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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

In our recent Creative Boom survey, we gathered votes from hundreds of illustrators, art directors and industry insiders to spotlight the artists making waves in this challenging climate. A self-proclaimed "artist with a business brain", she picked up hand lettering as a hobby while studying advertising at the School of Visual Arts.

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'Storytelling and emotional connection matter more than aesthetics,' says illustrator Fangfang Han

Creative Boom

In 2020, she was a fashion buyer working in a busy industry where there just wasn't time to explore other creative avenues. Originally from Hefei in eastern China, Fangfang relocated to London, studied illustration at the Kingston College of Art, and graduated this year. Count Fangfang Han among them. My family also played a big role.

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Meet Tüpokompanii, the type foundry redefining letterforms through 'mistakes' and tradition

Creative Boom

The studio's other half, Takk, graduated from the renowned Swiss design school ÉCAL in 2020 and, prior to opening the studio, had created custom typefaces for IDA Radio, Tallinn Music Week and the ERKI Fashion Show. For me, typefaces and visual identities are inseparable. the studio explains.

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The Best Courses on Skillshare in 2020

Just Creative

Top Skillshare Courses of 2020. The top Skillshare courses from 2020 are broken down into these categories: Graphic Design, Logos & Branding. Storytelling 101: Character, Conflict, Context & Craft. View top Fine Art Courses. Personal Branding: Crafting Your Social Media Presence. Photography. Illustration.

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Immersive art experience Magentaverse casts new light on Pantone's Color of the Year

Creative Boom

And now, an experiential art exhibit celebrating this evocative hue is coming to New York. It's the work of Artechouse , an art incubator on a mission to drive innovative, technology-driven experiential art in collaboration with Pantone. channel spatialised audio system allowing for total metaverse-like immersion.

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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

Creative Boom

But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. This project evolved into 'visible mending' workshops in her open studio at the The Museum of Design and Applied Arts in 2021. Process and perspective How, we wondered, does she approach creating her unique art forms?

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Artisan wine label designs by Fen Acey craft a narrative through collage and typography

Creative Boom

Having studied at Norwich University of the Arts with a degree in Design for Publishing and graduating in 2015, Fen has spent the last eight years in a mix of design jobs. After a year of living in Wellington, New Zealand, she moved back to the UK due to the 2020 pandemic.