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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

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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. It's a tough time to be an illustrator right now.

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10 brilliant illustrators you should have on your radar

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From Shanghai and Beijing to New York and Lisbon, these illustrators span a range of styles from vibrant and graphical to soft-focused and surreal. And with output as diverse as their influences (ranging from 8-bit video games and Chinese watercolours to architecture and emojis), you're sure to find art that speaks to you personally.

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Holly Stapleton mixes gouache with digital art to create works bathed in golden hour light

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Completely self-taught, Holly didn't undertake any formal training or higher education in illustrator or visual arts. During this time, she explored animation and made looping motion graphics in Photoshop for fun. So I moved back to Toronto and sent my work to a few art directors. Cat Person, 2021 © Holly Stapleton.

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Changyu Zou creates stunning illustrations inspired by the beauty and romance of poetry

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Georgia-based freelance illustrator Changyu Zou creates surreal, dream-like illustrations that harness the written language's powers and convert them into images that will transport you to another world. This doesn't mean that art doesn't influence her style, though. Doors open into places overflowing with magical creatures.

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Inspiring creative women to follow in 2022

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Elsewhere, Olivia also works as a freelance sports reporter. An Italian independent typeface and graphic designer, Alessia Mazzarella is a specialist in type design and font engineering. Today, she's behind the studio and foundry Typeland and is a graphic design teacher for Shillington in London. Olivia Christian. Rose Stewart.

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8 things I wish I'd known before breaking into the creative industry

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For example, if you're freelance, clients will want to pay you peanuts. Then, if you're a freelancer, start upping your rates, and you may be surprised how quickly people agree to them. (In This is the biggest bane of freelancers, new and old, and even gets tried on successful creatives with years of earning big bucks.

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'Never be afraid to make mistakes': Minkwan Kim on designing visuals for YouTube Music

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And while the new tech made music cheaper and more convenient, many of us Gen X-ers assumed that our love affair with album art would not be replicated by the Millennials, let alone Gen X. At least in the case of Min , a graphic designer and art director based in New York who graduated in 2020 and is currently working at Google YouTube Music.