Hey There!
I’m Kristy Anne Ligones a.k.a. KDLIG (Kay-Dee-League) I’m an Illustrator, also doing a bit of graphic design but mostly illustration base, and animation too. I'm currently working as an illustrator/Graphic Designer here in Dubai under Creative Golden Visa residency.
I used to work for an American Publishing company base in Cebu Philippines as a Picture Book Designer, then had a brief job as a Graphic Artist at a boutique advertising agency in Cebu called Studio 7. I also ventured into freelancing for 3 years at my hometown in Cagayan de Oro city, before heading to Dubai to work as an in-house illustrator for Team Young & Rubicam Advertising Agency (VMLY&R) for 7 ½ years. From late 2017 to early 2021 I ventured in freelancing full-time in dubai, working for various companies, from ad agencies, production companies, events companies and more. recently, I got a full-time job as a concept illustrator for an architectural firm here in dubai, that specializes themed designed establishments, like theme parks, water parks, FECs etc...
btw if you hire me for freelance, make sure you hire me for my work, cuz I worked hard to put up samples of my stuff, and I'm paying for this website and domain, just for you to see if i'm the right one for the job, and please don't base my rate on my race, where I come from, the color of my skin nor my gender, if you're looking for someone that is cheap and can work for free, go learn how to design and draw on your own!
XOXO,kdlig
(don't worry, i'm really a good person, just pay me and I will deliver the goods, then we're all happy people =D)
Skills :
can do both traditional and digital
Job scope:
Illustration, Graphic Design, and 2D animation
Programs:
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Animate CC
Adobe Photoshop Adobe After Effects
Adobe Indesign Adobe Premiere Pro
Affinity Designer
Apps:
Procreate
Rough Animator
Adobe fresco
Exhibitions and Art Events:
UAE
MEGA Vinyl DIY toy exhibit ( Dubai UAE) 2010
Philips Senso Touch 3D razor exhibit (Armani hotel, Dubai UAE) 2010
The Worlds Together exhibit (Marsam Mattar Gallery, Dubai, UAE) 2011
Virgin Megastore UAE 10th Anniversary 2011
3KEEZ Illustration Exhibit (American University of Dubai, Dubai UAE) 2011
SNEAKER SUMMIT DBX (JamJar Dubai, UAE) 2011
GENIUS (Illustration) Exhibit (Dubai) 2012
MEGA Vinyl DYI toy exhibit (Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE) 2012
FAKIE 2 curated by FN Designs (Dubai, FN designs Gallery) 2012
NEW ERA (Dubai, Al Serkal) 2012
THE NOOKA NOOKA Art Attack (Dubai, Al Serkal) 2012
SOLE DXB (Dubai, Al Serkal) 2012
CHOCOL'art Chocolate, creativity and charity 2013
WILD THINGS (illustration) (Dubai, FN designs Gallery) 2013
MEGA Vinyl DYI toy exhibit (Dubai Mall, UAE) 2013
SIKKA ART FAIR 2013 DrawDeck exhibit 2013
MEFCC Artist Alley (Middle East Film &Comic Convention) 2012-2014
It's Al Square (Jamjar, dubai UAE) 2014
GIBSON Vision of Sound (Hard Rock cafe, Dubai UAE) 2014
STREET CON Street Art Connection 2014- 2015 (Al Ghurair Mall, Dubai, UAE)
ART WARS - Customized Stormtrooper Helmets (Dubai Mall, UAE) 2014
GAME OF ARTS - Game of Thrones customized shields (Dubai Mall, UAE) 2015
WRIST PROJECT 1440 (Desertfish Studio, Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE) 2015
ING Creatives Artist's Aley (Dubai, Al Serkal) 2017
STAIRCASE GALLERY DIFC, DUBAI (MURAL ART) 2019
Dubai Expo 2020 "REIMAGINE" on the spot sketching on Pavillions 2021
PHILIPPINES
Perfect On Paper 2 (Cebu City Philippines) 2008
Perfect On Paper 3 (Cebu City Philippines) 2009
TubodFest (Cebu City Philippines) 2009
Girlaloo (Cebu City Philippines) 2009
SILIPAN RINIGAN : Arts and Music Fest3 (Manila, Philippines) 2010
Inday Art Exhibit (Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines) 2011
Flora &Fauna Exhibit Cagayan de oro philippines 2016
HOME CU Art Gallery Cagayan de Oro Philippines 2017
Cebu Graphic Design Week (Futurism Exhibition) 2018
USA
WWA Gallery Presents: "The Devil Made Me Do It" (Culver City, USA) 2010
NIKE Al for One, Trainer 1.2 exhibit (Niketown, New York USA) 2010
Ninh Nguyen Autum/Winter Collection - Artists collaboration
(Michelson Studio: 163 Bank St., New York, USA) 2011
(Michelson Studio: 163 Bank St., New York, USA) 2011
FILL in THE GROOVE Vinyl Record Show 3 (Tempe, Arizona USA) 2011
The Sketchbook Project 2011 (The Brooklyn Art Library, New York) 2011
The Sketchbook Project 2012 (The Brooklyn Art Library, New York) 2012
EUROPE
BAETULONA Project (Barcelona Spain) 2010
EXPO FOR MATTIA (Italy) 2011
CREATIVE CARD PROJECT EDITION ZERO PLaying arts card deck with DIGITAL
ABSTRACT collective group (Barcelona Spain) 2012
JAPAN
DESIGNERS OF ASIA (Kyoto, Japan) 2012
SPEAKER:
VISUAL 2009 Conference (Cebu City, Philippines) 2009
VISUAL ARABIA Conference (Dubai, UAE) 2013
AD:MISSION 2013 Connective Creativity (Cebu City, Philippines) 2013
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION:
Awards and recognition as part of a team and an illustrator for an advertising campaign
DUBAI LYNX
ADC AWARDS
CRESTA
List of KNOWN CLIENTS throughout the years:
AKQA (Dubai)
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE (DUBAI)
BRASH (DUBAI)
VMLY&R (DUBAI)
SAATCHI & SAATCHI (DUBAI)
M&C SAATCHI (DUBAI)
M&D CREATIVE (DUBAI)
PUBLICIS GROUP (DUBAI)
SCIENCE & SUNSHINE (DUBAI)
STICKY FINGER (DUBAI)
LOWE (DUBAI)
HELLO PROJECT SPACE (DUBAI)
FACTORY THIRTY ONE (DUBAI)
EVOLUTION EVENTS (DUBAI)
BOHO BAHA EVENTS (BAHRAIN)
JUNG VON MATT NECKAR GMBH (GERMANY)
RAKEZ (RAK, UAE)
BRUNSWICK GULF ( ABU DHABI, UAE)
ILLUSTRADO (DUBAI)
NIKE (USA)
POWERHORSE (DUBAI)
