you make the most of your outdoor space? (1/3)
Dwell - How Quarantining in a Montreal Basement Taught Me What I Care About in a House
Invest Europe - Private Equity and Venture Capital
Mosquito Season
The first memory that I have of myself is tiny me with colouring pencils in my hands, filling up with drawings the reams of computer printout paper that my grandma brought from her office. Those pencils stuck with me, and today I draw for a living.My work is about sharing powerful messages through clever concepts, by creating compositions filled with imperfect characters, playful shapes and a (not always subtle) sense of humour. With these aspects I try to introduce some of my bigger values such as mental health importance, taking things slow and playfulness.
Let's work together
hi@andreabojkovska.comLocation
(from) Macedonia, (currently in) Slovenia, working worldwideClients
Upwork Inc, Wired UK, Dwell Magazine, BuzzFeed News, Berliner Zeitung, Bloomberg Businessweek, Cheese Magazine, New Degree Press, meduza.mk, publicateur, ExactPath, InscaleFeatures and talks
upwork.com Behind the “Wake & Make” Campaign
umno.mk
Creative Talks
storyland.mk
Exhibitions and awards
• Ilustrofest 2023, Belgrade
• Ilustrofest 2022, Belgrade
• World Illustration Awards 2022 / Longlisted Artist
• ADC Awards 2022 / Silver Cube
• VII. December Illustration fair 2021, Ljubljana
• PDP Shift Risography exhibition 2021 / 3rd place
• Ilustrofest 2021, Belgrade
• Playing Arts Challenge Future edition 2020 / first deck card illustration
Centar Jadro Mural
Client: Centar Jadro
Location: Skopje, North Macedonia
Year: 2022
Woodland Rhythms
Speculative project done as a part of the 28 Day Branding Challenge by InkyGoodness.
Creative brief by Oat Agency.
BrightlyThrive Website Illustrations
Client: BrightlyThrive
Agency: Indiegogh Creative
BrightlyThrive Website
Year: 2023BrightlyThrive is an online network for those affected by autoimmunity, including caregivers, those newly
as those suffering from undiagnosed, mystery symptoms. diagnosed, those in remission, etc.
ExactPath Website Illustrations
Client: ExactPath
ExactPath Website
Year: 2022ExactPath is a company which create customer journey paths with the use of technology.
Murals for Upwork SF offices
Client: Upwork Inc
AD: Nicholas Scarlet
Year: 2021I was commissioned by Upwork to illustrate two murals for their conference rooms for their office in San Francisco.
The task was to take inspiration from two of SF's districts - SoMa and Sunset.
Hypersensitivity
Fragments
The trick to getting through life is always having a holiday booked to look forward to.
Weak or nonexistent cybersecurity is hurting your business,
here is how to protect yours
A speculative project inspired from an article in Entrepreneur.
The Inspiration Seeker
Best ways to protect your home from mosquitoes
The visual interpretation of my insomnia
The Stories Untold
Client: New Degree Press
Book cover illustration
Year: 2022
The Secret Son
Client: New Degree Press
Book cover illustration
Year: 2022
Andy Warhol
Client: AV Studio
Year: 2022Brief:
I was commissioned by AV Studio to create a portrait of Andy Warhol in pop art style.
They will use the project for NFT sale for charity purposes for Ukranian refugees.
Macedonian Folklore
Life with Gina
Illustrations inspired by daily life with my miniature schnauzer Gina.
Working from home
the 'Back to the workplace' campaing
Setting boundaries when working from home
Hope
Digislavia hosting
In 2021 I was selected to be a host of the online artist gallery named Digislavia.
I picked the theme for my hosting to be the perks of being an illustrator.
The Best Years
Client: Publicateur
AD: Alan David
Year: 2022Cover illustartion for Publicateur's issue on how to maximize life quality as a senior,
Illustration is a matchup from articles about exercise, pension and charity.
The Medical Issue
Client: Publicateur
AD: Alan David
Year: 2022Cover illustration: Matchup of all the topics (dementia, autoimmune diseases, digital equipment, NGOs medical supply)
Interior illustration: Autoimmune diseases
Drugs & lovemaking, and what can go wrong with the combo
Client: Berliner Zeitung
AD: Uros Pajovic
Article link
Year: 2022Drugs and lovemaking, and what can go wrong with the combo.
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Client: Invest Europe
Year: 2023The client needed illustrations that would help overcome some of the negative clichés associated with private equity and venture capital.
We'd like them to establish visually some key, evidence-based concepts: PE is long-term, has skin in the game, etc.
