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ART DIRECTION - WORLDBUILDING - 3D CHARACTER DESIGN
Published
Jun 2024

Client
Casa del Libro

Role
Art Direction
Seijaku no Shugo is a character-driven worldbuilding project set in a fictional universe where balance is protected through stillness rather than force. Inspired by symbolic interpretations of samurai culture, the project explores a group of anthropomorphic guardians whose presence shapes the world as much as their actions. The universe unfolds through characters, environments and visual systems that move between 3D, illustration and collectible design.
THE WORLD
 
In this world, balance is not something to conquer… It is something to hold.
Restraint, observation and coexistence define the rhythm of life. The guardians who inhabit this place do not seek conflict. They exist to protect a fragile harmony, often by remaining still, watching, and choosing when not to act.
THE GUARDIANS​​​​​​​
 
Seijaku no Shugo is formed by three guardians. Each one represents a different way of maintaining balance.
They are not meant to stand alone. Their identities, personalities and visual languages were designed to work together, like parts of the same system.
 
Already a fan of French music from that era, Jarvis was familiar with Aline. “I think [Wes] played it to me once, but I didn’t really know it that intimately until we got into actually learning how to play it,” Jarvis says. They ended up recording the track at AIR Studios in London. “That was an interesting thing to do because Wes was there and he kind of directed my singing…I sang it a few times and he’d say, ‘Oh, maybe try it spoken in this part, and sing it out more in this part…’ so it was interesting to work with him on that.”


Each space reflects the character who inhabits it: their role, their energy, their way of understanding balance