![ILLUSTRATION people color composition adobe illustrator adobe Illustrator Character design AAPI Down the Street](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/d31b77198216317.663d3288ccb55.png)
Block: Community Voices
We partnered with Block.xyz to provide illustration support for “Community Voices”, an Instagram content series that spotlights members of Block’s Employee Community Groups. The illustrations helped to highlight the story of API-Blocks community co-chair Cyrille Villaflores, and her journey being mentored by peers in the API community. We were given creative freedom to bridge Filipino heritage and Bay Area company culture in whimsical ways.
Below are some illustrations that accompanied the narrative. Each illustration corresponded to a pull quote from an interview with the subject. Using bold colors and exaggerated shapes, we aimed to evoke a feeling that was confident, authentic, and wholesome, but also pulled from the festive nature of Filipino-American culture.
![Illustration of a woman, with the Golden Gate Bridge on the right and palm trees on the left](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/6e87c5198216317.663d332ea3d84.png)
The heroine of our story is Cyrille, global co-chair for the API-Blocks community.
![Illustrations of Filipino-American heritage, including durian, the parol star, karaoke, and tocilog](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/1d016e198216317.663d33b262443.png)
Visual motifs relating to Filipino-American heritage, including durian, the parol star, karaoke, and tocilog.
![ILLUSTRATION people color composition adobe illustrator adobe Illustrator Character design AAPI Down the Street](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/d84948198216317.663d33b261a12.png)
Cyrille peruses all the diverse Slack groups at Block.
![Illustration of large group of people socializing and talking about various topics](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/57d8c3198216317.663d342dd201d.png)
Cyrille and her mentor attend a wine tasting event, where Cyrille takes a leap of faith and overcomes her nervousness.
![Illustration of people and boba cups as they socialize](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/f06d66198216317.663d342dd174f.png)
Cyrille and her mentor Brittany create virtual breakout rooms to help others improve public speaking and form connections over boba.