Picturing a summer with a little too much time spent on the beach, Italian illustrator Eleonora Arosio‘s series of sun-burnt nudes is her first since graduating from the NABA Academy in Milan. Her hand-drawn style brings a real individuality to her style, with shape and form refreshingly away the from socially-perfect norms. Show the rest of this post…

With commissions from the likes of Le Monde, New York Times Magazine and XXI, the illustrations from Parisian Tom Haugomat boast an effortless style and sophistication. Starting his career as an animator before his love of illustration took over, Tom tells a story in each image without ever the need for words. Show the rest of this post…

Recently graduating from HDK School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg, illustrator/designer Sara Andreasson has a playful and sensual side to her work. With comissions for The Debrief, New York Times Magazine and Rolling Stone already under her belt, Sara keeps her style simple, exploring detail with subtle changes of colour, stroke and shape. Show the rest of this post…

Recently graduating from the Camberwell College of Arts, Gaurab Thakali was crowned It’s Nice That’s 2014 Graduate Print Awards Winner and has already been tapped for this year’s Pick Me Up festival. His final project at Camberwell, ’52nd Street’ is a screen-printed concertina book about the iconic New York district in the 1940s when bebop was taking off. Capturing the atmosphere and spirit of the era with a bold, 3 colour palette, the prints work just as well alone as in the set. Show the rest of this post…

From Portland, Oregon, but now based in New York City, designer/illustrator Shawna X goes neon for new series ‘Need/Desire’. Combining geographic shapes, some human hands, and a technicolour rainbow, her illustrations feel like they’re been plucked from a seedy, neon backstreet. Show the rest of this post…

Born in Finland but based in Brighton, illustrator Janne Iivonen has a playful take on the idiosyncrasies of our daily life. Janne’s fun illustrations draw comparison to the iconic characters of Hergé, creating an impressive amount of character and humour from a largely simplistic style. Show the rest of this post…

After growing up in the Pacific Northwest, freelance illustrator Rebekka Dunlap now lives and works in Brooklyn, her vivid work featuring in publications from The New York Times to Lucky Peach and apps and online content like TinyBop and Frederator Studios. There is a charm and honesty to her illustration style, with Rebekka currently working on a Feminist video game with Nina Freeman and a collection of comics that will be published by Youth In Decline in 2015. Show the rest of this post…

Splitting her time between comic books and magazine and newspaper illustration, Wesley Allsbrook‘s unnerving artwork fill you with strange unease, but there is so much layered detail you just can’t pull away. Based in Brooklyn, Wesley started with work from her professor’s wife while still in school, she’s since done work for the top printed titles and is currently working on MSG Comics with Barrie Porter. Show the rest of this post…