Are you really a ghost?Not really. (laughs) Im Rafael Castilho Monteiro, Brazillian graphic designer. (Nice to meet you!)

My inspiration seems to come only after six o clock in the afternoon, so like all the ghosts I prefer the quiet of the night to create my spooky stuff.

But I like this name, you know? I thought about it like I was creating the name of a band, looking for something that really sticks in peoples heads and I think (hope) that ” the atomic ghost” has pop appeal.

Eye eye, what’s this about ‘the end’ project.I like to create things that really call people’s attention. I think that’s the most important thing about design and art in a general way: provoke a reaction.

So THE END its something like this. Disturbing characters announcing the end of the world, two antagonic forces getting ready for a final fight with their army. And I enjoy the fact that none of them seems to be “good”. (laughs) Not in a literal way at least.

Its like we are between them thinking “ok, who’s the good guy and who’s the bad guy?!” It kind of reflects the way we all feel everyday, trying to understand if we are taking some good or bad decisions, if what happened in your life is a blessing or a curse.

What’s the last film you saw and hated?Good question… I really don’t know… (laughs) Because I’m a TV guy you know? I grown up watching sitcoms and dramas on cable and I don’t have patience to watch any movie so if I think its gonna suck, I’m a really selective guy on this.

I couldn’t watch Richard Kellys ‘The Box’ until the end. I thought it was just boring. And that cast… Cameron Diaz? Cyclops? They’re just too beautiful to be in trouble. (laugh)

On the other hand, the last film I watched and loved was THE ROAD. I think could be a little more scary but at the end its was really powerful experience. I want to watch again when I have my kids, I think it will become even more touching and intense.

Which is you best piece of work, & why? Sounds cliché but I’m always in love with the last work in doing. and right now that would be some collages and a dysfunctional family of freaks that I’m working on.

But I also have to mention the Samurai Reptile Warriors. I never expected they would have such a cool reception; the Behance first page, showing up in so many websites. So this work will always be the “first hit”.

Describe your creative process.Pure chaos. (laughs) I like to keep things really organic, let the ideas come, the inspiration flow. I love to look for good references on the web and let my mind open to all influences possible. Music really inspires me. Movies, comics, tv, my personal life… sometimes you find a cool picture and that only thing inspire you to create a series of cool works.

But I want to be a more complete professional, so right now I want to make some works using vectors, make some illustrations, learn to create some cool and crazy websites and animations. and paper toys! freakin love paper toys.

I don’t see myself doing just one kind of work in the future, I really want to be able to walk around in a lot of different areas and, at same time, having a particular style, something that people can see and understand thats my work.

Who would win, Samurai Reptile Warriors or a sumo wrestler?I think each samurai reptile warrior could take care of five or six sumo wrestlers. at least. Seriously, it would be a blood bath. I don’t even want to think about it. :-/

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