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Irina Marin Perianu
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Graphic & motion designer • Illustrator
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Whole If I could just swiftly iron wrinkles like creases on a shirt And tighten skin with a pair of scissors like trimming baggy jeans Or at least oil creaking shoulders like hinges on my front door... But would I still be me without my scars, my pains, my sagging skin and all my wrinkles?
January 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Post a pic you took with no description to bring some zen to the timeline.
View from a dark room into a beautiful outside garden from the Alhambra Palace.
January 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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#portfolioday

Hi, I'm Irina, a digital designer and illustrator. In my spare time I write and illustrate comics and poems about things that matter to me. I just finished a new project called "Wings". Let me know what you think :)

Projects: www.irinamarinperianu.com

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A cover for a illustration and writing project called "Wings". It's an ink drawing of a girl on a blue-pink watercolor background that fell on the ground because of a storm. Near her there is a bag full of big rocks and there are some smaller rocks still in the wind around her. A cover for a comic about plants. It's a flat style illustration with 10 cacti and succulent plants. The title is "A spiny story", the subtitle is "Inspired by real (tragic) events" and there is a footnote "Certain names have been changed to protect the character's identity. No plants were harmed during production." A cover for a series of stories with the title "Stories Objects would tell (about me)". There is a stippling style illustration of an smartphone and two earbuds. In the phone there is the reflection of a girl's face. A cover for a poetry collection titled "The girl with the red umbrella". It's a flat style illustration of a red umbrella on a blue sky flying among clouds.
July 9, 2024 at 7:35 AM
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Not enough I called my body fat, feeding it years of daily fears and unrest. I called my body weak, rushing through rough roads and higher dreams. I called my body not enough just for being one perfect piece of an imperfect me.
July 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Work in progress I am not a dot, I am a line, swinging up and down every day. I'm shaped by detours my life takes between the milestones. I am never complete, never just a goal in a plan.
June 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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Shame Sometimes I feel like glass. Anyone can see the cracks. I shove my heart like a cotton ball into a bottle full of aspirin, to cover them up.
June 26, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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Patches I am a canvas begun out of borrowed patches. An unfinished blanket ever growing with new patterns.
June 22, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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Sometimes you just need to let the walls down and let it all in - fear, joy, love, sadness, kindness.. Still learning this one 😊

This is the last poem from "The girl with the red umbrella" project: www.irinamarinperianu.com/projects/the...

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Illustration for a poem called "Breathe". It shows a red umbrella flying on a blue background with white clouds. When sadness storms I'll be prepared, The stream of tears Won't touch my skin. When worries roar I'll be all right, No thoughts or fears Will chill my bones. But even my umbrella Needs to close, From time to time, So I can see the sky.
June 20, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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This poem is a mantra for me in challenging times. I feel it's very hard to stay in the present moment and stick to my daily routine no matter how I feel and what happens.
A flat style cover illustration for a poem called "Equilibrium". It shows a red umbrella standing in perfect equilibrium on an elastic rope on a blue background with white clouds. Don't look back, Memories pray for you to stay And be their captive. Don't look down, Worries hunt your brain To drag you under. Don't look up Dreams whisper in the wind Lies and deceit. Just look ahead And take it step by step.
June 17, 2024 at 11:06 AM
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Going through therapy I realised I had many unhealthy beliefs, for example I feared if I am too happy I'd be punished somehow and something bad will happen. This poem is about all the worries that creep up when I start giving in to my fears.

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The cover of a poem about fears called "Insomnia". It shows a night sky with the moon and stars and an open, upright red umbrella that shines a light. Every happy day followed by a restless night worrying about what will follow. Every small victory shadowed by doubts of all the ways it was undeserved. Every drop of love diluted by fear of the split second between together and alone. What if tomorrow comes and I have no plan? What if you hurt and I can't make it better? What if you'll get sick and I can't save you? What if I die and make you sad? What if we're much too happy now? What if we want too much? What if we lose it all...
June 14, 2024 at 6:40 AM
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I think love is all about the small moments, quiet walks in the park just holding hands or lazy Sunday mornings. This poem is about all the spaces that love fills in our journey together.

