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Category: Illustration

How to Use AI to Design Infographics in 2025

How to Use AI to Design Infographics in 2025

Jack Nolan • Jun 16, 2025
The graphic-design desk of is a study in quiet automation. A strategist arranges data points, taps a prompt, and watches color palettes, type hierarch...
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39 Jungle Fonts That Totally ‘Wild’

39 Jungle Fonts That Totally ‘Wild’

Zoe Santoro • May 1, 2025
As designers, we’re constantly seeking typography that transports viewers into specific worlds and environments. And when it comes to evoking th...
DesignFontsIllustrationTypography
40 Superhero Fonts That Can ‘Save the Day’ in 2025

40 Superhero Fonts That Can ‘Save the Day’ in 2025

Zoe Santoro • Apr 28, 2025Apr 28, 2025
As graphic designers, we’re constantly searching for fonts that can capture the dynamic energy and larger-than-life spirit of our favorite comic...
DesignFontsIdeasIllustration
34 Negative Space Logos That Make You Think Twice

34 Negative Space Logos That Make You Think Twice

Preston Lee • Apr 21, 2025Apr 21, 2025
In art and design, negative space is the background space around and between the subject of an image. For example, in a picture of a palm tree against...
DesignIdeasIllustrationLogos
36 Doodle Fonts for a Fun, Handcrafted Feel

36 Doodle Fonts for a Fun, Handcrafted Feel

Preston Lee • Mar 10, 2025Mar 10, 2025
As designers, we’re constantly searching for fonts that can inject authentic personality and handcrafted charm into our projects. And in , a rea...
DesignFontsIllustrationTypography
43 Best Procreate Fonts in 2025

43 Best Procreate Fonts in 2025

Preston Lee • Jan 14, 2025May 1, 2025
As a digital artist choosing the right font can make or break your digital artwork. Whether you’re designing social media graphics, creating cus...
FontsIllustrationTypography
Am I the Last One to See Robinhood’s ‘Hidden Arrow’ Easter Egg?

Am I the Last One to See Robinhood’s ‘Hidden Arrow’ Easter Egg?

Preston Lee • Nov 4, 2024
The other day, I was watching basketball with my son when something caught my eye: the Robinhood logo on one of the players’ jerseys. Now, I&#82...
IllustrationLogos
Rebecca Green Illustration

Rebecca Green Illustration

Karen Kurycki • Feb 10, 2020Jul 6, 2021
For the month of August, a series of guest posters will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illus...
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The Fox and King Illustration

The Fox and King Illustration

Garth • May 29, 2014May 28, 2014
There’s something sly and regal making magic in Melbourne, Australia, and that something is Glenn Thomas, AKA The Fox and King. Glenn’s r...
DesignIllustration
Kelly Thompson: Design & Illustration

Kelly Thompson: Design & Illustration

Garth • May 28, 2014May 28, 2014
Kelly Thompson, a Texan designer/illustrator based in Seattle, has combined her southern spice and northwestern quirkiness into a wide range of notewo...
DesignIllustration

Mike Lowery: New Work

Garth • Apr 29, 2014Apr 28, 2014
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Mike Lowery here at DWL, and since he recently launched his new website with tons of saucy recent w...
DesignIllustration
Nicolas Ménard: ARTV

Nicolas Ménard: ARTV

Garth • Apr 17, 2014Apr 14, 2014
I’m really digging the adventure and whimsy in Nicolas Menard‘s cosmic animation work for ARTV. Watch Nicolas’ animation below, and ...
DesignIllustration
Tyler Gross: New Work

Tyler Gross: New Work

Garth • Apr 14, 2014Apr 14, 2014
Since we last featured Tyler Gross‘s illustrations, he’s churned out some killer new work that further showcases his hardcore halftones an...
DesignIllustration
Eszter Chen: Patterns & Illustration

Eszter Chen: Patterns & Illustration

Garth • Apr 14, 2014Apr 14, 2014
Illustrator and textile designer Eszter Chen has got something good going. Born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, she’s brought her lovely style and...
DesignIllustration
Andreas Wikström Illustration

Andreas Wikström Illustration

Garth • Apr 10, 2014Apr 9, 2014
I’m thoroughly enjoying the work of Andreas Wikström, a graphic designer hailing from Sweden. There’s more to explore on his website, so ...
DesignIllustration
Chris Dedinsky: Monster Alphabet

Chris Dedinsky: Monster Alphabet

Garth • Apr 9, 2014Mar 31, 2014
Halloween may be months away, but I’m in love with Chris Dedinsky‘s personal project Monster Alphabet, a screen printed poster featuring...
Illustration
Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering

Sergi Delgado Illustration & Lettering

Garth • Apr 8, 2014Mar 31, 2014
If “rad” were a design discipline, Barcelona-born Sergi Delgado could teach a class on it. His illustration, lettering and typography wo...
DesignIllustration

Mike Ellis: Rooms For Rent Illustration Series

Courtney • Apr 2, 2014Apr 1, 2014
Love this illustration series by Mike Ellis. Entitled Room For Rent, the illustrations were created as part of an experiential installation show wher...
Illustration

