NAME: Ian KIBOR
CLASS: Multidisciplinary Visual Artist
CREATIVE FIELDS: Animation · Design · Illustration · Motion · Film · Fine Art
CURRENT QUEST: Turning ideas into things people can see, feel, and remember.
TOOLS OF CHOICE: Pen/Ink · Camera · Timeline · Canvas · Creative Chaos
STATUS: Still creating...
Hi, Ian here👋🏾. I am a Multimedia Creator/Visual Artist based in Nairobi.
From designing visual identities to capturing moments and creating artwork by hand, I don't see creative disciplines as separate boxes;
A graphic identity can move.
An illustration can become a film.
A photograph can become an animation.
A painting can become a visual world.
I’m constantly experimenting, learning, and refining my craft to create work that is not only visually compelling but also purposeful.
End-to-End Creative Execution: I manage projects seamlessly from the initial concept sketch to final render.
Versatile Problem-Solving: I adapt quickly across diverse design pipelines, software, and artistic styles.
Results-Driven Design: I blend artistic expression with performance-based marketing data.
Adaptability
Concept Development
Creative Problem-Solving
Multimedia Creative
Visual Storytelling
Emotional Intelligence
Attention to Detail
Creative Thinking
Collaboration
Curiosity
African Visual Storytelling: Contribute to contemporary African visual culture by exploring African stories, identities, experiences, aesthetics, and perspectives through animation, illustration, film, and visual art.
Continuous Experimentation: Continually explore new visual techniques, technologies, mediums, animation styles, artistic processes, and creative workflows.
Creative Direction: Grow toward creative leadership by developing stronger capabilities in art direction, visual strategy, storytelling, branding, animation production, and multidisciplinary creative direction.
Creative Growth: Continuously expand my creative practice across animation, motion design, graphic design, illustration, cinematography, branding, digital art, and fine art.
Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Collaborate with artists, brands, filmmakers, musicians, creative studios, agencies, and organizations to develop innovative visual projects.
Professional Impact: Create work that is not only visually compelling but also communicates clearly, solves problems, builds brands, tells stories, and creates memorable audience experiences.
Illustrator, Photoshop, Storyboard PRO, Traditional Ballpoint Pen Medium
After Effects, Premiere Pro, Blender, Moho
Meta Business Suite, Google Analytics, Content Creation, Copywriting
Animation/ Digital Marketing (Diploma)
2023 - 2026
High School
2015 - 2018
Completed The Kenyatta Trust's Peer Mentorship Training Programme focused on self-awareness, cohesive team building, and leading with emotional intelligence. (July 2026)
Sony Pictures Animation & Yellowbrick's simplified guide to the Animation Business/Pipeline. (July 2026)
Successfully completed Visualdo's Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects diploma programme. (June 2026)
Attained a certificate in Digital Marketing offered at Visualdo Institute. (June 2025)
Fun and practical course on learning about instances and creating variants & master components in Figma. (Feb-2024)