Literature, topography, and history influenced Yusof Majid's iconography. It's Lonely At The Top features a suited man (left hand holding an umbrella, right hand holding a cigar) looking at the sky, surrounded by empty space. His emotive works contains fragments of modern life, alluding to the urban environment. Yusof Majid attended the Chelsea School of Art in London from 1988 to 1993, where he received his Master's in Painting. He taught Creative Studies at the Lim Kok Wing Institute of Creative Technology. He held his first solo exhibition in Malaysia titled Quiet Concerns at Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur in 1995. He was awarded the Herbert Read Scholarship in 1993, and the Phillip Morris Malaysia Commendation in 1996. His solo exhibition titled The NBD (Nature, Buildings and Daleks) Series was held at Nadine Fine Art in 2018. A gallery owner, Yusof established Darling Muse Gallery and changed its name to Pace Gallery and then again, Nadine Fine Art.