Adam Osgood | Illustration

New Illustration faculty Adam Osgood uses digital animation tools to create moving illustrations for clients that include Yahoo, Hyundai, Lionsgate, and BMG. Most recently he directed and animated a music video for Dhani Harrison's first single All About Waiting.  His animated videos have screened nationally and internationally, including the Siggraph Computer Animation Festival 2015, London International Animation Festival, and Holland Animation Film Festival. 

His interests include pop culture, fashion, portraiture, and nostalgia. These themes are recurring elements in much of his work.

Adam Osgood illustrates GIFs and portraits for fashion and pop-culture with colorful shapes and lines. His clients include Lionsgate, Yahoo, and Hyundai. Adam’s animated shorts have screened nationally and internationally at the Siggraph Computer Animation Festival (2015) and the London International Animation Festival. He’s an Associate Professor and Program Director of the Illustration Program at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Adam enjoys sunshine, Gocco printing, She-Ra, classic cinema, and shoes. He recently launched motillu.com, a hub for motion-illustration.

What's your favorite memory from past ICON conferences?

Getting to see my illustrator friends who live across the country every two years is always wonderful. Because most of us work alone in our studios, it’s easy to forget how big and vibrant our community is. Catching up with old friends who can relate to what it means to be an illustrator is therapeutic and inspiring.

Tell me about your practice!

I specialize in motion-based illustration and am just wrapping up my fourth animated music video. I’ve done several GIFs and portraits as well. My full-time day job is teaching college students at UArts, and it’s a thrill to share skills with the next generation of talent.

What is your studio/office space like?

Very minimal! I work out of my one-bedroom apartment, so my studio space is just a desk with an iMac. To keep my life separated, I try not to sit there unless I’m working on an illustration project.

What's your hometown and where do you currently live?

I’m from the Chicago area, but I’ve been in Philadelphia since 2017.

Who are some of your favorite emerging creatives?

I am enamored with Yukai Du’s motion work. She animates graphic shapes, pattern, and color in a wholly unique way.

Faculty Illustrates Music Video for Dhani Harrison

Illustration's newest faculty Adam Osgood has directed and animated a music video for Dhani Harrison, the son of the late Beatles guitarist George Harrison. The visuals for All About Waiting, a song off Harrison's new solo album, focus on a scientist working with bees at a high-tech, classified genetic manipulation lab. It displays a bleak depiction of modern science that feels distinctly pessimistic yet almost unsettlingly plausible. The video has been favorably reviewed in RollingStone, LiveForLiveMusic.com, and BuzzBands.