London bases Stockholm born retro-inspired illustrator Jonas Bergstrand has put a few new bits in his book lately and as always they are a lot of fun to look at. His work I mean, not his bits.
I got a really nice surprise in the mail a couple of weeks back from illustrator Micah Lidberg (we love getting nice things in the mail). I had a conversation a year or so back with illustrator Mario Hugo and he mentioned that Micah and is just a flat out awesome and enthusiastic guy. The book is called ‘Rise and Fall’ and is a long diorama illustration that folds out into a poster. You can purchase a copy from Nobrow Publishing here for $16 dollars. It’s a really beautifully printed little art piece that now sits happily on my desk.
Thanks Micah. You are awesome.
Ginette Lapalme lives and works in Toronto, Canada. She is part of the silkscreen studio Halo Halo and is also a member of the Woweezonk comic collective. She has a hand-on somewhat retro-inspired style that incorporates watercolor with great effect. The painted sticks above are for her Threadless shirt submission. Very nice.
New York based illustrator, art director and graphic designer Amy Martino has kept busy updating with her simple, colorful and somewhat retro-inspired illustrations that are not only fun to look at but impossible not to like.
Lisbon based design studio Alva-Alva has been updating their Flickr-folio with work lately including some very nice album art for ‘Paus’. There have been a few small updates to their home website as well and their work is always good to drop in on from time to time for inspiration’s sake.
Brazilian illustrator Fernando Volken Togni has updated his portfolio lately with more of his vector collage work. It’s bright and colorful and he is sticking to his guns on they style he is choosing to work in. It definitely makes for a fun portfolio to browse through.
Brazilian artist/illustrator Ricardo Actus prefers to use his hands and a pencil. His work is expressive and he isn’t afraid to let his emotions show.
British born, New York based typographer Craig Ward continues to update his portfolio with decorative typography employed to illustrate the concept driving the meaning of the words.
Liverpool born illustrator Adrian Johnson has kept busy and has been updating his portfolio with more of his simple in execution yet sophisticated in wit illustrations.
Adam Ellison graduated from the University of Brighton in 2008, and he is currently working as a freelance illustrator/designer back home in Essex. He recently updated his portfolio with some fun and colorful work.
Brazilian illustrator Clayton Junior has worked as a freelance illustrator since 1999. He is currently based in London where he develops work for editorial, music and motion graphics. He holds an MA degree from the Camberwell College of Arts. He works with a pronounced retro-inspired style as an independent illustrator, and is represented as an animation designer by Studio AKA.
Lab Partners is the collaborative work of Ryan Meis and Sarah Labieniec who are based in San Francisco. They have a friendly retro-inspired style that is hard not to like.
Spanish illustrator Joaquin Secall has a small but memorable body of work that pokes and prods at popular culture. He enjoys being cheeky and isn’t afraid to get taboo. You can view his work at either his Behance-folio or his personal website.
Philosopher/illustrator/artist Eri C. Lu does not have much to say for himself but what he does have is a short scroll of very unusual and beautifully crafted art. He is one to keep an eye on when he starts updating with more work as his style can only continue to evolve and take on new levels of sophistication.
French illustrator Véronique Meignaud aka Marmotte has been extremely busy and has continued to update her unusual portfolio with even more colorful and imaginative works. I am becoming a big fan of her particular style of illustration and the ‘weirder’ she gets the better her portfolio is. Some of her recent works are nothing short of stunning.
Daniel Abensour is known as Aphte. He claims that he can usually be found ‘mainly drawing creatures, sometimes in a strange way, sometimes in a cute way, sometimes both.’ Consequently he has some fun illustration work in his portfolio.
Tom Sewell is a former designer from Studio Output who has decided to go on his own. He has some excellent work already in his portfolio and has a definite penchant for provocative image making. Skulls are forever cool.
“Lorin Brown is a 23 year old Calarts grad, living and working in Los Angeles. He runs One & Done Studio which is an umbrella for his design and illustration work. His work has appeared in magazines, on t-shirts, album covers, and other printed matter. He has worked with The New York Times Magazine, Good Magazine, Stussy, Sims Snowboards, and a few others. He’s often praised for his unique talent of being able to sleep anywhere.”
Excellent work.
