Dacosta is a self-taught, multifaceted illustrator and award winning designer and has been creating professionally for the past 17 years, and under the banner of Chocolate Soop®, Dacosta has produced designs across various media and collaborated with artists around the world. His passion and philosophy is grounded in his belief that visual art must be imaginative and bold, and with each project strives to create the highest quality work possible, whether it be through a toy, illustration, app, or an animated project. As noted by a client, “Dacosta brings a rare combination of artistic vision, technical execution and commercial sensibility”. He demonstrates a “finely honed grasp of what does and does not resonate with his intended audience”, creating designs which “communicate familiarity without stooping to cliché” and characters which possess “weight and depth…wit and poignancy”.
