Ben Konkol
Biography ▼
Ben Konkol’s work invites you into a transcendental daydream. His images tell the secret stories of plants, animals, objects and people from backcountry forests to city streets. He illustrates and animates with mystical reverence for nature and a keen affinity for creating detailed compositions.
Since earning his BFA in Illustration from Boise State University, Ben’s work has been regularly recognized and awarded by Communication Arts, American Illustration, 3×3 Illustration Annual, and Society of Illustrators (Silver Medal). His work has been commissioned and published by clients like Patagonia, Sony Music, NBC News, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, The LA Times, and UCLA Magazine among others.
Recent Projects
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Willie Nelson: Energy Follows Thought
Ben Konkol was commissioned by Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings to create an animated lyric video for the song Energy Follows Thought by Willie Nelson, off of his 72nd solo album A Beautiful Time. The video takes the viewer on a soothing journey through a Texas landscape, based on photographs from...
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Marc Gasol: Memphis Made
Ben Konkol was commissioned by the NBA Memphis Grizzlies to create a series of animated scenes for use in the documentary, Marc Gasol: Memphis Made. Honoring the retirement of the Grizzlies Center, the documentary chronicles Gasol’s career and connection with the city of Memphis.
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Ghost Ancestors for UCLA Magazine
UCLA Magazine commissioned Ben Konkol for an article that looks back 600,000 years into the human genome to investigate a branch of early humanity, known as archaic hominus. The assignment included creating a custom typeface to emulate genetic coding, used in an animation created by Ben!
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Scientific American’s Subscription Campaign
Scientific American commissioned Ben Konkol to develop illustrations and GIF animations for their subscription campaigns, “Every Story Is A Science Story”, over the past few years. The campaign focuses on the excitement of digital discovery for readers of Scientific American. The ad with this illustration resulted in a 7.6% click-thru...
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