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Willie Ryan

Willie Ryan

Willie Ryan - UK based illustrator

At 10 years of age, Willie Ryan had a conversation with a friend at school and decided that it would be a good idea to become a commercial artist. So he drew his way through school and eventually ended up living in Hastings with a view of the sea and a career as an illustrator. Besides drawing his bold graphical images, he loves playing guitar and has ambitions to record something and play live. He lives with his twin children who also play instruments, and his artist influences include Hergé, William Heath Robinson, Aubrey Beardsley, Edward Hopper and Norman Rockwell. Willie’s future ambition is to sofa surf in Nashville, Tennessee.

Training

Willie has a BA in Graphics and Illustration from Central Saint Martins in London.

Approach

To begin with, he scribbles down words and basic doodles on lined paper, often using the web to find reference images of people if any appear in the picture. Sometimes he’ll also take reference photos. He then creates roughs using ink and scans them in to be traced in Illustrator to create a vector drawing that he can tweak, scale and resize until the illustration is perfect.

Styles

Willie’s images are simple, graphic and minimal, with a limited palette of strong, flat colours. He works in two styles. For one, he creates bold emblems and icons using line work or flat, contrasting colours. The other is more figurative with a diagrammatic or instruction book feel to it plus, of course, a touch of humour.

Client list

The BBC The Economist Ford UK The Guardian Heinemann The Independent Lloyds Bank Chase Manhattan Oxford University Press Pan Macmillan Quirk Books Random House The Telegraph USA Today Volkswagen London Zoo Friends of the Earth Vauxhall/Opel Fruit of The Loom
Surreal interior lifestyle illustration
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Pants Pride
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Infographic illustration of Nike Homage
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Vector graphic Playmobil Attack
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scooter, man on scooter, vespa, man balancing, red scooter, joy ride, hipsterGraphic illustration of
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College girl things graphic design
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The Young Punx Cover 1
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Painting By Numbers
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hand pushing lego toy Conceptual vector
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Smart car packing Infographic icon
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Festival survival kit vector graphic
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Six Stages of Pregnancy
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Copenhagen poster illustration for Martel Print U.K
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Infographic Clickable web buttons design
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Avatar emoticon faces for fantasy football site
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OAP Survival Kit illustration for a lady of leisure.
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Medicine dosage infographic illustration
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Infographic illustration of Chevrolet Gleam
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Christmas Office Party Illustration By Willie Ryan
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Graphic Illustration For Listerine Breath aeroplane seating,Willie,Ryan,illustrator,illustration,gra
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Inner ear graphic illustration
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waitrose infographic Desk Exercies
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Infographic illustration of CEO Swiss Army Knife
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airport, bar, wine, tasting, departure, lounge, traveller, travel
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student stuff lifestyle cartoon graphic
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Black and white illustration of Magic Hands
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Commuting By Umbrella business graphic
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Square meal satirical vector office party graphic
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Info-graphic diagram about dog essentials
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Office party kissing illustration for Research magazine
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changing diaper of a baby illustration
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How to wear suit humorous info-graphic diagrams
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satirical vector Square meal  office party retch
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Infographic diagram of flight instructions
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Aerial view of office seating vector illustration
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House and Garden Couple in Kitchen Digital vector
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Magic Hands Coin Trick Vector Graphic
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Holland and Barrett Ju Jitsu Vector graphic
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Man and woman playing office party games
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Line drawing of human body parts
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Police portrait digital vector communication
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Evolution of the mobile phone vector art
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Drawings of action hero airplane safety instructions
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Children's book illustration of animal masks
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Illustration of bad stickman situation
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Food and drink soda can
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Vector illustration of different model cars
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Illustrated by Willie Ryan for Lloyd's of London
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Vector art of people workout in gym
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Banker Diagram Business CGI
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Stickman and Bear Vector icon
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Vector infographics of first aid instructions
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Beautiful images Willie. Really very nice indeed.
Matt Inwood, Absolute Press
Willie has worked on 4 cover illustrations for us this year. All his works were delivered clearly on brief on tight timescales and have positively enhanced our visual identity. Willie’s clean line work and eye for graphic composition make for iconic imagery that is effective at a variety of sizes.
Hal Ritson, Director,, MofoHifi Records
You're a pleasure to work with. I hope I will be able to pass you onto other folks as well.
Richard Eisermann, Prospect Design
Willie consistently applies his incisive wit and fine line to all challenges. Over the years, for every commission, it has been a delight to see what he comes up with.
Robert, Lucy or Robert
Thanks for these -Bang on target!!! The client is super exited, and the signs are being produced stateside as we speak!
Garry Martin, Fracture Clinic
Thanks Willie! It looks great, really varied and interesting so that you want to flick the whole way through! I've just heard that ‘When in Rome’ has nearly sold out and we're already looking at when we can reprint it, so I thought I'd share the good news with you!!
Claire Marshall, Anova Books
On them now! You are a celeb. Best illos ever! Brilliant! Stunners as always!
Dave Kelsall , The Week Junior
Willy!... your new site is F@@KING BRILLIANT!!!!! So clever, stylish and bloody funny....particularly like Miss Piggy's personal trainer!!! Seriously brilliant You must send it out to everyone on planet earth!!!
Jonathan Whitelocke , Holland and Barrett mag
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