Megan Whitmarsh

Residing in Los Angeles, California and Known for her stitched illustration; Megan Whitmarsh does some pretty impressive things with needle and thread.

Jamie Portch

Real solid, simple, graphic Illustrations from Jamie Portch. Jamie is a recent graduate from sheffield institute of art and design; "I take inspiration from the process of screen printing and iconography to produce my work". Jamie is currently trying to make his way as an Illustrator with clients that include Telegramme, Creative Review and YCN. Please click the image above to visit his site.

Learn Something New everyday

'Learn Something Every Day' is a self initiated daily project by Manchester (UK) based design studio Young. If you fancy dining out on random facts; complete with a fun like illustration, then make this your daily bread. Please click the image above to visit the site.

Meredith Dittmar

Corporate pig is the polymer musings of Meredith Dittmar, an artist living in Portland OR. Her work mainly consists of clay paintings and characters known as 'My Guys'. Click the image above to visit her site.

Olimpia Zagnoli

With clients that range from Adidas to New York Times, Milan based Olimpia Zagnoli aka "OZ" has an impressive array of illustrations.

Telegramme studio

London based Telegramme Studio is an interactive, illustration and editorial design studio, they also offer a short-run and bespoke screenprinting service. I was directed to this site by Tina at Inspiring, pretty, beautiful things, the screenprints are something to drool over if your a fan of the squeegee silk screen process. Be sure to take a look.

Esra Rosie

Esra Rosie, is Norwegian freelance illustrator, living and working in Oslo, Norway. Her illustration are beautiful they do a good job of sending shivers down my spine, but I don't know whether its the scenes she creates of the subtle use of colour and great precision in her work. Maybe its everything.

She started out with two years at Einar Granum School of Arts, and is now currently taking her bachelor degree in Visual Communications at the National Academy of the Arts in Oslo.

Have a look at the rest of her work by clicking the photo.

Hancher & Hudson

Stunning work from Adam Hancher & Jack Hudson for this video of "Artificial Clouds" by the leeds based band Tigers That Talked Released October 2009 on Bad Sneakers Records. The track is taken from their forthcoming album The Merchant, released 2010 and produced by Adam Noble.

The Zonders

The Zonders is an international artistcollective founded by Dieter Dunkel & Wolfgang 3000. Influenced by different styles of music it is their style to bond surrealism and society in a sort of cool but kitsch 80's theme. Or if you like you could call them retro futurists but i have never really liked that term.

The work they create is dominantly logos and vinyl art for electro bands which follow the same retro futuristic ethos. This works really well and boost their creativity as the music and image connect, to the piece whole.

They work closely with the french music blog The Valerie Collective who have been turning me onto fabulous mixes and opening new doors to music which i would otherwise shy away from.

I Make Things

'I Make Things' is the portfolio home of freelance illustrator Andrew Groves. His work is made up of graphical wonders such as the one pictured above. Clients include; Orange, Foundation skateboards and London Fashion Week.

Maria Rivans

Its hard to see the true beauty behind Maria Rivans work with out seeing it in real life. Her work is made up of delicately cut collage and idealistic scenery taken from an array of vintage ephemera. A surreal personal vision on this world of change, beauty, diversity and mystery.

Click here to see Maria's biography and find out where she's exhibiting next.

AOI Images 33

'Images' is the UK's leading illustration competition, annual, awards show, and touring exhibition by the Association of Illustrators aimed at showcasing the very best contemporary illustration published in the UK. We had the chance to visit Images 32 last year and it was amazing. Be sure to go see the next exhibition at Piece Hall, Halifax between 4 October 2009 - 7 November 2009

More information and pictures can be found on the website by clicking here

Graphic Europe (Studio April)

An eclectic mix of Illustration, photography and graphic wizardry best describes a new publication from Cicada Books, designed by Studio April. Titled 'Graphic Europe', it is written and illustrated by thirty-one graphic designers from cities across Europe.

"It provides an insider’s insight into the alternative arts-scene that goes on underneath the surface of Europe’s metropolises, and it is also a personal documentation of the ways in which we experience these spaces."

To see a preview of the book please go here

Damien Correll

Originally from Philadelphia, Damien Correll is a designer/illustrator/maker living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Formerly a member of the Rad Mountain collective, Correll is now a creative partner at the small design studio, Part & Parcel.

His work has been featured in a variety of publications including in the pages of New York Magazine, XLR8R, Juxtapoz, IdN, STEP, NOVUM, The New York Times Magazine and Faesthetic.

His work has a beautiful sense of nievaty about it, along with a really persuded style. I think i may have found Jeffery Bowman's and Andy J. Miller's main source of inspiration?

Wilhelm The Maker

Sorry for the lack of updates recently, the just us design collective has kept us extremely busy this month. However to link that into a lovely post on here I have added two of our very own collective members animation.

'Wilhelm the maker' is an animated short from Adam Hancher and Jack Hudson. An absolutely stunning piece of work and a sad but lovely story!

Jorge Colombo

Making the most out of technology is a must these days but who would think you were able to create masterpieces using only a mobile phone. Jorge Colombo creates these tactile looking paintings using an application on his iphone! Click the image to visit his site.

Lauren Gregg

Lauren Gregg currently lives in Athens, Georgia and creates lovely images, illustrations and animations. Be sure to check out her digital illustrations titled 'Nerd Animals' and the animations created under the name 'Kangaroo Alliance'

Johnny Kelly

The Seed from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.

Johnny Kelly has some really nice animations which combine illustration and paper craft. Check out the procrastination video on his website.

Pablo Lobo

Pablo Lobo is another designer blurring the edges between Graphic Design and Illustration. The piece above in particular, caught my eye. Pablo is an Art Director / Graphic Designer / Illustrator from Brazil.

To find out more about him and to see more of his work please go here

James Gulliver Handcock

"James is an international artist that crosses as many mediums as he does borders. Living out his middle namesake 'Gulliver' James is constantly on the move, having been involved in artist projects and residencies in Indonesia, Austria, France, the U.K. and America. He is currently located in Los Angeles and works on projects in Europe, America and Australia."

Text from www.jamesgulliverhancock.com