GEMBALA ELEKTRIK [Electric Herdsman] is a visual communication design practice operated by Leopold Adi Surya. He is an Indonesian writer, graphic designer, and illustrator currently based in South Kuta, Bali. He received his MA (with Distinction) in Design: Illustration from the Manchester School of Art in 2019. He has designed and illustrated for leading literary outlets, such as Giramondo Publishing (Australia), Asian American Writers' Workshop (United States), Kompas Gramedia Group (Indonesia). His short stories have been published in the mainstream medias in Indonesia, including VICE Indonesia. He is also a student of traditional astrology (who is well-aware that some of the projects displayed here are antithetical to the paradigm). You can call him Leo, even though he is not a Leo. And despite being an “electric herdsman,” he actually aspires to be a water Pokémon trainer.
Contact & social media
︎︎︎leopold.adi.surya@gmail.com
︎︎︎@gembalaelektrik (twitter)
︎︎︎@gembalaelektrik (Instagram)
Clients & collaborators
Asian American Writer’s Workshop | Gramedia Pustaka Utama | Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia | Giramondo Publishing | Manchester Art Gallery | École française d'Extrême-Orient | Komunitas Lakoat.Kujawas
P.S. Please do not use or reproduce any content within this website without the expressed written consent of Leopold Adi Surya.
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![Dongeng dari Nunuh Haumeni [Tales from Nunuh Haumeni] by Anak-anak Mollo. Book cover design and illustration. Commissioned by Komunitas Lakoat.Kujawas (2020)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eef8af7366789d0a9f4224a109dd796fad1b7af075077de7863965aaac83d47e/GE-2020_2020-Dongeng-dari-Nunuh-Haumeni.png)
![Humanisme dan Sesudahnya [Humanism and What Follows After] by F. Budi Hardiman. Book cover design and illustration. Commissioned by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (2020)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da75bccd38b3df0bbda5687b39cb840cca087317f13e3e67b757efc22a8ccefb/GE-2020_2020-Humanisme-dan-Sesudahnya.png)
![Malaikat Jatuh [The Fallen Angel] by Clara Ng. Book cover design and illustration. Commissioned by Gramedia Pustaka Utama (2017)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2fa046c2ae30a346863c06ed2a85040ad6d449879463e588f53ee729b70a443/GE-2020_2017-Malaikat-Jatuh.png)
![Seri Arkeologi EFEO [EFEO Archaeology Series]: Menelusuri Panji di Candi-Candi [Exploring Panji in Ancient Temples] by Lidya Kieven, Asia Tenggara Masa Hindu-Buddha [South East Asia During the Era of Hinduism and Buddhism] by George Coedes, Melacak Sejarah Kuno Indonesia Lewat Prasasti (Tracing Ancient Indonesian History through Inscriptions) by Boechari. Book cover design. Commissioned by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia and École française d'Extrême-Orient (2017)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c60adab3f8ae9044152e806468ec99848e2c9a59abcb471e6ef7837402eb9ef6/GE-2020_2017-Seri-Arkeologi-EFEO_Menelusuri-Panji.png)
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![Seri Arkeologi EFEO [EFEO Archaeology Series]: Menelusuri Panji di Candi-Candi [Exploring Panji in Ancient Temples] by Lidya Kieven, Asia Tenggara Masa Hindu-Buddha [South East Asia During the Era of Hinduism and Buddhism] by George Coedes, Melacak Sejarah Kuno Indonesia Lewat Prasasti (Tracing Ancient Indonesian History through Inscriptions) by Boechari. Book cover design. Commissioned by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia and École française d'Extrême-Orient (2017)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf0712f85e1944b0023570c76eb5159d94975222600b3aff6eadbc67c13d99ed/GE-2020_2017-Seri-Arkeologi-EFEO_Melacak-Sejarah-Kuno.png)
![Seri Arkeologi EFEO [EFEO Archaeology Series]: Menelusuri Panji di Candi-Candi [Exploring Panji in Ancient Temples] by Lidya Kieven, Asia Tenggara Masa Hindu-Buddha [South East Asia During the Era of Hinduism and Buddhism] by George Coedes, Melacak Sejarah Kuno Indonesia Lewat Prasasti (Tracing Ancient Indonesian History through Inscriptions) by Boechari. Book cover design. Commissioned by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia and École française d'Extrême-Orient (2017)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/02b46169473cce8262c4116c8ab02f5efd8e2e377b22bc55088a958b924cae6c/GE-2020_Seri-Arkeologi.jpg)
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![Seri Sejarah Terpilih [Selected Histories Series]: Nusantara by Bernard H.M. Vlekke, Orang Indonesia & Orang Prancis [The Indonesian & The French] by Bernard Dorléans, Makassar Abad XIX [Makassar in 19th Century] by Edward L. Poelinggomang, Kepulauan Rempah-rempah [Spices Archipelago] by M. Adnan Amal. Book cover design. Commissioned by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (2016)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3dfe3909b5e5ede806c9575ec198ac52f23d98d344c0f5e69eb4b5fab2c84b6/GE-2020_2016-Seri-Sejarah-Terpilih_Nusantara.png)
![Seri Sejarah Terpilih [Selected Histories Series]: Nusantara by Bernard H.M. Vlekke, Orang Indonesia & Orang Prancis [The Indonesian & The French] by Bernard Dorléans, Makassar Abad XIX [Makassar in 19th Century] by Edward L. Poelinggomang, Kepulauan Rempah-rempah [Spices Archipelago] by M. Adnan Amal. Book cover design. Commissioned by Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia (2016)](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/78d1c527a2ca25f60d3593edf8cbf7a477501e514b90fb36fe933ed82df0b010/GE-2020_2016-Seri-Sejarah-Terpilih_Orang-Indonesia---Orang-Prancis.png)
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