Jonathan Kasumba

I entered the digital age Photoshop and 3ds MAX, were the software that brought an edge in presenting my ideas in a totally new way.

My need to express who i am and what i did was the foundation for the formation of the AADA association. The AADA namely the African Automotive Design Association, sought to define a design language in the feild of Automotive design, sourcing Africa's rich culture and heritage.

This was a time of refining my design work. University was the scene, graphics design was the game that greatly influenced my sketching style.

The beat of the creative drum kept going with no end in sight. The designs were taking on themes from different arenas instead of nature exclusively. Exploration was the name of the game.

One drop is all it takes to get a ripple effect going. The leaf based concept was the spark that set off my creative fire.

Fast forward exams are upon me and am answering a question for my final art paper. The good thing about it is, we had a whole 3 weeks in which to do it. I call it a wonder year, because i stumbled upon my first concept car, namely the Leaf based concept. Nature became my source of inspiration for creating my design ideas, my imagination was set free. God is wonderful.

A fight with detail, a struggle to capture form and function. School was boring art was fun.

Well, i can say i started way before this, but these are the only sketches i have with vehicles in them. These were both a while back; those were the days. Enjoy