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Cover illustration for a poem about love called "Two". It's a flat style illustration with a blue chair next to a red chair. There is a heart shape carving in the back of each chair. There are two closed umbrellas in front of the chairs matching the chair colors, a blue and a red one. Warm shadows on a quiet beach, waiting for the sun to come out of the sea, trembling with hope and dreams of what will be. Green benches in a crowded park, hidden from sight and far from every path, vibrating with love and lust when our lips kiss. Mysterious rocks on a mountain path leading through the woods to no clear end, toying with time and space for love between. Brave seats inside an airplane, speeding towards undiscovered worlds, imagining millions of adventures when we land. Soft cushions on the sofa, filled with laughs, tears and inspiration, breathlessly watching the movie on a screen. Worn chairs at a magic desk, working on dreams and new beginnings for every single project built together. All mere witnesses to our story together, always side by side.
June 11, 2024 at 7:25 AM
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A poem about my experience with friendship. I hope we all find people willing to share their umbrella in stormy times.
The cover for a poem called "Shelters" with two entwined open umbrellas, one is red and one is beige. When you are lost in the dark I’ll be there with a candle to light the path. When it's time to face the demons I’ll be there with a shield to help you win. When you are wrong or unjust I’ll be there with a mirror to make you see. When you are happy and full of hope I’ll be there with a glass to celebrate. When you're away in time or space I’ll be here with my love, to guide you home. But I might need your umbrella from time to time to help me through my storms.
June 8, 2024 at 8:37 AM
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This is a very personal poem, about my own childhood, and how children see and feel things differently. It is part of a series I did called "The girl with the red umbrella" and it felt liberating to put these memories into words and images.

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An illustrated cover for a poem about family called "Middle ground". It shows a table with four umbrellas, each set on opposite sides and almost touching in the center of the table. One umbrella is red, another is dark red, another is blue and the last one is dark blue. A poem about the family dinner table as a middle ground between parents and children. It talkes about the different roles the table has, sometimes its a showcase for memories, other times is a promised land with delicious cookies. At times it's seen as bridge between family members or witness to fighting.
June 5, 2024 at 9:25 AM
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This is a poem about dreams and shortcomings, about how we see ourselves in our own minds.

Full project: www.irinamarinperianu.com/projects/the...

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The cover of a poetry album named "The girl with the red umbrella" with the illustration of a girl standing and having her face completely covered by an opened red umbrella. A poem called "The things I'm not" about dreaming to be a dancer, a painter and a writer.
June 4, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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#PortfolioDay

Hi, I’m Irina, a designer & visual storyteller from Romania. I illustrate and write about day-to-day things, from poems about fears to comics about killing plants with too much love.
 
My projects: www.irinamarinperianu.com
I would love to know what you think :)

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The cover for a comic named "A spiny story" with an illustration of a spiral cactus on a table and two plants in the background commenting "What a tragedy!". The cover of a poetry album named "Stories objects would tell" with a stippling drawing of a dress. The cover of a poetry album named "The girl with the red umbrella" with the illustration of a girl standing and having her face completly covered by an opend red umbrella. The cover of a poetry album named "Poetic doodles" with a doodle drawing of flowers and leaves and geometric shapes.
April 9, 2024 at 12:01 PM
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A project about the stories I imagined some of my personal objects would tell. Had so much fun using the stippling technique but while working on it I kept seeing dots everything I looked. Does this happen to anyone else?
 
Full project: www.irinamarinperianu.com/projects/sto...

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Stippling drawings of different objects - a dress, a shoe brush and a shoe polish tin, an engagement ring, a smartphone with earbuds, high heals shoes with a broken heal, a pan with a pancake and a notebook.
April 9, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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I finished redrawing these illustrations for a poetry album about the ways we protect ourselves and we end up building too many walls. The cover is inspired by a photo of me and my umbrella.
 
Full project: www.irinamarinperianu.com/projects/the...
I'd love to know what you think 😊

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Multiple illustrations of a girl and her red umbrella done in a flat illustrative style.
April 9, 2024 at 11:25 AM