Shawna X: It’s Warm Inside Typographic Illustrations

Courtney • Mar 31, 2014Mar 31, 2014
Shawna X created this impressive series of typographic illustrations, It’s Warm Inside, as a response to her long, cold winter in Chicago. The p...
Illustration
Adam Turnbull: Ten Cent Dime

Adam Turnbull: Ten Cent Dime

Garth • Mar 17, 2014Mar 17, 2014
While some take to Twitter to share their stream of consciousness experience of the world, Adam Turnbull has used Ten Cent Dime as his outlet, a proje...
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Natalie Andrewson: Wes Anderson Posters

Courtney • Mar 12, 2014Mar 11, 2014
At the moment, I happen to be anxiously anticipating Wes Anderson‘s new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel (now in select theaters.) So when I spott...
Illustration

Atelier Olschinsky: Rollercoaster Illustration Series

Courtney • Mar 3, 2014Feb 24, 2014
Between the kaleidoscopic use of color and deconstructed, abstract forms, I can’t stop staring at Rollercoaster, a new illustration series by At...
DesignIllustration
Cherry Bomb: Innovación Lectora Series

Cherry Bomb: Innovación Lectora Series

Garth • Feb 26, 2014Feb 24, 2014
It’s so encouraging to see good design making its way into schools, and I’m absolutely enamored with Cherry Bomb Design Studio‘s il...
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Matt Stevens: Junk Drawer Prints

Courtney • Feb 21, 2014Feb 20, 2014
Matt Stevens‘s Junk Drawer series is an ongoing set of illustrations that depict “fascinating characters from pop culture by showing the r...
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Chris Turnham Prints

Courtney • Feb 20, 2014Feb 17, 2014
I was happy to recently discover the work of Los Angeles-based Chris Turnham, who has worked as an artist in both feature and television animation a...
ArtIllustration

Jessica Hische: Jess & Russ Keepsake

Courtney • Feb 19, 2014Feb 17, 2014
You may remember seeing Jessica Hische‘s epic wedding website awhile back, a richly detailed parallax design featuring the work of many of her a...
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Richard Perez: Coen Cast

Courtney • Feb 7, 2014Feb 3, 2014
This afternoon I’m loving Coen Cast, a fun little side project from designer Richard Perez. He’s started a Tumblr to collect his illustrat...
Illustration
Melissa Chaib Illustration

Melissa Chaib Illustration

Garth • Feb 5, 2014Feb 3, 2014
Melissa Chaib, a graphic designer and illustrator based in Mexico, has a cheeky illustration style that she pairs delightfully with hand lettering. I...
Illustration

Jasper Gold: Faces in Places Illustration Series

Courtney • Feb 5, 2014Feb 4, 2014
It’s impossible not to smile when viewing Jasper Gold‘s playful Faces in Places series, a fun set of illustrations depicting a handful of...
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Studio MPLS: Faribault Woolen Mill Co.

Courtney • Jan 31, 2014Jan 30, 2014
I love it when I see new updates pop into my reader from Studio MPLS. They’ve posted several new pieces of work in the last couple of weeks, inc...
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Steven Noble and Taxi Studio: Kate Hudnott Spirit Packaging

Courtney • Jan 30, 2014Jan 30, 2014
This packaging series, a collaboration between Steven Noble and Taxi Studio, was created for Kate Hudnott, a UK-based drinks pioneer. The Taxi Design ...
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Rachael Saunders: Otto’s Circus Illustration Series

Courtney • Jan 27, 2014Jan 20, 2014
I’m loving the colorful, whimsical characters that Rachael Saunders has created in the world of Otto’s Circus....
Illustration
Emma Fick: Snippets

Emma Fick: Snippets

Garth • Jan 24, 2014Jan 20, 2014
Emma Fick, a 22-year-old from Louisiana living in Serbia and teaching English on a Fulbright scholarship, has chosen an interesting and public way i...
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El Famoso

El Famoso

Garth • Jan 24, 2014Jan 20, 2014
El Famoso is an illustrator collective composed of brothers Rich and Chris Fairhead. Hailing from and operating in the UK, the two have combined their...
DesignIllustration
Alex Westgate Illustration

Alex Westgate Illustration

Garth • Jan 24, 2014Jan 20, 2014
Alex Westgate is a freelance illustrator and designer out of Toronto, ON. Though he’s only recently graduated from the Ontario College of Art &...
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Tim Lahan: KENZO Idiom Illustrations

Courtney • Jan 20, 2014Jan 13, 2014
Tim Lahan developed this fun set of illustrations for Kenzo. Each one represents a common English idiom having to do with eyes.  I never would have g...
Illustration
Student Work: Vivian Shih

Student Work: Vivian Shih

Garth • Jan 16, 2014Jan 15, 2014
A recent graduate from the Illustration program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, Vivian Shih already boasts an impressive breadth ...
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Eleanor Taylor Illustration

Courtney • Jan 8, 2014Jan 7, 2014
UK-based illustrator Eleanor Taylor uses various methods to create her textural, narrative and somewhat somber mixed media illustrations. The layering...
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Danielle Kroll: The Art of Vintage Cocktails

