Fee Greening’s illustrations are inspired by Medieval, Gothic, and Flemish art, a nod to a simpler time, with the added layer of symbolism and folklore. “I’m always drawn to things that have a certain mysticism and magic to them,” admitted Greening in an interview with Gucci for i-D.
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"Popular with the seniors and babies alike," reads Justyna Stasik’s humourous Instagram caption, and judging by her playful illustration style we can totally understand why. Based on minimal compositions and bold color choices, her creations might equally appeal to children and adults.
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As it turns out, Stasik’s style also attracts commercial work, with selected clients including brands as big as...
When it comes to Leon Edler's illustrations, humor is to be expected. Minimalistic, bold, and quirky, his work is meant to be taken lightly. “I wanted to make stuff that made people laugh,” Edler remarked once in an interview with Sense of Creativity, Edler. “I thought that would be for TV, but I liked how immediate cartoons were. I...
Growing up in Portland with a mom who painted and a dad who played the piano, there was no escaping Celia Jacobs' artistic fate. Now based in Los Angeles, Jacobs’ interests include nature, music, and social issues. Her weapon of choice? Illustration.
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“I knew I wanted to be an illustrator when I was a kid,” she would later admit...
There's a poetic quality to Alexandra Bowman’s illustrations. An illustrator, designer, and muralist, her work uses scale as a metaphor, highlighting the hidden corners of our world, with common themes including race, culture, gender, and inclusivity. As such, her illustrations provide a bridge between artist and viewer, encouraging an open dialogue about the importance of representation and being seen...
With almost 20k followers on Instagram, as well as commissions from clients like Samsung, Design House Greetings x Trader Joe’s, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Ploypisut Chueobchoey (aka Ploy) has made quite a splash within the buzzing illustration community.
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Based in Bangkok, Thailand, and raised in a Thai-Chinese family, Ploy's heritage plays a big role in her illustrations. Inspired...
Marsha Robinson creates art with the purpose to provide healing. Her symmetrical designs, dotted with botanical imagery and geometric forms, clearly correspond with Art Deco aesthetic, whose height was in the 1920s.
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Containing elements both organic and artificial, Robinson’s art has a certain fluidity to it, whilst at the same time remaining constrained in solid forms. As she constantly...
Oftentimes, it's not what's being said, it's how it's being said. In the case of designer, hand-letterer, and illustrator Taylor Weaver, this saying couldn't be any more literal. Known for her graphic illustrations, bright color palettes, and bubbly letterforms, her hand-lettering projects feature meaningful quotes and personal observations, all aimed at lifting up your spirits.
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"Breath in, breath out," invites one illustration by Katie Wilson. Written in bold type, the words are enclosed by flowers and butterflies. These and other reminders are to be expected in Wilson's Instagram page, a parallel universe filled with critters and flowers, and frankly, a place we'd like to visit in our mind these hectic days.
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Swedish illustrator Maja Säfström is recognized for her simple, but approachable style of illustration, featuring clever punch lines delivered by relatable characters. Situated at a crossroads between illustration and comics, her work often features speech bubbles.
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“I think the speech bubbles are a very important part of my work,” Säfström remarked once in an interview with Lake. “I love combining text...
