Children’s Book Illustration
This is the kind of book I would have loved to have as a child.
A warm, funny and tender bedtime story about family, autonomy and the first small steps toward growing up, and my return to children’s book illustration after many years.
Art Direction / Game Development
Switchcraft remains one of the most meaningful collaborations of my career.
An ambitious, BAFTA-nominated game that brought diversity, artistic integrity and narrative depth into a genre that rarely receives this level of care.
Animated Short Film
Everlasting began as a spark of an idea and grew into a passion project shaped by more than 80 artists.
Created as the opening film for the 10th anniversary of Trojan Horse was a Unicorn, it remains a proud reminder of what collaboration can become.
Character Design
Expressive characters with clear shape language, charm and a strong sense of appeal.
I develop distinctive designs across a wide range of styles, each shaped for the story, world and purpose they need to serve.
SHAPELINX
Visual Storytelling
Shapelinx is an ongoing exploration of visual storytelling through expressive characters, surreal imagery and deliberately simple forms.
Each illustration captures a self-contained moment, inviting viewers to imagine the story beyond the frame.
Psychedelic & Experimental Art
A growing body of experimental work exploring consciousness, qualia and subjective experience through color, abstraction and imagined worlds.
I’m Daniel Nikoi Djanie, a Berlin-based illustrator, art director, and visual storyteller. I create colorful, character-driven worlds full of warmth, wonder, humor, and a touch of the surreal.