Patswerk is the combination of 3 designers and illustrators based in The Hague. They are producing some fun imagery for a variety of purposes including skateboards, iphone covers, brochures, posters, etc. The best way to see what they are currently up to is to check out their Flickr-folio.
Rob Shields emailed to let us know he has updated with some slick new imagery in his glossy, colorful and glowing body of composited digital illustrations.
Leif Podhajsky has informed us that he has once again updated with more of his unique surreal psychedelic mirrored visions. He’s continuing to explore his current style and it appears that he is still securing album art projects.
Hand-drawing typographer Jon Contino has stayed at the top of his form lately updating frequently with new and better examples of his uniquely individual touch. There is a little something for everyone in his portfolio and whether your a fan of hand crafted type or not it’s impossible not to appreciate his talent.
Portland based graphic designer Frank Chimero is a man of many talents and aside from being a managing partner for the wonderful site Thinking for a Living and being selected as a 2010 ADC Young Gun, he also manages to crank out some excellent illustration work for some of top publications on the planet. He’s a person to keep a watchful eye over as he is always hunting for a new idea to cook up, manifest and take part in.
Argentinian illustrator Christian Montenegro has a geometric style that still manages to maintain a tangible aesthetic. It’s obviously digital but crafted to feel like it’s touched paper through the hand. There is a bold use of color and fun characters all created in a highly accessible style throughout his extensive portfolio.
Santa Clarita resident and designer/illustrator Bijan Berahimi is cranking out some fun imagery with a hand-crafted touch. He’s also none to shabby at incorporating typography into the visual situation when it’s called for.
Brazilian illustrator Zansky has an almost lithographic/wood block quality about some of his work. It’s very tactile and feels like if you ran your hand across one in print a little ink might rub off on your fingers. There is more than one trick up the Zansky sleeve however as there is also a bit of design peppered in throughout the portfolio.
Liverpool-born illustrator Richard Kilroy draws heavily upon the works of fashion photographers Herb Ritts, David Sims, Jean Paul Goude, Vincent Peters and Mert & Marcus, to illustrators George Stavrinos, Julie Verheoven, Richard Gray and Alphonse Mucha. His drawings mish-mash fashion with abstract art to create something that falls somewhere between the two. This now past summer Kilroy took the role of acting editor launching DECOY: Visual Distraction, a newspaper based primarily on fashion illustration and related areas of interest. He also became commissioning editor of Ponystep.
Motion designer and illustrator Ken Gunn Lee was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He now resides in LA where he is building a kick ass freelance portfolio cranking out character development with serious style for the likes of Motion Theory. He’s one to keep an eye on.
There are all kinds of fun characters spilling from the mind of Berlin based illustrator Stick-a-thing. The best way to see them all is through his Flickr-folio.
Spanish graphic designer and illustrator Martin Sati has updated with a few new pieces of vector work that he would like to share with you.
Italian illustrator and designer Alessandro Pautasso has updated with a colorful and stylish new website featuring equally colorful and stylish illustration work. You can also purchase several of the illustrations as prints. It’s an all together slick presentation.
One of my old image-maker favorites Miika Saksi has updated with some new compositions for various clients over this last year. There is always so much style happening in the Saksi portfolio that it is just impossible to not feel a little glamored.
British illustrator Ray Smith is based in London where he is creating a number of interesting illustrations. Many of them mash together unusual elements within a contained composition that makes for a visually tense, highly detailed and juxtaposed visual.
Numéro 10 Studio is a french creative production studio that definitely has a point of view. I am not sure exactly where they intend to direct that point of view but they are definitely producing some interesting imagery and leaning toward a particular style.
Soemone is the work of freelance digital illustrator Pierre Doucin. His site presents a striking array of compelling imagery and his work is all very ‘digital’ in it’s presentation which tends to either strike a wholly favorable or totally disfavorable cord in discerning hearts. He is definitely and ‘image maker’ and personally I found some inspiring images in his collection.
West Wales School of the Arts graduate Stuart Whitton draws unique pencil portraits that incorporate textural elements while still observing the personality of the subject.
