As most great modern partnerships do, it all started with a DM.
After discovering Yuri’s now viral instagram account, @makingshit, Luke, a handsome, dedicated, up-and-coming writer, totally versed in his ABCs, visualised a project that could combine both their arts to create works that did the unthinkable; manifest existence itself (wow…). In reality, the two enjoyed using their art to explore modern living, its absurdities, its mundanities, and its joys. After a captivating first message, Yuri could do nothing more than feed off of Luke’s natural charisma, and thus, the ABCs of World begun. Through the use of a simple writing style, and colourful, creative illustrations, soaked to their core in wit, a devilish collection of work was made articulating the feelings and thoughts of many young adults about what living in this crazy world can be like.
Luke Patitsas
Australian writer Luke Patitsas is a graduate of the University of Melbourne, specialising in psychology and philosophy. Born in 1998, his passion for writing has led him all around the medium, from poetry to match reports, from fiction to pop-culture analysis.
Yuri Loong
This is Yuri. Her pronouns are she/her. She is a mix of 🇦🇺🇲🇾👽🇯🇵, in no particular order. And she’s an aries, can you tell?
She is an illustrator part-time, marketing strategist during the day, and a full time bad bitch. Its her aim to create a space for the best two energies to have; sweetness and sass, and to bring more light and colour into the world.