Some ornate beauties from Johanna Basford

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

Influenced by her early upbringing on an Aberdeenshire fish farm Johanna Basford creates deliciously intricate images of flora and fauna with the occasional touch of darkness. Using a mono palette her ornate works have won commissions from the likes of V&A, DKNY, The Scottish Parliment, Hendricks Gin, Jhnson & Johnson, Creative Review, Heals and Body Shop. Thanks to L’il Andie Rizwan for sourcing this one. (more…)

Playful Illustrations from Alberto Cerriteño

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Alberto Cerriteño is a Mexican illustrator & designer who is inspired by vinyl toys, alternative cartoons, and the pop surrealism movement, (more…)

Saucy yet sinister playing cards by Connie Lim

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

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A really nice adaption of the classic set drawn in a provocative fashion illustration style. Tastsy!

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Fantastical works by Klaus Haapaniemi

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Picture 3Our love of contemporary Scandanavian art and design is currently boundless, particularly when it comes in a slightly surreal package. Klaus Haapaniemi’s work is very playful yet has a strong sense of narrative, possible a manifestation of his references to the Kalevala.  (more…)

The unstoppable Jasper Goodall

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

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Sleek, suggestive and often dripping in sauce. One can never tire of Jasper’s work. Aller!

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Retro illustration from Cristiana Couceiro

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

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Reminiscent of Kurt Schwitters, Swiss design and even a touch of De Stijl. Cristiana Couceiro creates a new visual nostalgia from memories collective and personal, interweaving them with bold colour and beautiful grotesk type. We like..alot! (more…)

Thought provoking work from Mel Kadel

Monday, February 15th, 2010

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Yulia Brodskaya

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

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A snapshot of some of the beautiful paper typographic work from Russian illustrator Yulia Brodskay. Yulia has rapidly earned an international reputation for her intricate and innovative paper illustrations. Submitted by Yvonne Bommes. (more…)

Sweet PSP wallpapers from Jon Burgerman

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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A view into the sketch book of James Jean

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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