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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

It's a tough time to be an illustrator right now. The consensus from industry leaders is that to survive as a freelancer , illustrators need to double down on what makes them unique and carve out a distinctive style to set them apart. Jean Jullien French graphic designer and illustrator currently lives and works in Paris.

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

Creative Boom

Fast forward to 2024, and she's recently won a World Illustration Award for New Talent in Animation. My style has been shaped through years of experimentation – printmaking, collage, hand-drawing, stop-motion, digital painting – I've tried it all. An illustration about creativity for Teen Breathe.

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Andrés Higueros avoids coffee shop clichés with a BoJack Horseman-inspired brand identity

Its Nice That

Words Sudi Jama — Date 9 June 2025 Work Graphic Design Illustration Logo Food & Drink Branding Animals When creating the brand identity for the Tulum-based coffee shop, Story Horse, Andrés Higueros took into consideration his clients’ respective Irish and Mexican identities.

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You don’t need loads of cash to be a great creative – and we can prove it

Its Nice That

Callista Lim prints out live-action frames and then draws, stitches, and collages directly onto each one by hand. Glasgow-based illustrator Ines Gradot uses marker pens and a Risograph printer to imitate the effect of pricey watercolours, and Austin-based artist Montrel Beverly creates elaborate sculptures from pipe cleaners.

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Anna Trench’s football love story Florrie unearths the hidden history of the women’s game

Its Nice That

Words Ellis Tree — Date 1 July 2025 Work Illustration Publication Book Comic Print Sport Feminism History London-based illustrator and writer Anna Trench has always been in awe of how images and words can form a careful symphony to tell a story.

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Inspiration from the sketchbook of concept artist Alida Pintus

Creative Bloq

To fill that gap, I became interested in books, particularly old illustrated fairy tales. But honestly, I didnt know what it was like to be an illustrator, let alone a concept artist." Image credit: Alida Pintus) "Then I got into childrens illustrations. And eventually I aim to draw and illustrate my own stories.

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Francesca Allen measures the worth of hair at a folkloric beauty pageant

Its Nice That

Francesca plays with colour and monochrome, the former illuminating the personalities of the contestants whilst the latter evokes a strange creepiness seen in hair-themed horror movies such as Bad Hair and Exte, which explore cultural ideas around girlhood, a central topic in Francesca’s work.