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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

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Jada's work often features bold, expressive characters and vibrant colour palettes that reflect her interest in exploring contemporary black British identity. Hugo L Cuellar Hugo L Cuellar is an illustrator and animator known for his rich character design and distinctive approach to game art. © Jarom Vogel © Jarom Vogel 7.

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New look and new showreel for Mutant Hands

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These are interspersed with examples from the Play area of James' portfolio, including looping, kaleidoscopic patterns, and typographic and character-based designs. I worked closely with the creative director and founder, Dom Latham-Koenig, to turn what could have been quite a dry topic into a fun, character-driven narrative," says James.

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Emotional, expressive, evocative: Illustrator Ilya Kazakov is proving that cute is the way forward

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From contemplative cats to wide-eyed bat skeletons and even Santa on an exercise bike, Ilya Kazakov's cartoony characters are helping the artist build his own community of fans and clients around the world. People can buy packs of five digital character cards to trade and ask for specific artwork from Ilya. Not every morning is great.

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Anna Knopf's cosy illustrations capture worlds and emotions we can all relate to

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"The main focus of my illustrations is mostly on the characters," she tells Creative Boom. Detailing characters in a scene is the easiest way for me to recreate my emotions or memories. A character can show a lot of emotions, even when they don't have a big smile or tears on their face."

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Memories: beautiful hand-animated music video explores how the past and present interact

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The topic of rising sea levels acted as a natural way to work in themes of climate change, as well as the concept of memories themselves. While navigating the stream of time, the characters find objects from the past that revive bygone moments." Having the characters spanning different generations was very important for Sandór.

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Osch crafts warm and positive logo and branding for abuse charity Tender

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Tender uses drama, art and media to provide a safe, enjoyable space where people can engage with sensitive topics, 'rehearse' for real-life scenarios and explore their rights, responsibilities and expectations within relationships. Overall, Osch's branding evokes the right atmosphere for the topic by being calm, warm and welcoming.

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Inspired by stories and funny conversations, Alex Skyrme uses illustration to bring a smile to everyone's face

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Avoiding anything too dull, her artworks are full of warm, happy colours and joyful characters – a much-needed dopamine hit as we enter the colder months. It might be surprising to learn, then, that Alex also dabbles in the more serious topics on occasion, "like mental health, trauma and interpersonal relationships," she says. "I