About Me

Derek Yu, aka me

Photo by Fran ♥

Hi! My name is Derek Yu. I was born in 1982. He-Man, M.U.S.C.L.E., and Nintendo figured prominently in my childhood. I’m an illustrator, comic book artist, and video game designer. My heroes are Mom, Dad, and MacGyver. I think drawing could solve all the world’s problems. Or at least mine. I believe strangeness is a great quality in things.

Partial Gameography:

Trigger Happy
Quibble Race
Diabolika
Eternal Daughter
I’m OK: A Murder Simulator
Aquaria
Spelunky

Published Work:

“The Lifecycle of the Mysterious Manjuu,” Popgun Vol. 2
“The Last Macaw,” Popgun Vol. 3

Websites:

The Accidental Video Game Porn Archive
The Independent Gaming Source
TIGdb

Artshows:

Giant Robot: Panelists III

Giant Robot: At the Movies

World of Wonder: Crazians

Giant Robot: Game Over

Gallery Nucleus: Jab Strong Fierce

Clients:

Portland Mercury

Game Developer Magazine

Awards:

Nomination: 2007 IGF Excellence in Visual Art (Aquaria)

Winner: 2007 IGF Game of the Year (Aquaria)

Nomination: 2008 Game Developer’s Choice Award for Best Debut (Aquaria)

Contact

yu(dot)derek(at)gmail(dot)com

FAQs

Q. What do you use to make art?

A. I use pencils (mechanical), pens (Staedtler pigment liners and Faber-Castell brush pens), Photoshop, Illustrator, and a tiny Wacom Graphire2 tablet.

Q. Are you available for work?

A. I’m generally pretty busy, but if you have a cool and lucrative project, don’t be afraid to ask!

Interviews

The Escapist

1up (video)