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Christopher Mooij
Location Monterrey, Mexico
Job Graphic designer/illustrator
Contact www.brsrkr.net

Also known as BRSRKR in his freelance guise, Mooij is a 21-year-old designer with a particular interest in typography, identity and, more recently, new media. “I discovered visual communication when I was very young, when my aunt gave me a world atlas for my birthday and my mother gave me a set of colouring pencils and books.” He was immediately hooked on the possibilities of visual design, and by time he turned 16 was taking on small commissions from local party organisers to produce flyers. At 18, he enrolled in Monterrey’s design institute to determine if graphic design really was for him: “In a matter of three months I completely fell in love with my career,” he says.

Still studying on his design course, Mooij is determined to finish his education before making a move. “I’ve had some very interesting job offers from people in Mexico City, London, Austin in Texas and my home town,” he says, “but I can’t just barge off to another country yet. I certainly plan on it in the future, though.”

Oil A personal project, ‘Oil’ was inspired by “the value of oil in the world and how it has caused international disturbances,” Mooij explains. “I decided to explore an ‘oily’ aesthetic, mixed with typography, and fell in love with the style.”

hooked/hʊkt/ adjective
1 having or resembling a hook or hooks.


barge/bɑːʤ/ noun
1 a long flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight on canals and rivers.

Aesthetic /iːsˈθɛtɪk, ɛs-/ (US also esthetic) adjective
concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.