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Here’s part 2 of our interview with Robbie Bautista aka Sushi-Boy, a multimedia artist from the College of St. Benilde. Conducted via e-mail correspondence by Katherine Cheng.

The Ambassadors

Customized Chuck Taylors using a fabric pen.

1. What exactly do you do?
I mostly do illustrations and graphics for print with a little web design on the side.

2. When did you start to do graphic design?
Probably about 2-3 years ago

3. What inspires or influences you when creating
your works?
Other people who share the same passion, deadly cute characters, and unusual things during mundane days.

4. Do you think that what you’re doing can make an impact on other people? In what way?
Yeah. There are people telling me that they love what I do and people continue to support my work. Even in those little ways, I know that my art has reached out to people.

5. What are your goals where graphic design is concerned?
My personal objective is to revolutionize how people think of the design industry, and for them to have more respect to young designers like me.

Here’s an interview with one of the more active young designers in the country, Robbie Bautista aka Sushi Boy. This interview was conducted by Katherine Cheng.

Name: Robbie Bautista aka Sushi Boy

“My personal objective is to revolutionize how people think of the design industry and for them to have more respect to young designers like me.”

‘Mikka’

Quirky ‘Stickors’ characters from his Robbie’s sticker set

Slumbook Segment (haha!)
Birthday: November 1, 1986
Age: 21 next month…haha
School: De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
Yr&Course: 4th yr, AB-MMA
Likes: Children’s Books, Music, Illustration Books
Dislikes: Answering questions…Haha, kidding. Robbie is a freelance illustrator and graphic
designer who has taken the alias of Sushi-boy. He creates and sells his merchandise using Sushi-boy
as his main front man. His merchandise mostly consists of button pins, stickers, and notebooks. He has been recognized as the Most Promising New Staffer and Best Illustrator by the Green Harvest, Benildean Press Corps in 2005; and he
has been promoted from Design Editor to Art Director in The Benildean. Also, he placed third in the FORCOM Shirt Design Contest.