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Category: Illustration

Invisible Creature: ‘Keys To The City’ Mural

Courtney • Oct 22, 2012Oct 19, 2012
Check out this awesome mural that Invisible Creature recently designed for Vulcan Real Estate. They worked with artist Don Rockwell and Foley Sign...
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Ricky Linn for Help Ink: Explore

Courtney • Oct 19, 2012Oct 18, 2012
In case you’re unfamiliar, Help Ink is an altruistic, collaborative site that offers prints and other goods by various artists to benefit char...
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Aaron Meshon Illustrated Maps

Courtney • Oct 18, 2012Oct 17, 2012
I love these playful maps—the Maui one first caught my eye, of course—by New York City-based illustrator Aaron Meshon....
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Matt Stevens: New York Magazine User Badges

Courtney • Oct 17, 2012Oct 17, 2012
As both a devoted New York Magazine reader and avid consumer of pop culture, I am in love with this new project by Matt Stevens. For Vulture.com, NY M...
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Sophie Roach: Sketchbook

Courtney • Oct 16, 2012Oct 15, 2012
These pages from Sophie Roach’s sketchbook are spectacular. See more here....
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Will Bryant: Celebration Series

Courtney • Oct 11, 2012Oct 11, 2012
Will Bryant’s work always puts a smile on my face. So I was excited to see he’s just launched a new site with a ton of new projects. Belo...
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Grady McFerrin: Calexico Tour Poster

Courtney • Oct 10, 2012
I’m loving this new poster that Grady McFerrin designed for Calexico’s current tour. Beautiful palette....
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Estrella de Anis: Pattern Design

Courtney • Oct 10, 2012Oct 8, 2012
Beautiful pattern designs by Berlin-based Estrella de Anis…...
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Gabriella Barouch Illustration

Courtney • Oct 9, 2012Oct 8, 2012
I’m so glad illustrator Gabrielle Barouch sent over her work this week. I love the imaginative subject matter and soft, delicate textures, espec...
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Elizabeth Olwen: Pattern Design

Courtney • Oct 5, 2012Dec 18, 2012
I am in love with the pattern designs of Toronto-based surface designer Elizabeth Olwen. Much more to see right here....
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Owen Gatley: New City Maps

Courtney • Oct 5, 2012Oct 4, 2012
I love these gorgeous new city maps by illustrator Owen Gatley. NYC is my favorite, naturally, but all three are available for purchase as A3 prints a...
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Radio: Wired Environment Illustrations

Courtney • Oct 5, 2012Oct 31, 2012
Radio just updated their portfolio with several new projects, including these editorial illustrations for Wired UK....
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Emily Isles: Italian Inventions Posters

Courtney • Sep 25, 2012Sep 24, 2012
Designer/illustrator Emily Isles created this series of posters, Italian Inventions as a self-initiated project. The idea for the series came about as...
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Lumadessa: Canine Editions

Courtney • Sep 25, 2012Sep 25, 2012
Just noticed an older draft of this went up incorrectly—sorry about that! DWL favorite Lumadessa has recently launched a series of Canine Editions, ...
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Zara Picken Illustration

Courtney • Sep 21, 2012Sep 20, 2012
Zara Picken recently launched a brand new site design featuring a clean, simple layout and lots of new work. A few favorites are below, but be sure to...
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Malika Favre: Hide and Seek Miniprints

Courtney • Sep 20, 2012Sep 19, 2012
Malika Favre just released a new series of mini screenprints featuring seven black, white and red illustrations centered around the theme of Hide and...
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DKNG Studios New Posters

Courtney • Sep 13, 2012
DKNG launched five new posters today, and they are all beauties. Click on each image for the link, or check them out in the shop....
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Laura Castelló Illustration

Courtney • Sep 10, 2012Sep 9, 2012
Loving the illustration style of Valencia, Spain-based illustrator Laura Castelló....
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Yours, Roxanne

Courtney • Sep 7, 2012Sep 3, 2012
Yours, Roxanne is the illustration practice of Roxanne Daner, who is part of the Ludlow Kingsley team. I’m especially loving this series of crit...
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Owl Scouts

Courtney • Sep 6, 2012Sep 6, 2012
Owl Scouts is a truly epic photo series by Todd Baxter. As Photo Awards explains: The photo series follows the misadventures of a young boy and gir...
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Micah Lidberg: Lacoste L!ve Patterns

Courtney • Sep 6, 2012Sep 6, 2012
I’m loving these crazy patterns developed by Micah Lidberg for Lacoste L!ve....
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Past Pace: The artwork of Jon Daly

Ben • Aug 28, 2012Aug 27, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Boston-based designer B...
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Pilot’s Angry Orchard Packaging Design

Ben • Aug 28, 2012Aug 27, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Boston-based designer B...
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Himanshu Sharma

Ben • Aug 24, 2012Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Boston-based designer B...
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David Smith

Jason • Aug 22, 2012Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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Oregano’s Menus

Jason • Aug 22, 2012Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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Wynwood Walls

Jason • Aug 21, 2012Sep 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Jason Johnson who fights...
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Hoodzpah Art + Graphics

Diane • Aug 17, 2012Aug 15, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Diane Faye Zerr of  Fay...
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Sailor Danny

Diane • Aug 16, 2012Sep 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Diane Faye Zerr of  Fay...
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Tenfold Collective

Evan • Aug 15, 2012Sep 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Evan Huwa of  Jakshop.Â...
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candy coated universe

Evan • Aug 15, 2012Dec 14, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from Evan Huwa of  Jakshop.Â...
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Tarot, Mystics, and the Occult

Alyssa • Aug 10, 2012Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be fill­ing in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illus­tra­to...
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Llew Mejia: Pattern Design

