ABOUT
CONTACT: Rarely available for freelance, but if you have an interesting proposition, please contact me at jimiyo.com@gmail.com
Due to high volume of emails received daily, I cannot respond to all prompts, but will try to do my best.
Jimiyo (Jimi Benedict born 1977) is a digital illustrator/designer that works primarily in the apparel industry. Jimiyo has worked with clients such as Billabong, Arbor Collective, Designbyhumans.com, Threadless.com, Sullen, and many more. Currently he works as an art director and social media marketing consultant for Teefury.com, but also is productive in creating new personal artwork.
Twitter - http://twitter.com/jimiyo
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/jimiyoart
Website - http://jimiyo.com
My name is Jimiyo. I'm an artist. I also work as the art director/jack of many trades at Teefury.com.
July 6th, 2011 - 10:02
I was wondering if your Philly shirt with Green man would be up for sale I saw it on teefury and would really love to buy it!
October 7th, 2011 - 22:12
http://www.redbubble.com/people/jimiyo/t-shirts/7221139-its-always-sunny-in-philly
August 6th, 2011 - 07:58
How did you get your start? What was your college major and were you always interested in t-shirt design? Did you always want to start your own business? Keep up the great work!
Andy
September 21st, 2011 - 17:24
I’ve always wanted to start my own business.
I went to school for 3d animation. Photoshop was just ancillary education, but after I couldnt get a job in the game industry, I worked in sales by day, and at night I just refined my illustration photoshop skills. After a couple years, after I paid off my school debt, bought a car, saved up some money, I took a leap and quit my job determined to make a living as an artist even if it mean the possibility that I drained my savings. I didn’t have to. Within 2 months I got hired as an artist. Within 6 months got promoted to an art director. The small t-shirt company I worked for let me play on the equipment after hours in exchange for being a badass employee. hehe. It all kinda started from that, with a rinse and repeat cycle as I continued to move to better and better art director positions and freelancing.
October 27th, 2011 - 17:58
What school did you got to? If you don’t mind if I ask.
November 1st, 2011 - 18:02
Middle Tennessee State University. BS in Mass Communication with an emphasis on Digital Animation. It was geared for television graphics and teleprompter crap. I feel like the teaching was mostly useless except having to run around to different offices and get paperwork and signatures and Pell grants and etc taught me what the DMV would be like. Its like thanks for your money. Good luck with that. I pretty much created my own cirriculum my last few years, and the first few are stupid generals like History, Calculus, etc. WTF.
October 11th, 2011 - 04:48
fuck you asshole your work is a piece of shit cock sucker, suck my balls two times
October 11th, 2011 - 04:50
sorry im from russia but, really niggar your work sucks go suck a big asshole from a cow
October 14th, 2011 - 07:59
Love your work sir any stickers about love to get some.keep up da good work.
Kindest regardos Lee