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I’m happy to talk to Scottish designer and illustrator Johanna Basford for this feature who’s pattern work is outstanding. She has a host of awards and has had her black and white pattern designs used by clients like the BBC, the V&A, The Body Shop and Hendricks Gin. Her detailed and controlled work exhibits a [...]

Niki Pilkington is an illustrator who spends her time between Wales and London, focusing on fashion work, having been a fashion illustration student at college. Her work featured here is a very wholesome combination of style in two senses. One is in the fashion-conscious people she chooses as the subjects for her work, and the [...]

Madrid-based Sergio Jiménez works with hand drawn and digital typography to produce engaging illustrations that have appeared in publications that include Bello Magazine, Uno Skateboard and Snowplanet Magazine. Using typography in illustration is not only aesthetically very effective, but it has a clever way of drawing in the eye. Nice work, Sergio. ⓒ Sergio Jiménez, [...]

Born in Calcutta, and now living in London, Royal College of Art graduate Nina Chakrabarti’s expressive work has inspired me recently. Her recent series of maps is the focus of this interview. What’s cool about these pieces is the loose, bright and fun style used in creating illustrations that normally rely on precision, uniformity and [...]

There are some really nice things coming from UK illustrator Tom Hovey who has made bright and colourful art for companies that include M&C Saatchi, London Design Week, Don’t Panic and Red Bull.

I’m very much liking the work of Cologne-based illustrator Antje Herzog. Her inked work has a detailed, granular feel to it, showing the time and dedication put into her art. It makes me think of extremely organized television static. Her busy style is captivating.

With such a long radio-silence with the sketchbook sneak features, I’m happy to re-ignite the series with a bang. Today we’re peering into the sketchbook of Oregon-based illustrator, animator and director Ward Jenkins. Ward has a unique style, and one that is easily recognizable, with its strong lines and frequent use of fun, stylized characters. [...]