Category Archives: illustration

Miscellany

An amazing photograph titled Hugh and Chicken in Profile by David Stewart, which is one of the finalist for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize at the National Portrait Gallery. The autumn/winter 2013 collection of Mozambican designer Taibo Bacar is really beautiful, featuring a … Continue reading

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Zosia Dzierzawska

Zosia Dzierzawska is a Polish illustrator based in Milan. She works in a collaborative creative studio called Studio Armad’illo. Her illustration reminds me of artist and children’s book illustrator Carson Ellis. It has a delicate and rich cultural quality about it.

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Miscellany

An amazing illustration of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s front woman Karen O by Andrea Fleitas.   Some lovely details from the home of Riikka Kantinkoski, the Finnish photographer and designer behind the awesome Weekday Carnival blog. This beautiful gathering in Portugal. … Continue reading

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Memoirs of a Suburban Utopia

I really love this quiet series of drawings of the night sky by Belgian artist Anton van Hertbruggen. The drawings form a larger panoramic work that is quite breathtaking in its entirety (see it here). Here are some other examples of his … Continue reading

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Ella Cohen

Ella Cohen is a freelance illustrator who lives and works in Tel Aviv, Israel. She majored in Illustration at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. Ella selects unusual and bright colour combinations in her illustrations that make for striking … Continue reading

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Miscellany: Animals

Archival photographs of animals from National Geographic’s phenomenal new tumblr FOUND. A Lot of Cats Print by Kitten Rain Alpaca Garden Pot A bird-inspired wedding invitation. Portland Meadows race track branding by OMFG Co. Marches from Jim Naughten‘s Hereros photographic … Continue reading

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South African Creatives: Illustrators

Sorry for the lapse in posting. I’ve been rather busy this past week with some freelance projects, birthdays and the inevitable Easter slow down. It’s been fun but rather exhausting. Let me start by stating that there will be more posts … Continue reading

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Rebekka Seale

Rebekka Seale is an artist and illustrator based in Nashville who works primarily in the medium of gouache and watercolour. Here are a few words about Rebekka’s work from the artist herself: “My work is hand-painted, reflecting my love of … Continue reading

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Amélie Fontaine

I came across the work of French graphic designer and illustrator, Amélie Fontaine, while researching book cover design. She created a beautiful cover for Haruki Murakami‘s most popular novel Norwegian Wood. I was struck by her ability to use line to create texture … Continue reading

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