Ari Liloan is a Filipino-Italian illustrator based in Hamburg, Germany, with clients like The New York Times, TIME Magazine, Red Bull, Xbox, Google, Meta, and Instagram.
Ari is a maximalist through and through. In an industry that rewards speed and simplicity, Ari insists on complexity—layering dense ideas, intricate linework, and vibrant textures into editorial illustrations that demand a second, third, and fourth look.
In this episode, we talk about choosing maximalism in a world of minimalism, the wild story of landing a first client on Tinder, and staying creatively irreplaceable in the age of AI.
