EvokeOne - v5

Ted Yavuzkurt: {1} Who is Dimo Trifonov? Tell us a bit about your life, what you enjoy, where you want to go, and anything else you think we should know.

Dimo Trifonov: Hi ! I am chill guy i love chilling in some peaceful places for my happiness i am currently living in small town with full of nature and stuff. But next month i am going to the capital because i am starting to work at www.rizn.bg and to drive forward my dream - Studio Nufabric . If you guys don't know me and my mates Nikolay and Kaloyan and maybe some more in the future are thinking of open an independent studio in Sofia/Bulgaria/ so wish us luck. But i am just finished school so i am thinking also to go to London to get some good graphic design/product design education. So it's pretty much it.

Ted Yavuzkurt: {2} Your Evoke member page profile says you have only two years of design experience. I imagine this is a little old, but nonetheless you have progressed very rapidly in skill and execution. How did you improve so quickly to the point where your designs appear so sophisticated yet minimal?

Dimo Trifonov: Well actually it's almost 5 years of experience, you were pretty right it's old information there and thanks for remind me i will fix it :) and i don't feel this progression it just flow. Maybe i've got something like passion and just playing with many kind of tools and day by day i am getting better /or not/ but i think not only the passion is driving me doing this but the people who likes my designs. So thank you guys.

Ted Yavuzkurt: {3} How do you think your time spent as an Evoker has changed you as an artist?

Dimo Trifonov: Hmm...when i first join Evoke years ago it was like a "WOW Really?! Finally a place i can develop my skills" and it really helps me for getting better people were kindly to give some toughts for my works and take their time to critique and stuff. It was nice to flow with the fashion of digital art. It's nice to feel a part of something.

Ted Yavuzkurt: {4} Your pieces all have a very unique flavor to them that quickly cues the viewer in that you made it. How did you develop this style? How would you describe your style?

Dimo Trifonov: I really don't know...it just happened this style and everything . Some people don't like them and they think they are wrong somehow but for me and my mind and eyes are fine, that's the way i want them to be. But maybe in 5 years i will not like them too. Who knows?! About my style well it's some kind of style but i don't know i like them simple and minimalistic i love artworks that have air in them more free space.

Ted Yavuzkurt: {5} Do you have any suggestions for new artists trying to develop their own style and differentiate themselves from the crowd?

Dimo Trifonov: I don't think I am good enough to that but I will suggest them just to work and if you are mean to be different it will happen some day and never limit yourself with one style , always do something different for you. I personally didn't do all that work with this purpose.

Ted Yavuzkurt: {6} What inspires your work? Is it music, other artists, nature?

Dimo Trifonov: Both things . They are part of the whole process, but mainly when i am on the road and listening to some music and thinking about things. Things that happen to me things around me . Just analyzing the world around me.

Ted Yavuzkurt: {7} Describe your working process from start to finish, concept to post processing. Do you draw things by hand first or do you just sit down and see where you end up?

Dimo Trifonov: I am not good at drawing. So i just sit and work. But it depends if i have a logo/web project i am doing some quick sketches to clear the idea and then doing it digital. But with the graphic design it's different , first thinking of the idea and then imaging it wow it will happen. Sometimes i want to do something for example some 3D water simulation but the skills i have are weak so i am doing what i can and just making it the other way. Sometimes it's getting better than it was in my head.

Ted Yavuzkurt: {8} Your piece "A" is stylish, simple, yet conveys a lot of artistic message. How did you create this work and what is the concept behind it?

Dimo Trifonov: Thanks to Adobe's technologies i made it :) Well the concept is behind the main theme "Prime" . Capital A it's an example of something prime in our lives. A is the first letter in the most alphabets so when you start study you start with the alphabet and so on and so on. The woman behind the "A" ... women are those creation that makes us some how alive. Your first love for example. I am an emotional guy so women control my inspiration most of the time :) Btw i removed her legs because of the idea that she don't need any because you will do anything for her you will carry her and so on...