Stefanie Shank
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Stafanie Shank is a talented illustrator and designer based out of New York. I’m a fan of everything in her portfolio, but I’m liking this...
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Courtney • Adventure: A Coloring and Activity Book
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Esther Aarts recently wrote in to tell us about Adventure, a new coloring and activity book for adults, created by several Threadless alumni. It’...
Lilly Piri
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Australian artist Lilly Piri makes these delicate, ethereal illustrations with colored pencil. Lots of prints are available right here....
Miika Saksi
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Loving the lighting effects in the illustration work of Miika Saksi....
Color Happy 29
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Check out these beautiful sketches by Morgan Blair. via Yay! Everyday...
iPhone sketches
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Take a look at these finger-drawn iPhone sketches by Jorge Columbo. All were created using the Brushes application. Thanks Claudia!...
Borja Bonaque Decks
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I’ve never been particularly interested in skateboarding myself, but I’ve always appreciated the artwork. That being said, these designs b...
Nate Williams Rejects
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“Japan Space Love on Planet Saturn” is an illustration that was rejected by a client. Looks pretty good to me…...
Friendship Bracelets
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I’m in love with pretty much everything Ray Fenwick makes. And on a recent visit to his portfolio I noticed these fun Friendship bracelet painti...
Mission Ridge Mountain Music Festival Materials
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That’s a lot of M’s. But in any case, I really love these materials, designed by Eric Smith of I Draw All Day, for this music festival in ...
Color Happy 28
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I’ve been obsessing over this pair of images from Rebecca Thuss’s portfolio ever since I saw it a few weeks ago. So bright, and summery an...
The Bungaloo
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designworklife reader Sara sent in a tip about the amazing work of John Vogl, aka The Bungaloo (he designed her screenprinted save the dates, which I ...
Rod Hunt Illustration
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Rod Hunt creates these intricate landscapes and cityscapes that remind me a little bit of the worlds of Futurama....
Holly Farrell
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Wow, these paintings are amazing, especially all the typographic details....
Amanda Kindregan
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I’m loving the retro kitschy illustration style of Seattle-based Amanda Kindregan. If you’re in need of some affordable art, she has lots ...
Brainstorm
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Brainstorm is a two-person print shop based in New Jersey. And in addition to their awesome “Happy Under the Sun” and “Sleepy Under ...
Matt Held Portraits
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If you join Matt Held’s Facebook group (“I’ll have my Facebook portrait painted by Matt Held”), he’ll paint a portrait o...
Meg Gleason
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Lovely collage work right here....
Valero Duval
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I’m loving these Aerofauna pieces by Valero Duval. Prints are available at inPRNT....
inPRNT
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inPRNT promises to be a great new resource for affordable artwork. In order to sell their work, artists simply sign up and submit pieces to the online...
Pedro Mari
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“????? ??? is an eternal flow, constantly evolving, never equal to himself.” The beautiful work of Pedro Mari was featured in the Processi...
Emily Glaubinger
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The work of illustrator Emily Glaubinger seems to be marked by intricate, organic linework, and lots of patterns. I especially love this enchanted for...
Jesse Lefkowitz
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I found Jesse Lefkowitz through Tiny Showcase where his print “The Guide” is up for sale (there are still some left as of right now.) Love...
Sarah Law
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The organic, intricate and vibrant patterns of recent graduate Sarah Law are nothing short of amazing. Each piece is actually handdrawn with marker an...
Color Happy 26
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In the January issue of Readymade, one feature asked five artists to reimagine the populist poster art of the Great Depression. This particular poster...
Watercolor + Pattern
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I’m not sure what search ended up leading me to BDorsa’s etsy shop, but it was a great find. She sells both artwork and jewelry, but I was...
A Belated Valentine’s Post
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I just wanted to share these fun Valentines by Tad Carpenter. More here on his blog....
Marc Boutavant
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Marc Boutavant is another artist I wish I had discovered sooner. All of the layering and character design very much reminds me of a modern version of ...
Firmorama
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Briazilian design studio Firmorama has some really fun work in their portfolio, including these illustrations for Super Interessante magazine....
Color Happy 25
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This week’s color happy was found in the letterpress gallery of the London College of Communication, which features student interpretations of t...