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Analysing data collected by IllustrationX and with expert insights from our agents, we outline the latest visual and thematic trends in the illustration market between April and June 2026.
Jul 17
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TrendX - our deep analysis of what's going on in the market
Created for Arkpia, Sarah Beetson's Coalescence is inspired by the Korean drama Doctor On The Edge.
Oct 15
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Coalescence
For Little White Lies issue 114, Andrei Nicolescu responds to articles on cult cinema and experimental filmmaking.
Oct 15
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Cult Film
A debut historical novel from Ukrainian author Alina Larionova combines magical realism and steampunk, illustrated throughout by Misha Chernov for Readberry.
Oct 14
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A Mystical Kyiv
Lively Scout creates a fun interactive sandwich illustration for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Oct 14
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Build Your Hoagie
Sydney-based live events illustrator Sunwoo Mansour joins us for our next Interview with an Illustrator.
Oct 14
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Sunwoo Mansour's SCRAPBOOK
Studio Duco illustrates Dan Jones’ Castles: A Fortified History of the World for Head of Zeus, part of Bloomsbury Publishing.
Oct 13
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Castles
May van Millingen illustrates a traditional French boulangerie for Williams Sonoma’s bread-making advent calendar.
Oct 13
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Twelve Days of Baking
A seasonal cover illustration for Gyeonggi Provincial Council is illustrated by Makoon.
Oct 12
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Summer by the Sea
A packaging refresh for Yorkshire Provender's soup range sees new illustrations by Enya Todd.
Oct 12
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Yorkshire Provender
Andressa Meissner creates the cover for Yosha Gunasekera's novel Moonlight Detective, published by Berkley, marking her second collaboration with the author.
Oct 9
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Moonlight Detective
An October cover for NEA Today examines the growing trend of state minimum salary for teachers, illustrated by Xinping Li.
Oct 9
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Pay Rise
Iratxe López de Munáin illustrates a 1,000-piece puzzle packed with literary references for readers to uncover.
Oct 8
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Just Here I Fell Asleep
For Little, Brown, Philipp Beck produces the cover art and custom lettering for 'Lords of the Ring', Dan Higgins’ examination of professional wrestling, politics and identity.
Oct 8
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Wrestling Worlds
Manu Cunhas illustrates Brincadeiras do Brasil, a Mol Impacto card game designed to reconnect children with traditional Brazilian games.
Oct 7
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Brincadeiras do Brasil
For the Autumn issue of American Theatre, Laura Greenan creates a map-based illustration for the article A Tale of Three Cities.
Oct 7
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Theatrical Hubs
An advertorial marking 25 years of SEAT in Mexico is illustrated by Tavo Montanez.
Oct 7
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SunSeat
Lauren Mortimer illustrates the cover for Joss Wood's 'Hot Ghoul Summer', a paranormal romance set in the Halloween-obsessed town of Solstice Springs.
Oct 6
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Hot Ghoul Summer
Commissioned by Callisto, 50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death pairs the storytelling of Sebastian Krahl with cover and interior illustrations by Fabio Lyra.
Oct 6
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Dark Tales
Written by Robert Rodriguez, On a Birdwatch with Baby pairs a personal story with illustrations by Genna Blackburn.
Oct 6
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Birdwatch
Danny Allison illustrates a stamp series tracing the links between Jersey and the United States.
Oct 2
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International Connections
Wenjing Yang's commission for Smith Quarterly turns a complex online culture into a single exquisite image.
Oct 2
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Mapping the Manosphere
Alison Kerry illustrates the cover for 'Tis the Season to Be Scary, the latest instalment in Vicki Delany's Year-Round Christmas Mystery series.
Oct 1
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Christmas Meets Halloween
For a feature exploring the nature of love, Jacob Stead creates the lead illustration and a series of accompanying artworks for Virginia Living's "The Science Behind Sparks".
Oct 1
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Science of Sparks
For FairyLoot's exclusive edition of Chloe Gong's Deadlock, Carolina Rodriguez Fuenmayor returned to a world she had previously helped visualise.
Oct 1
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Deadlock - A Special Edition
Cornish artist Lee Hodges joins us for our latest Interview with an Illustrator.
Sep 30
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Lee Hodges' SCRAPBOOK
Created for Spain's International Day of Rural Women, a new poster by Iratxe López de Munáin highlights community, representation and collective decision-making.
Sep 29
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Rural Voices
Oliver Li illustrates for a ZEIT Magazine feature on relationships, commitment and modern ideas of freedom.
Sep 29
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Staying Together
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