News: illustration

Next week see’s the opening of “Les Voyages Ordinaires”, an exhibition of Laurindo Feliciano‘s illustrations for the titular book written by Francois Lozet. Incorporating Laurindo’s digital collage and paintings, the final object is much more than a book; it is a graphic object, guided and shaped by designer Uli Meisenheimer. “Discover a gallery of illustrative […]

Rob Ball has lent his flair for sci-fi illustration to Lonely Planet Kids new book Future Worlds; a pop-up book for kids describing what may lay ahead in the future. Working with writer Anna Claybourne and expert pop-up book designer Andy Mansfield, Future Worlds is an incredible showcase of Rob’s futuristic designs and vision of a brightly coloured, […]

Lucy Rose has been commissioned by Hardie Grant Publishing to illustrate the cover and internal pages for Alice & Maddie Baileys’ book “The Hidden Histories of Houseplants”, a book that explores the social history, art, politics, fashion and culture behind our favourite houseplants. Starting off with the cover, Lucy was given a list of plants that […]

Aurelia Lange has worked with design agency The Clearing to create an instantly recognisable and standout launch campaign for new shopping platform, Ownable. Aurelia’s illustration’s morph and pop, evoking that sudden spark of inspiration when a suggested product appears in front of a user. With a unique colour palette, the campaign immediately stands out on […]

Rachael Saunders has been keeping busy in her spare moments, creating some of her own book covers for her favourite stories. Ranging from the Jungle Book to James & the Giant Peach, each cover has it’s own distinct palette, but sit nicely as part of the Rachael Saunders Library collection; we can’t wait to see […]

We are so happy to share Laura Barrett‘s latest book cover for the reissue of The Amazing Mr Blunden written by Antonia Barber for Little Brown. The new edition coincides with the release of a Sky Tv adaptation, directed by Mark Gatiss. Working with designer Charlotte Schooner at Little Brown, Laura wanted to capture the gothic feel […]

Chris Wormell has created a series of illustrations in his distinctive linocut style for pub chain Greene King, encouraging us all to get back in to the pubs. Working with advertising agency Engine Group, the illustrations are welcoming signs that play on the typical names of pubs; “The guys at Engine came up with the […]

We love it when our artists travel to beautiful locations and generously bring us back a slice of holiday vibes! Mary Woodin recently spent a week in Tuscany absorbing the sights and flavours of the local area, we think she’s brilliantly caught the essence of Italian life with her watercolour and pencil sketches on vibrant […]

Katie Ponder has illustrated the covers for two books by author Gillian Hawser, set during the iconically beautiful regency era which Katie has perfectly captured in her designs. Looking at textiles, architecture and wall paper designs of the era, Katie immersed herself in the intricate details  of the era as well as drawing inspiration from […]

Dawn Cooper has created two inspiring illustrations for Eaton Square School’s new brand identity. With one image representing pre-school and primary, and the other secondary and senior school, the illustration’s have the feel of book covers, art directed by Anderson Norton Design. The project required some fast execution; “ I wasn’t given much time for the […]

Sarah McMenemy has  illustrated a series of icons for to promote the Naval Children’s Charity, helping families access the services support. The icons act as logo’s covering the issues children may face when they have parents in the military, including bullying, stigma, relocation, parental absence, parents separating, parental injury and death. A natural progression from […]

Next week sees the publication of Phillip Pullaman’s short story “Lyra’s Oxford” in a beautiful gift edition, fully illustrated by none other than Chris Wormell. Hot on the heels of his commissions to illustrate the Book of Dust trilogy and the luxury edition of Northern Lights, Chris has sent much of the year fully immersed […]

This month’s Fabian review features a fantastic cover illustrated by Debbie Powell, a rubber stamped vision of a positive future adorned in roses. Working with Vanesha at Fabian Review, Debbie went through quick rounds of sketches before arriving at the final floral idea; flowers being a favourite of Debbie’s to draw and stamp, the roses […]

To mark the release of My Little Pony: A New Generation on Netflix, Rachael Saunders has been commissioned to reimagine ten famous horse paintings displayed in The National Gallery, London. Each illustration had to evoke the painterly style and composition of the original, but also encapsulate a fresh, vibrant energy, faithful to the new generation […]

What is it to be happy? This is the major question that Laurindo Feliciano was asked to illustrate to accompany an ongoing series of articles for the Wellcome Collection; The Happiness Quest. Each image references the different focuses of the articles, from the pursuit of happiness to explorations into chemicals and psychedelics; Laurindo’s collages perfectly […]

Congratulations to Rachael Saunders, who’s illustrated homage of Krka National Park (which we featured back in July) has been voted as the winner of Wacom Cintiq 16 competition; “My epic patterned panoramic pays homage to Krka National Park, Croatia. Its sheer scale and level of detail pushed my skills to the limit, but also allowed me […]

Darling Clementine have illustrated an amazing range of M & S’s Christmas snow globe Gin & Rum Liqueur’s, with each bottle containing a small light that beautifully illuminates Darling Clementine’s illustrations as gold and silver flakes swirl in the behind them. The images across the three bottles tell the story of The Nutcracker, in three […]

Jesús Sotés has illustrated a retelling of the story of Odysseus, returning home to Ithaca, through a series of illustrated mazes, games and riddles. The story, as recounted by Homer in the The Odyssey is full of adventures and surprising events that lend themselves perfectly to this engaging method of storytelling and Jesús’s images perfectly […]

Andrew Davidson has created a series of illustrations in an incredible collaboration with The Macallan; the prestigious whiskey distillery that produces one of the leading single malt whiskies. The project sees Andrew producing beautiful woodcut illustrations that tell the story of Captain John Grant, and the transformation of the wild landscape of his estate into […]

Amy Grimes has been commissioned by Pavilion to create a series of illustrations inspired by famous trees across the U.K., brought together in the beautiful book The Great British Tree Biography. Amy’s contributions also include spot illustrations of leaves and branches, chapter headers and an absolutely stunning cover. Keeping the tree itself as the focus of […]