Jade Purple Brown's illustrations center around powerful women and positive vibes. Inspired by '70s color combinations, her designs tend to stick to colors like orange, red, yellow, and green, adding a nostalgic flavor to her otherwise contemporary images.
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“I love collecting '70s interior design books for inspiration,” admitted Brown in an interview with Design Milk, stating her sources of inspiration....
When it comes to illustration, there's nothing we admire more than clever use of patterns and textures. Minnesota-based designer, Zoe Wodarz, has just the thing we need. Bold, colorful, and minimalistic, her digital illustrations have a textured, hand-made feel to them, with her patterns being playful while still maintaining a level of sophistication.
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A self-taught graphic designer and digital...
Marika Boniuk from Poland introduces
herself as an illustrator, vintage lover, traveler who adores Disney
princesses. In one of her latest creations, she took eight of them and transformed
them into more realistic-looking versions.
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“I was super sick and tied to my
bed when I saw a screenshot from Snow White somewhere. I basically spent 3-4
days re-watching some of the old Disney movies....
While diversity is slowly entering the realms of online communication and digital conversation, there's still a big job ahead to achieve proper inclusion. Talented graphic designer O’Plérou Grebet decided to help with this by creating 365 awesome emojis dedicated to Africa.
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Grebet worked for a whole year on this project, titled
Zouzoukwa, and managed to create a unique collection of...
Edinburgh based illustrator, Kasia (known online only by her first name), treats her work as a sort of bridge between herself and her audience—a bridge that allows her to communicate her emotions fully, be it euphoria, heartache, or grief. “I try not to tiptoe around the subject,” said Kasia in an interview with Jung Katz, “instead, I want to...
Fan of René Magritte and Jorge Luis Borges, illustrator Cat Finnie is very clearly drawn to the surreal, creating dreamlike landscapes and enchanting settings that have an element of mystery to them.
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“I’m very drawn to Surrealism in particular, both in art and in literature, and I think that has a strong influence in my work,” she admitted in...
The best way to describe the work of animator Sean Charmatz
would be to say that he brings to life the objects that surround him. And as
silly as that might seem, it wouldn't be far off.
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Born in San Diego, Charmatz has spent the better part of his career working in animation and doing several high-profile projects like SpongeBob SquarePants and...
A recent addition to our Instagram feed, Milica Golubović's illustrations are bright and uplifting, providing a wash of color that's very much appreciated this time of year. Originally from Kotor, Montenegro, and now based in Belgrade, Serbia, Golubović notes the Mediterranean seaside amongst her inspirations.
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“I’m mostly inspired by the sea and the seashore, clear sky and sunny days,” she...
Illustrator, animator and art
director Nella Addy grew up in a small village in South Africa surrounded by two
artists in a creative home.
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“I spent my childhood drawing,
painting, climbing, and running around wildly. We were just really wild and it
was amazing,” the artist told in an interview for Ballpit. “I’m quite versatile and I work in varied mediums and
styles at work,...
Steven Kin is a gifted digital
and photo manipulation artist best-known for his surreal art. Born in 1981, the
artist is currently living and creating art in Taipei, the capital city of
Taiwan.
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“I’ve always been interested in
fantasy so incorporating it into my work and creating these surreal works
seemed natural. In general, lots of different photos have inspired me,
(especially fantasy and dark...
