Judy Kaufmann’s playful illustrations caught our eye recently. Immediately, we felt pure joy and urge to play. Judy graciously talked to us about her work.



1. What’s your design philosophy?

Work hard and take it easy at the same time.

2. What projects are you currently working on?

I’m working on the new version of Scenes de Rue Poster, a festival in Mulhouse France about theatre, circus and arts in the street. I’m also illustrating a children book about Chilean indians, working on a logo for a boutique fabric studio and online supplier of beautiful fabrics and woolens based in Michigan and for another logo for a new organic barbershop based in Santiago de Chile.

3. You have said that Barcelona is a wonderful place for illustrators and designers. Why?

I think that this is a city with an amazing quality of life, is small but at the same time is always full of new things, we have sea, the mountain and people from everywhere. The weather is perfect and the best thing is that I can go by bike everywhere. A designer or illustrator need lot of time walking, thinking, visiting friends or museums and this is why Barcelona is so great for us.

4. What sort of design improvements or art would you like to see in everyday life?

I’d love to see improvements in bike paths.

5. Who are some people that inspire you?

As I always say, I get the inspiration from what I don’t understand, what I don’t know, what I don’t know how to do, what I am not. From the interest that I feel about all things that are outside of my life. That’s where my imagination picks the inspiration. On the other hand, more than with people, I have a bizarre and explosive inspiration when I go to museums and galleries and I get involved with different colors and formats, whether I like or not what I’m seeing.

Thanks Judy! Looking for more from Judy? Visit her website and shop.