I am Ariel Cotton.  I'm an artist, product designer, & maker of interactive things.

I craft beautiful, human-centered interfaces for web and mobile applications. I draw and write comics about life in Berlin and New York City. I even tinker with electronics and make interactive art from time to time.


Takt Berlin

Date summer 2017
Dimensions 7.5″ x 3.5″
Materials marker and pen


Ariel Cotton Drawing Berlin Takt East Berlin Ostdeutschland Ostberlin

I was commissioned by the Takt Artist Residency in Berlin, Germany to produce a set of drawings for their website. The residency is located mainly in East Berlin, and they are currently expanding to Leipzig, Germany.

Ariel Cotton Drawing Berlin Takt East Berlin Ostdeutschland Ostberlin

For this set I chose to focus on illustrating typical scenes in East Berlin. Its shabby industrial aesthetic gives a clear representation of this residency’s roots.

Ariel Cotton Drawing Berlin Takt East Berlin Ostdeutschland Ostberlin

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