Agenda Illustrations
Client: Bloomberg Businessweek
AD: Chandra Illick
Year: 2023
Illustrations for Dwell Magazine
I Found My Dream Apartment in L.A.’s Dumbest Neighborhood
('You lived where?' Series)
Client: Dwell Magazine
AD: Suzanne LaGasa
Article link
Confessions of New York City’s Traveling Pool Guy
Client: Dwell Magazine
AD: Suzanne LaGasa
Article link
How Quarantining in a Montreal Basement Taught Me What I Care About in a House
('You lived where?' Series)
Client: Dwell Magazine
AD: Suzanne LaGasa
Article link
In My First Apartment as a Single Mother, I Found a Community of Women Parenting Alone
('You lived where?' Series)
Client: Dwell Magazine
AD: Suzanne LaGasa
Article link
Confessions of New York City’s Traveling Pool Guy
Client: Dwell Magazine
AD: Suzanne LaGasa
Article link
Year: 2023
How Quarantining in a Montreal Basement
Taught Me What I Care About in a House
Client: Dwell Magazine
AD: Suzanne LaGasa
Article link
Year: 2023
In My First Apartment as a Single Mother,
I Found a Community of Women Parenting Alone
Client: Dwell Magazine
AD: Suzanne LaGasa
Article link
Year: 2022
Crunchy Moms Are Taking Their Babies To The Chiropractor,
But Not Everyone Thinks It’s Safe
Client: BuzzFeed News
AD: Olive Burd
Article link
Year: 2022
Supermarket Cheese
Client: Cheese Magazine
AD: Holly Catford
Year: 2022Brief:
I was commissioned to do an illustration for Cheese Magazine,
for their article about the history of the supermarket cheese,
and how cheddar cheese gained its popularity.
How do you make the most of your outdoor space?
Client: Dwell Magazine
AD: Suzanne Lagasa
Year: 2022
Common mental struggles
Inspired from the 'Eating disorder' commission, I created a whole series of
illustration inspired by the common mental struggles that young people have.
I myself have gone through a lot of them, and it was a personal challenge to visualise them
in form of an image - to depict the feeling in a metaphor.
Abuse in Sports
Client: meduza.mk
AD: Kalia Dimitrova
Year: 2022Brief:
Illustration for an article for the silence about the abuse in sports.
Domestic Abuse
Client: meduza.mk
AD: Kalia Dimitrova
Year: 2021Brief:
Illustration for an article about the domestic violence,
and legal aid barriers for victims of domestic abuse.
Sexism Toward Women In Politics
Client: meduza.mk
AD: Kalia Dimitrova
Year: 2021Brief:
Illustration for an article about the sexism toward women in politics, particularly in Macedonia,
and how proper education has crucial part in solving the problem.
Mosquito season
Wired Annual 2022
Client: Wired UK
AD: Mary Lees
Year: 2021
Transport
Electric accelerates
Roads in 2022 will feature many more electric and sustainable vehicles, as manufacturers go all in on EVs. Subaru’s all-electric Soltera, Ford’s electric version of its F-150 and Mercedes Benz’ EQA (launching in the US) will jostle for space on the motorways with Tesla’s long- awaited Cybertruck, predicted to finally roll off the production line later in the year. Many car companies are producing EVs in 2022 as the first step in longer-term sustainability initiatives – Mercedes-Benz and Ford are committed to becoming fully electric by 2030. The next challenge will be the charging infrastructure and grid capacity.
Entertainment
Chat dethroned
Ellen DeGeneres, the beloved TV talk-show host, will end her show in 2022, after 19 seasons at the top of the daytime- chat game. The Ellen DeGeneres Show won 64 Emmys and DeGeneres presented more than 3,000 episodes – but this has been overshadowed by accusations from staff of a hostile environment where bullying was rife. Pop singer Kelly Clarkson will take over Ellen’s slot – but not everywhere. Some stations have opted instead to run cheaper news-filler shows, citing both the expense and criticisms that the chat format has had its day.
Environment
Nuclear unplugs
In 2022, Germany’s long-term goal to decommission its nuclear plants will finally be accomplished, as the last six go dark. After the Fukushima disaster in 2011, then- chancellor Angela Merkel announced that all of the remaining German nuclear power plants would be shut within the decade. Germany had 17 nuclear power stations in total before 2011, and around a quarter of Germany’s electric power was nuclear; renewables now make up over 50 per cent.
Svemir Coffee Bags
Coffee bag packaging illustration
Client: Svemir Coffee Brew Bar
Year: 2022Brief:
The task was to illustrate some of the fruits from which the different types of coffee is made.
The client wanted me to represent the fruits as characters.
Upwork 'Wake & Make'
Coffee bag packaging illustration
Client: Upwork
AD: Nicholas Scarlet
Year: 2021The task was to capture the moment when inspiration hits, while tasting the fist sip of coffee.
My inspiration came from an unexpected place: a Netflix show that I was watching about space shuttles.
After thinking about how I feel every morning
while I wait by my espresso machine and finally sense that smell of coffee, it hit me.
What could better explain the boost of energy, than a space shuttle launch?Awards:
Adidas Sambarose
Illustration + animation inspired by my favourite sneaker, Adidas Sambarose.
Body&Mind Institute
Website and merch illustration
Client: Body&Mind InstituteWebsite and merchandise illustrations for yoga studio Body & Mind Institute.
The task was to illustrate the motion of selected yoga poses and consultations.