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We are usually always excited about the shortlist for the V&A Illustration Awards but this year, now that it has been announced, we’re not that impressed. Illustration is the back bone to a vast amount of our visual days, it can set a tone just by the chosen pen, colour or brush sweep, this is one of the reasons we love it. With the … read more»

They say that a problem shared is a problem halved and this is none so true as when two pop culture icons share their problems with each other. These great new illustrations from the artist Chris Gerringer show characters such as Kermit the Frog, Hungry Hippo, Pac-Man and Hulk telling each other ‘I know that feel, bro’ and … read more»

Ever wondered what Superman wears in his down time? Or what Edward Scissor Hands likes to throw on when he goes out for dinner? Then look no further than these new illustrations from John Woo. The follow up to Woo’s Star Wars hipster illustrations sees the artist imagining what the goodies like Rambo an the baddies like The Joker wear … read more»

We always love it when a brand shows off their latest collection in an inventive way so we really like this new illustrated lookbook from Vans. Designed for their Vans Vault Spring 2012 collection the lookbook has been illustrated by Tait Haws and each of the images is created with some rather vintage looking water paints. While it’s … read more»

For some reason despite the amazing work we’re now learning about we’ve only just stumbled across Birmingham based artist Jasper Goodall. A big name on the illustration scene during the 90s Goodall was praised for reinventing and rejuvenating illustration with his work appearing in respected magazines like The Face and influencing … read more»

Comic book illustrator Darren Craske has turned his creative hand to a new project in the form of a new book called Freaks and you can check out some of his handy work above. Written by Caroline Smailes and Nik Perring Freaks is a collection of short stories that are accompanied by comic book style illustrations created by Craske. Following … read more»

Illustrator Kevin Lyons is best known for his collaborative work with the likes of Stussy, Chanel and Nike and he’s opening up about his work in this new interview which you can watch above. Lyons was recently in Tokyo to produce a live, large-scale of his art work which appears on new pieces by the fashion brand MEI and while he was … read more»

New York based artist and co-founder of Rinzen Craig Redman takes well known faces and gives them a make over turning them into a character he calls Darcel. He’s about to exhibit portraits of the likes of the Olsen twins, Björk, Steve Jobs and Yves Saint Laurent over in Paris with over 150 pieces of his works going up on display. … read more»

Despite what the name may suggest Nicer Graphics is just one man, Sven Neitzel who makes colourful graphics, prints and posters. The German artist was once part of the art collective Nepomuk which is made up of the likes of Daniel Dolz and Doris Freigofas and it was during this time that he had the chance to develop and hone his graphic … read more»

Lets face it, a good dance scene can make a film and we’re not chatting Footloose or Save The Last Dance we’re talking Pulp Fiction and Little Miss Sunshine. One man that seems to agree with us is Brazilian artist Niege Borges who has created these great new prints inspired by such iconic dance scenes from film and TV. Each of the … read more»