Kozyndan is the joint pseudonym of Los Angeles-based husband-and-wife illustrator team Kozue and Dan Kitchens, known in particular for their whimsical and occasionally absurd illustrations of modern cityscapes.
Education and background
The pair met while majoring in illustration at
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) ...
. Since then, their projects have included CD covers for bands such as
Weezer
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Scott Shriner (bass guitar, keyboards, backing v ...
and
The Postal Service
The Postal Service are an American indie pop supergroup from Seattle, Washington, consisting of singer Ben Gibbard, producer Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis on background vocals.
The band released their only album, '' Give Up'', in 2003 on S ...
, clothing (including lines of illustrated shoes), and posters for companies such as
Nike, Inc
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.
Kozyndan care deeply about the topic of wildlife conservation.
Video game work
The team has created conceptual designs for
American McGee
American James McGee (born December 13, 1972)Birth record for American James McGee - Dallas, Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997 - Ancestry.com is an American video game designer. He is best known as the designer of ''American McGee's Alice'', its ...
's video game ''
Bad Day L.A.''. Other video game work includes the cover design for ''
The Urbz: Sims in the City'' and artwork using characters from
Katamari Damacy
() is a third-person puzzle-action video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2. It was released in Japan in March 2004 and in North America in September 2004. Designer Keita Takahashi struggled to pitch the game to Namco' ...
.
Australia
In the spring of 2011, Kozyndan toured Australia, with exhibitions in Perth, Melbourne, and Sydney. A portion of the proceeds went to benefit the Japanese earthquake relief fund.
[Mariam Digges, "Kozyndan Bring 'Washed Away' Exhibit to Oz," Pagesdigital, April 12, 2011.]
On-air
The pair has done radio shows at
Dublab
dublab is a non-profit music public broadcasting internet radio station based in Los Angeles. They have also been involved with art exhibition, film projects, event production, and record releases. These Shows are archived and downloadable on the ...
.
References
* "State of the Art." Giant Robot Magazine issue 63, 2009.
External links
Blog of kozyndanOfficial kozyndan WebsiteKozyndan Video InterviewsKozyndanon
Dublab
dublab is a non-profit music public broadcasting internet radio station based in Los Angeles. They have also been involved with art exhibition, film projects, event production, and record releases. These Shows are archived and downloadable on the ...
Print interview with kozyndan
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American illustrators
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