Led by Art

A mate of mine - the lovely Gabriella Havens (Insta @GabiHavens) - did a pretty cool Instagram post a short while ago which inspired me to create an artistic post of my own. The results are below:

Led by the art

Led by the art

I put this together using a combination of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, and it literally defines me being led by art. I’m not the most natural of illustrators, but I am a sucker for a good bit of artwork! This will explain why I have visited the Saatchi Gallery so many times!

Let me know your thoughts on this piece, or simply visit my Instagram here!

R

Notting Hill Mendrilla

Recently I had the honour of photographing friend and fashion stylist Reena Lakhani on the streets of Notting Hill - streets that are amongst some of my favourites ever! She’s photographed wearing a stunning bespoke hand-painted Mandali Mendrilla 2-piece!

Reena Lakhani in Mandali Mendrilla bespoke 2-piece attire

Reena Lakhani in Mandali Mendrilla bespoke 2-piece attire

Mandali Mendrilla has been established since 1995, creating luxury fashion pieces which are very environmentally conscious - being PETA approved and vegetarian!

Reena Lakhani in Mandali Mendrilla bespoke 2-piece attire

Reena Lakhani in Mandali Mendrilla bespoke 2-piece attire

I encourage you to follow her on her Instagram @mandalimendrilla and to explore the beautiful fashion for yourselves! You can also follow our model Reena Lakhani at @reenalakhani

Reena Lakhani in Mandali Mendrilla bespoke 2-piece attire, paired with ‘Labels Are Limitations’ AW18 hoodie

Reena Lakhani in Mandali Mendrilla bespoke 2-piece attire, paired with ‘Labels Are Limitations’ AW18 hoodie

Thanks for reading :)

Illustration Series

Hi guys,

Happy New Year to all of you [who celebrate it]! Hope you have had an amazing start to the year!

As of mid-December; I started taking work for illustrations which I generally do in my spare time as to further bolster this side of my graphical design game!

Above are a selection I have done so far including two famous faces (Denzel Washington and Ianthe Cochrane (a model; formerly of Made In Chelsea)! Most were completed between Boxing Day and the New Year, but there are a few completed already this year!

I will be creating a special section under my ‘Graphical’ header soon to add each work individually.

Do enquire if you would like a drawing completed for a small fee.

Thank you for reading.

R

R.I.D Turns 4!

I was in the shower today and it suddenly caught be full in the face that Roy Ikoroha Design is 4 today! 4!!!!!!!

Where has the time gone guys?????!!!!!

It feels like yesterday I was deliberating over processing the registering of R.I.D and the direction I was going to take the business in! Fast-forward to today and I can happily say I have covered numerous graphical design and photographic projects - all challenging me in their own unique way.

Four years in the game - plus several years prior to this learning my craft - and I can confidently say I have learnt so much, whilst continuing to challenge myself as a creative on a daily basis! 

Do we call this a self-portrait hmmm?? Myself shot at home, at 35mm, with a Nikon DSLR.North London

Do we call this a self-portrait hmmm?? Myself shot at home, at 35mm, with a Nikon DSLR.

North London

To my past clients; thank you for doing business with me and for allowing me to be a part of your journey; with some of our latest nights being our greatest nights (I used a Drake line there). To future clients; let's make magic!

To my family and friends who have supported: your support has been undisputed and for that I say "thank you"!

To all: what do the next few years hold because I am very excited to find out!

Until our next blog; have a good day :)

R

Capping Off The Kaplan Experience

Hello all, 

As you may or may not have noticed, I've been quiet on R.I.D for several weeks as I have been completing a freelance contract for Kaplan International; helping create their design team produce creative collateral for both print and web!

It has been a great few weeks in Kaplan's West Kensington office filled by a thorough enjoyment of working with the in-house teams there and of course helping to produce the desired design work.

I will post more about this soon, but here's a photo I took a few hours before my departure :) 

 

Kaplan International English HQ, Kensington, London

Kaplan International English HQ, Kensington, London

Speak soon. 

R