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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. Christoph's approach to illustration combines conceptual thinking with playful execution, making complex ideas accessible through clever visual metaphors.

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Creative minds unite: All Flows Festival returns to Milton Keynes with star-studded lineup

Creative Boom

Her mesmerising practice transforms everything from sounds and sleep patterns to wine and perfumes into visual art, collaborating with clients like the British Library and Wired UK to reveal the hidden beauty in numbers and information. Five international airports are within 90 minutes of travel time.

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Flora Bai on art as self-healing, developing her style, and exploring parallel worlds via shoes

Creative Boom

Yet despite how unsettling some of her art may sound, creativity has always been a therapeutic pursuit for Flora. This led to her creating art more freely. "I It was the beginning of my liberation, and I found that this time spent creating art became a form of self-healing for me.

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10 fun illustration challenges to spark your creativity and energise you in 2024

Creative Boom

Rekindle your creativity with these art challenges, purpose-built to jumpstart your artistic journey. It's an initiative of Character Design References (CDR), an independent website dedicated to sequential, illustrative, and concept art from animation, games and comics. Food illustration challenge Love food?

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Illustrator Aura Lewis on making feminist statements, Mrs America, and her vintage-yet-modern style

Creative Boom

An MFA graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, her lush, almost textural illustrations have appeared on murals, in the pages of books she's written, and in the titles of hit TV dramas. Drawing her inspiration from women's history, fashion, and social activism, Aura's art style is both new and familiar.

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Esther Tang's gloriously textural illustrations help her connect to the world emotionally

Creative Boom

Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2022, her distinctive illustration style has been recognised by the Society of Illustrators, Creative Quarterly, and the World Illustration Awards. The core of my art lies in its ability to stir emotions, spark thoughts, and initiate conversations," Esther tells Creative Boom.

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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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