Courtney • Jan 3, 2014Dec 26, 2013
The last couple of months have seen quite a few new site launches, including one for talented illustrator and designer Danielle Kroll. Designed by Jes...
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Jeff Rogers: New Site

Courtney • Dec 26, 2013Dec 26, 2013
I’m late to the game on this one, but last month Jeff Rogers launched a beautiful new site. In addition to huge, crisp images of his work, he&#8...
DesignIllustration

Tom Froese: River Rock Casino

Courtney • Dec 25, 2013Dec 24, 2013
A lovely holiday series by Tom Froese for River Rock Casino....
Illustration
HeyHey Apps

HeyHey Apps

Garth • Dec 24, 2013Dec 24, 2013
There’s some joyful noise, color and ideas coming out of Ghent, Belgium, where HeyHey Apps is making iOS a more creative space for children. HeyHey ...
Art & CodeIllustration

Laura Wood Illustration

Garth • Dec 23, 2013Dec 20, 2013
Laura Woods, an Italian freelance illustrator living in Melbourne, Australia, has only been in the illustration game for a year and a half, yet her im...
Illustration

Alan Rodriguez: Itzmin Project Illustration

Courtney • Dec 20, 2013Dec 19, 2013
Perhaps more Halloween appropriate than Christmas, but still worth sharing, Itzmin is a project that tasked 40 Mexican designers and artists to create...
Illustration

KOMBOH: School’s Cool Print Series

Garth • Dec 17, 2013Dec 16, 2013
KOMBOH just came out with an amazing little series of “School’s Cool” illustrative prints, meant “for the schoolkid in all of...
Illustration
Michael J. Hildebrand: Rest

Michael J. Hildebrand: Rest

Courtney • Dec 13, 2013Dec 12, 2013
When Michael J. Hildebrand was planning his most recent website update, he knew he wanted to add a fun ending into the mix. So he shifted his focus to...
DesignIllustration

Mattson Creative: Audi Storybook

Courtney • Dec 13, 2013Dec 12, 2013
Mattson Creative recently had the opportunity to work with Audi on a 28-page book that celebrates the carmaker’s history. Check out the gorgeous i...
DesignIllustration
A New Site for Tad Carpenter

A New Site for Tad Carpenter

Courtney • Dec 12, 2013
Just yesterday Tad Carpenter launched a beautiful new site featuring tons of awesome new projects. Below is a brief selection of my favorites, but be ...
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New You Are The Friction Anthology

Courtney • Dec 11, 2013Dec 10, 2013
Sing Statistics recently released You Are The Friction, a new anthology of collaborative short fiction and illustration. The collection includes twel...
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Nate Koehler New Site

Courtney • Nov 22, 2013Nov 22, 2013
Nate Koehler recently launched a brand new site, which features tons of design and illustration work in his bold and colorful style. Check out the wor...
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Studio Fludd: Gelatology Series

Courtney • Nov 11, 2013Nov 10, 2013
As part of their self-publishing collection, EPHEMERA & MISCELLANEA, Studio Fludd developed Gelatology, a booklet (available here) that exploresÂ...
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Johnny Kotze: Wimpy Kids Illustrations

Johnny Kotze: Wimpy Kids Illustrations

Courtney • Nov 8, 2013Nov 30, 2013
South Africa-based illustrator Johhny Kotze created this series of playful characters for the Wimpy restaurant’s (a UK hamburger chain) kids men...
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Bosque: Oaxaca Moleskine

Bosque: Oaxaca Moleskine

Courtney • Nov 6, 2013Dec 1, 2013
I’m loving the vibrant design and illustrations that Bosque created for the Oaxaca moleskine for Monoblock....
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Michael George Haddad: Zodiac

Michael George Haddad: Zodiac

Courtney • Nov 4, 2013Dec 1, 2013
If you’ve been a reader for a little while, you may remember Michael George Haddad‘s self-initiated project, Mid-Century Canada. Well he&#...
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Berto Martinez Illustration

Berto Martinez Illustration

Courtney • Nov 1, 2013Nov 28, 2013
These beautiful water color fashion illustrations were created by Berto Martinez for Tantalum Magazine....
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Anna Dunn Illustration

Courtney • Nov 1, 2013Oct 20, 2013
I’m loving Anna Dunn‘s graphic patterns and illustrations....
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Martín Azambuja Illustration

Courtney • Oct 31, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Awesome design and illustration work by Uraguay-based designer Martín Azambuja....
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Marco Goran Romano: GQ Germany Illustrations

Courtney • Oct 30, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Loving the style and color palette of this illustration series by Marco Goran Romano for GQ Germany....
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Chelsea Brink: Cheerios Illustrations

Courtney • Oct 29, 2013Oct 20, 2013
Chelsea Brink recently collaborated with Zeus Jones to create these fun e-card illustrations for Cheerios for the purpose of encouraging familie...
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John-Patrick Thomas Illustration

John-Patrick Thomas Illustration

Courtney • Oct 25, 2013Dec 1, 2013
Loving the illustration work of John-Patrick Thomas, who is currently a Jr. Designer at Penguin Books....
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