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

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From digital painting to cut-paper stop-motion animation, this award-winning Chinese artist is passionate about creating visual narratives with energy, positivity, and a sense of life. Originally from Hefei in eastern China, Fangfang relocated to London, studied illustration at the Kingston College of Art, and graduated this year.

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Karlotta Freier draws with such freedom her imagery seems to float on air

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While drawing with pencils and pens onto paper you can physically touch seems the most honest way of doing things, she now embraces digital techniques because they feel fresh and exciting. It began as a way of sharing career advice because she was receiving so many emails on the topic. Personal works.

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The eight things illustration agencies are looking for in 2025

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Likewise, illustration agencies are always looking to sign new talent to tap into what creative and art directors currently want in design studios and agencies around the world. The variety within a portfolio shouldn't be stylistic; it needs to come from the application of a style to different topics, concepts and contexts.

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The eight things illustration agencies are looking for in 2025

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Likewise, illustration agencies are always looking to sign new talent to tap into what creative and art directors currently want in design studios and agencies around the world. The variety within a portfolio shouldn't be stylistic; it needs to come from the application of a style to different topics, concepts and contexts.

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From fuzzy ones to shiny ones, Gabriel Tilbury toys with tactility in a series of graphic posters

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I seek inspiration not only from fellow designers but also from other creative areas such as fashion, art and literature," he explains. In The Door In The Wall, a project made during his final year of university, he dives into the topics of tactility and texture. But why is this research only limited to paper?"

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Visual artist Danzhu Hu crafts a surreal and melancholic world where trauma can be reimagined

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She builds her visual language by collecting aesthetic cues from nature's organic shapes, Art Nouveau masters' curvilinear ornaments, atmospheric cinematography, and beyond. To unveil these private yet complex moments, I constructed my work on a three-dimensional and multi-layered surface mounted with watercolour paper," she adds. "In

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

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I always drew as a kid – sometimes on paper, sometimes on walls! – At university, Anna experimented with various art styles, but they were always focused on telling stories through illustration. He combines emotional topics with his love for nature, inspiring many people. However, the other stars of her art are animals. "I