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Meet the artist behind the cover of this year’s Booker Prize winner

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We met Aino-Maija Metsola to discuss her signature style and creative approach to illustrating book covers. She is known for her use of watercolour to ink, collage, markers, and gouache to craft paintings, patterns, and illustrations. Since then, Metsola has occasionally illustrated book covers published by Vintage/Penguin.

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Paul Catherall's illustrations spark a new series of modernist matchboxes

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Illustrated by London printmaker and artist Paul Catherall , the packaging design strikes a happy balance between our love of Brutalism and bold linocuts. Ballard's dystopian novel High Rish and its 2016 film adaptation directed by Ben Wheatley.

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Soumyaraj Vishwakarma's calming illustrations remind us to enjoy a slower pace of life

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A designer and illustrator based in Baroda, India, Soumyaraj Vishwakarma creates digital artworks that are dynamic, otherwordly and intricate, celebrating those slower-paced days when we're able to forget our troubles and enjoy the simple things in life that make us happy. Slow Afternoon Jams © Soumyaraj Vishwakarma.

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Illustrator and designer Molly Maine on how to run a creative career while travelling the world

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That's exactly what illustrator, designer and creative consultant Molly Maine did in 2016, and since then, she's been enjoying the joy of travel while bringing her creative ambitions to life. And on top of that, her ambitions of becoming an illustrator were still niggling away in her mind. But something isn't right.

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James Olstein uses his love of screen printing to create stunning digital illustrations with an analogue feel

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James Olstein chats to us about his love of zines, how web design led to his career as a freelance illustrator, and how his love of screen printing has shaped his work as a digital artist. Based in Philadelphia, James Olstein is an illustrator, author and teacher specialising in creating digital art that retains an analogue look and feel.

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Illustrator Miranda Bruce's latest zine explores the heightened anxiety of the pandemic

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Now Costa Rican artist Miranda Bruce explores these feelings in a new illustrated zine that tries to make sense of our mental health. Born and raised in San José, Miranda Bruce obtained her BFA in Illustration from Parsons the New School for Design in 2016 and an MFA in Illustration as Visual Essay from the School of Visual Arts in 2019.

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Phil Constantinesco's beautiful illustrations are inspired by the poetry that emanates from nature

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Brussels-based freelance illustrator Phil Constantinesco has created stunning artwork for the likes of Bvlgari, Martell and L'Illustré. Phil's interest in illustration hadn't been dimmed during this time, and he was thrilled when he had the chance to incorporate it into his motion projects. When I don't draw for a day, I miss it.