Tim Van den Broeck got in touch to tell us all about his most recent work: The Antwerp Student Guide.

“The guide is written by students for students, but it’s interesting for anyone who’s looking to visit Antwerp. It exists in Dutch and English and is filled with trendy addresses and useful information that will help you find your way around Antwerp, Belgium.

Oh, and did I mention it’s free? People can pick up a copy at:

Huis van de Student

Antwerpen Studentenstad
Sint-Jacobsmarkt 16 – 2000 Antwerp”

I love this! Thanks Tim.

I remember Jasper Goodall coming into our university to give us a talk on his career. At that time he was an emerging editorial illustrator. Out of all the speakers we had, his talk stood out to me the most, mainly for the high calibre of craftsmanship in his illustrations and his rock-and-roll attitude to it all. 6 years on and Goodall has gone from strength to strength, he has become a poignant figure in the revitalising of the illustration industry and has worked with top names such as Gucci, Nike, Adidas, and Dazed & Confused.

Jared Nickerson is a master of vector art. He uses bright colours to complement and enhance his bold line work. He amalgamates wonderful mini-characters and objects to create striking and complex illustrations, all the while making it look effortless.

Having only recently stumbling on Malika Favre’s work, I am glad I did. Her balance of simple shapes and use of minimal colour create a very unique visual experience. She is French born, but now working in London, she started her career working for award-winning design studio Airside. Now, however, after developing her own distinct style and collaborating with numerous publications she has established herself as an independent illustrator.

Bree Leman uses vector art to convey her fashion designs. Though she is American, she draws much inspiration from European urban culture, contemporary fashion and architecture.

Visit her website here, her blog here and her Deviant Art page here.

I’m glad I came across the vector style illustrations of Andrew Bannecker; they’re full of imagination and the bright colours are striking. No wonder his client list is so impressive… Andew’s work is an advertiser’s dream! There is great variety on his blog, from posters, to mugs and personal work, updated regularly.

Nod Young is an illustrator based in Beijing, China. He has just completed a design for the Fiat 500 following the theme of “life”. Nod uses his his contemporary take on Chinese traditional style to create his works, a nice mix of the old and the new. The design features a dragon “Spirit by Dragon” on one side and a tiger “Power by Tiger” on the other.

As the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Khaki Creative & Design, Nod leads a team of multicultural artists and designers that uses clean and strong visuals to fulfil diverse marketing strategies.