Alyssa • Aug 10, 2012Aug 23, 2012
For the month of August, a series of guests will be filling in on DWL with daily posts. Today’s posts come to you from designer and illustratorÂ...
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Miguel Arias

Dylan • Aug 8, 2012Aug 23, 2012
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 Dylan Haigh, of ...
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Bad Robots Series by EKIEM and PLOT

Allan • Aug 7, 2012Aug 8, 2012
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 Allan Peters, who...
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Ram Trucks by Anderson Design Group

Allan • Aug 7, 2012Sep 14, 2012
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 Allan Peters, who...
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Erin Jang: Food Sketches

Courtney • Aug 6, 2012
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 Erin Jang of The...
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Sato Kanae: Illustrations

Erin • Aug 6, 2012Aug 6, 2012
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 Erin Jang of The...
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Daniel Ting Chong: ABSA Cityscape

Courtney • Aug 3, 2012Aug 2, 2012
Daniel Ting Chong was recently commissioned to illustrate a South African cityscape by ABSA Bank. The intricate illustration will be used at ABSA bra...
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Masha Shachaf Illustration

Courtney • Aug 2, 2012Aug 2, 2012
I love the illustration style that Masha Shachaf has developed—the combination of textures, layered imagery and off-kilter proportions she often u...
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Felicita Sala Illustration

Courtney • Jul 31, 2012Jul 30, 2012
I’m blown away by the illustration work of Felicita Sala, a self-taught artist based in Rome. I especially love the approach she takes to drawi...
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Mother Volcano: Urban Myths

Courtney • Jul 30, 2012Jul 30, 2012
Urban Myths is an on-going series of illustrations by Mother Volcano. The initial set of images depicts three of their favorite myths, for which you ...
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Brad Woodard for Herb Lester: How To Find Old LA

Courtney • Jul 30, 2012Feb 21, 2013
Designer and illustrator Brad Woodard recently worked with Herb Lester to develop this incredible map of Los Angeles. How to Find Old LA, “a gu...
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ShopVon Online Shop

Courtney • Jul 13, 2012Jul 9, 2012
ShopVon is an online shop and gallery featuring the artwork of London-based artist Von, whose work is described as “both detailed and abstract, ...
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Golden Cosmos for Nobrow: High Times: A History of Aviation

Courtney • Jul 11, 2012Dec 14, 2012
High Times: A History of Navigation is a new NoBrow publication designed by the Berlin-based illustration duo Golden Cosmos: This beautiful Leporel...
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Petra Börner: Cut Paper Illustrations

Courtney • Jul 11, 2012Jul 11, 2012
Feast your eyes on the lovely cut paper illustrations by Petra Börner. There’s so much more to see in her portfolio (including prints!) so be...
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Ruby Taylor Illustration

Courtney • Jul 6, 2012Jul 3, 2012
Lovely illustration work by UK-based illustrator Ruby Taylor....
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Chris Silas Neal: Book Covers

Courtney • Jul 3, 2012Dec 14, 2012
Chris Silas Neal is another artist I’m ashamed to have never featured here before. On my umpteenth visit to his portfolio, his book cover illust...
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Andrew Groves Illustration

Courtney • Jun 29, 2012Jun 25, 2012
I’m intrigued and inspired by the illustration work of Andrew Groves. His use of graphic blocks of color, angular shapes and offbeat color pale...
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Elroy Ink Prints

Courtney • Jun 28, 2012Jun 25, 2012
I became an instant fan of Elroy Ink’s bright and colorful abstract prints as soon as I laid eyes on them. Check out the entire selection and pi...
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Alex Perez Updates

Courtney • Jun 19, 2012Jun 17, 2012
Alex Perez recently updated his site with lots of great new work, including the pieces below. Head on over there and check it out....
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Adam Hancher: Link Magazine Illustrations

Courtney • Jun 14, 2012Jun 11, 2012
These 1950s-inspired advertisement illustrations were created by Adam Hancher for Link Magazine, to accompany an article about the theories of Marsha...
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Eirian Chapman: Teeth and Hair

Courtney • Jun 12, 2012Jun 12, 2012
I love exploring the personal projects of artists and designers. It provides so much insight into the topics/styles/themes they’re interested ...
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Pietari Posti: Shop Magazine Illustrations

Courtney • Jun 7, 2012Jun 4, 2012
Pietari Posti created this series of illustrations for Shop Magazine under the art direction of Studio8 (which has sadly closed its doors.) Each one ...
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Pixelbox: Illustrated Portraits

Courtney • Jun 7, 2012Jun 4, 2012
Pixelbox is a small creative studio based in Spain, who works on design, illustration and photography projects. These graphic and textural portraits e...
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Malika Favre: Gucci Style Illustrations

Courtney • Jun 6, 2012Jun 4, 2012
This series of summery illustrations were created by Malika Favre for the iPad Summer 2012 issue of Gucci Style. I love that each one feels very grap...
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New Blog: Pen & Ink

Courtney • Jun 4, 2012Jun 4, 2012
I don’t have any tattoos myself—mostly because I can’t decide what to get—but I’ve wanted one for as long as I can remember. Ma...
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Lara Cameron: Proteaflora Prints

Courtney • May 25, 2012May 21, 2012
I’m loving the combination of bold typography and graphic illustrations in this recent print series by artist Lara Cameron. The Proteaflora ser...
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Emily Robertson: La Cucina Italiana Magazine Illustrations

Courtney • May 24, 2012May 24, 2012
I recently discovered London-based illustrator Emily Robertson and instantly fell in love with the soft edges, hand-lettering and color washes used ...
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Emily Isabella Illustration

Courtney • May 21, 2012May 18, 2012
Illustrator and textile designer Emily Isabella specializes in “design for the young at heart”, which is immediately apparent when brows...
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