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From stories of commissioned illustration projects and artist features, to what’s next in global visual culture

Our newsroom brings you frontline inspiration with groundbreaking uses of illustration, the wider market, and rising trends shaping tomorrow’s media

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
Oliver Li illustrates for a ZEIT Magazin feature on relationships, commitment and modern ideas of freedom.
Sep 29
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Staying Together
Commissioned by Penguin Random House's Del Ray imprint for Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver, Studio Duco continues an ongoing series of interconnected cover designs.
Sep 28
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Spinning Silver
Li Zhang illustrates Northeastern Global News’ look at new research into mescaline and the brain.
Aug 7
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Mescaline
Harper’s Bazaar Japan explores changing ideas of leadership with full-page illustrations by Bárbara Tamilin.
Aug 7
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Future Leadership
Figo Collective explores Argentine food, culture, and community through illustrations by Oliver Li.
Jul 30
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Jujuy Culture
Carles Garcia O'Dowd designs and draws a monumental illustration for Burning Man 2026, inspired by art history, Black Rock City and the festival's unique culture.
Jul 28
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Bosch in the Desert
A joyful cover illustration by Luiza Laffitte highlights the people behind MAS Seeds’ sowing season.
Jul 9
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Sowing Season
Jacob Stead creates a playful illustration for Radio Times exploring the potential of recycled water.
Jul 9
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Waste to Growth
Tuhina Sharma's illustration for Inquisitive - a quarterly periodical of Heterodox Academy, responds to an essay on Lee Bollinger’s defence of universities.
Jun 10
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A Partial Reckoning
A personal piece exploring voice, visibility and the challenge of being heard has earned Anne Wilson a place on this year's longlist.
Jun 8
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Anne Wilson Longlisted for World Illustration Awards 2026!
Tavo Montañez creates a layered cover illustration for Akal España’s edition of 'Legionario'.
Jun 8
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Rome’s Fighting Force
Diego Abreu creates an atmospheric artwork for Heterodox Academy exploring the tension between curiosity and intellectual discomfort.
Jun 2
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The Forbidden Fruit of Uncomfortable Ideas
The cover of 'Stained'; a middle-grade novel in verse by Rhonda DeChambeau, is illustrated by Weston Wei.
May 27
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Stained
Exploring the paradoxical limits of orthodoxy in philosophy, Andrei Nicolescu visualises the idea for Heterodox Academy.
May 19
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Heterodoxy
Philipp Beck works for Science News, creating art that takes a scientific idea and tilts it into something more uncanny.
May 15
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Balancing Act
Xinping Li creates artwork for HUAWEI AppGallery’s “Sleeping Poses” campaign, commissioned by Tang Xu Shanghai Yi Lu Zhui Xun Art & Design.
May 12
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Sleep
Jonathan Alpert's latest non-fiction title, published by HarperCollins is adorned with a surreal cover by Diego Abreu.
Apr 23
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Therapy Nation
Li Zhang works with Northeastern Global News to illustrate an article on gender imbalance in medical research participation.
Apr 21
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Data Gap
Débora Islas draws cover and feature illustrations for Revista.br.
Mar 18
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AI Horizon
Alyah Holmes delivers a time-tuned editorial illustration for AARP exploring when workouts work hardest.
Mar 2
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Clockwork Burn
Xinping Li's concept driven illustration cements her place among today’s most exciting voices in illustration.
Feb 17
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Recognition Rising
Philipp Beck channels rupture and resistance for Swiss magazine Republik.
Feb 9
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A State Against Its People
Xinping Li visualises 'In Forward Motion' for TotalEnergies’ Life Magazine with a quietly defiant cover image.
Jan 19
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Against the Tide
Tai visualises ancestral wisdom for the Brazilian edition of Terricídio by Moira Millán.
Jan 9
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Earth Awakens
Heather Landis reimagines legacy and ambition for Tablet Magazine.
Jan 7
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Inherited Shifts
Cat Sims visualises Hollywood’s IP shake-up for The Hollywood Reporter with a sharp, concept-led editorial illustration.
Dec 19, 2025
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Power Plays
Serving up a flavourful visual, Xinping Li teams up with Rotary International to illustrate their latest food feature.
Nov 28, 2025
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Saltimbocca
Brazilian illustrator Zansky creates a, high-impact editorial piece for Exame, bringing sharp political commentary to the page.
Nov 25, 2025
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Tax Volley
Lauren Mortimer collaborates with author Megan Zhang on the cover of 'Eating with the Sun', weaving food, identity and the Chinese calendar into one evocative visual.
Nov 13, 2025
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Eating With the Sun