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Pawel Kuczynski was born in 1976 in Szczecin. He graduated in Fine Arts Academy from Poznan with specialization in graphics. He was in the field of satirical illustration since 2004 and has been awarded with more than 100 prizes and distinctions. Pawel’s work was specialized in thought-provoking images that make his audience question their daily […]
Japanese artist Takao Nagawa took on the ukiyo-e classic style by mixing it with modern pop culture heroes like Super Mario or Darth Vader, among others. He drew the heroes in the Samurai poses, changing their facial expressions to look like Japanese prints, and added some traditional clothes for a final touch. The result can […]
Parts of me want to find these illustrations extremely cute, while another part of my brain finds these bones popping out a bit disguting. Anyway, these drawings are a great take on some famous cartoon characters. It was created by Mahmoud Refaat, a talented artist from Egypt.
Based in Melbourne, Ken Taylor is an illustrator and designer who made himself a name in the music industry. His work that got my attention is the illustrated posters for movies. I really wish some movies would have so cool posters for their promotion.
An award-winning series of illustrations created for “The Canterbury Tales”. The book can be found at Black Cat publishing. The illustrations are the work of Anna + Elena, twin sisters from Milano in Italy. They’ve been working together since 1998, winning multiple awards for their illustrations with beautiful color schemes and textures.
Maxime Francout is a French graphic designer with a real talent for illustration. He proved it again with his series of stamps that illustrate some environmental issues. Several of the stamps illustrations use some analogies with the human body to get the message accross, and it’s quite efficient. A simple color scheme and minimalist drawings […]
You already know about pop-out books, but Motion Silhouette is a new kind of book. Created by Japanese designers Megumi Kajiwara and Tatsuhiko Niijima, it has pop-out paper cutouts that come to life when you play with a torch’s light. The shadows interact with the printed content in a very cool manner. On this post, […]
André Chiote is one of the famous illustrators who have illustrated five of the 12 World Cup Stadium in Brazil. This year the famous FIFA World Cup 2014 has been hosting on Brazil and it’s stadium is captured in graphic posters mentioned below by Portuguese illustrator André Chiote. The stadium highlights key elements of building’s […]
Ever let you mind wander and imagine the objects surrounding you coming to life? You’ve seen it in Myazaki’s movies, Gilbert Legrand creates his own by creating his illustrations directly on the objects. The results are both funny and poetic, every object is taken with its particularities and get its own character. You can check […]
I’m usually quite partial to Swiss style typographic posters. However, from time to time I find a designer that creates amazing illustrated posters that make me forget about the grid and Helvetica. Bendik Kaltenborn is one of these designers that create stunning illustrated posters with a human touch. In a various range of drawing styles, […]
Somewhere between real life and fantasy, you can discover artist Jon Jacobsen’s amazing world. A world where faces are distorted and moving around in a dynamic fashion. With his work, Jacobsen tries to extend photographs to better match reality as he perceives it. A new take on reality that will satisfy any digital art lover.
James Yang is an American illustrator who works for popular magazines and other clients. He recently published his first authored children books, which were great successes.
Philipp Banken is a talented illustrator from Germany. He freelances for various clients, in both traditional and digital techniques.
There isn’t much information about Moon on his (or her) website, but the work speaks for itself.
Carmine Bellucci is a young emerging illustrator based in Milan who has featured in different publications and magazines of his country.