About

Hello! My name is Regina F. Silva, but call me Reg. Everyone does. I’m a twenty-something freelance illustrator from Manila, Philippines, with a degree in Multimedia Arts from the School of Design and Arts at the DLS-College of St. Benilde. I have a penchant for drawing cute, playful, and whimsical graphics suitable for greeting cards, stationery, paper goods, gift ware and novelty items, and children’s books.

Before I became an illustrator, I was a motion graphics designer for television for the biggest broadcasting network in the Philippines. I also have had experience working fulltime as a graphic designer for a creative agency based in New York/Los Angeles/London, designing rich media and flash banner ads, websites, and online games. It was through these previous jobs that I was able to work on projects for clients and brands such as Unilever, McDonald’s, Jollibee, Coca-Cola, Globe Telecom, Sony Pictures, Nickelodeon, Disney Interactive, Google, MTV, and Fox, among others.

In 2012 I decided to go into illustration fulltime, resigning from my design day job. I’m basically still learning the ropes of this freelance illustration thing, and having fun while I’m at it :D I am represented by UK-based Advocate Art, an artist agency.

My hobbies and interests include cats, arts and crafts/DIY, wasting time on the Internet, travel, watching movies, photography, school and office supplies, laughing at my own jokes, and eating Flaming Hot Cheetos.

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Illustrated Books

• Ang Munting Anghel, written by Bimbo Papasin and published by Katha Publishing Co., Inc. (April 2012)
• Dragonfly, Dragonfly, Show Us The Way, written by Chris and Melissa Bugaj, published by Flying Books (September 2012) [download e-book]

Features

• Interview on Pixelbureau
• How I Quit My Job to Follow My Dream – Guest post on A Successful Woman
• Interview on Candy Magazine

My work has appeared in:

• Women’s Health Philippines
• Candy Magazine (Philippines)
• The Philippine Daily Inquirer
• The Manila Bulletin

FAQ: Why Wedgienet?

Wedgie has been one of my nicknames since I was young, not because I always had one (I didn’t) but because it rhymed with my then-nickname, Reggie. The nickname stuck (pun unintended), and so when I was thinking of a domain name to register in college, I went with Wedgienet. It has been my online handle since, and I think the name conveys the kind of work I do: fun, whimsical, playful, casual, and slightly irreverent!