About

I’m Desra, an illustrator and designer from Indonesia.

Most of my work starts with a moment.

It could be Arsenal winning a London derby, a scene from a film that stays in my head, something I read in a book, or simply an image I can’t stop thinking about. I usually don’t know where it’s going at first. I just know I want to make something out of it.

Football has naturally become a big part of my work, both because I genuinely love it and because it’s where most of the opportunities I’ve found have been. But I’m always open to working beyond it — whether that’s another sport, a brand, or something completely different.

Visually, I’m influenced by a lot of things: Basquiat, Wes Anderson, The Batman, Cyberpunk 2077, Edgerunners, The Alchemist, MK.GEE, and films like Uncut Gems, Good Time and Marty Supreme. The list changes all the time.

What I enjoy most is the execution — taking an idea and actually drawing it, figuring out how it should look, and pushing it until it feels right.

I’m comfortable working from a clear brief, but I also enjoy being given the space to take an idea somewhere of my own.

Helping someone take their vision from an idea to something real through my illustration style is already a privilege for me.