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

Creative Boom

My style has been shaped through years of experimentation – printmaking, collage, hand-drawing, stop-motion, digital painting – I've tried it all. Fast forward to 2024, and she's recently won a World Illustration Award for New Talent in Animation. While most of my work is now digital, my style is still evolving.

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Top 10 illustrators to watch: A must-see list for art enthusiasts

Creative Boom

Often collaborating with luxury brands, she brings a refined touch to editorial, branding and conceptual projects. Influenced by nature, folk art and craft, his work has a distinct rhythm suited for animation, branding and storytelling. Karlotta Freier 2. Felipe Vargas 10.

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April 2025 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

Colossal

The prompt is to “connect an audience to a product or service from a brand you choose in a way that wasnt possible three years ago.” Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (International) The foundation welcomes applications from painters, sculptors, and artists working on paper, including printmakers. Deadline: April 22, 2025.

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“What surrounds a brand shapes how it speaks”: designer Laura Beulens on the delicate art of building a visual identity

Its Nice That

Reading "“What surrounds a brand." As a result, Laura carefully chooses what freelance work she wants to focus on, finding that, over time, the best visual identities she’s created always sit with those brands and people whose values she aligns closest with – “projects that carry a clear inner compass”, she shares.

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Sergey Isakov’s illustrations create a “quiet tension” between clean constructivism and spontaneity

Its Nice That

My work often delves into themes of solitude, movement, time, and imagination”, the illustrator says, “I draw inspiration from printmaking artists and the structured aesthetics of Constructivist designers, as well as the beauty found in everyday life.”

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Yo Az: Meet the Freelance Illustrator and Graphic Designer Crafting Psychedelic Worlds

We And The Color

An artist like Yo Az demonstrates how a strong, unique vision can elevate any brand or publication. Instead, it mimics the look of traditional printmaking techniques like screen printing or risography. Are you searching for a French graphic design expert to bring your project to life? This textural element is incredibly important.

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Designer Gabrielle Adam is finding inspiration in everything cheesy, kitsch and fun

Its Nice That

Words Ellis Tree — Date 16 July 2025 Work Graphic Design Typography Packaging Logo Rebrand Identity Branding Process The inspiration behind Gabrielle Adam’s bold branding work is usually anything “cheesy, kitsch or fun”, she says. The graphic designer was led into the branding space by a love of storytelling through design.