Illustration

Explore 49 award-winning designs tagged Illustration on Magazine of Design.

Designer / Brand: Mengjia Li Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Buddha Said

Buddha Said is a series of illustrations based on the Dunhuang frescoes. Five classic stories from the frescoes are selected and redrawn for the series. The characters of each story are refined and combined with the scenes in a modern graphic style. Colors drawn from the Dunhuang murals give the images a grand and mysterious atmosphere. The illustrations are made with vector design software and printed at 800 by 800 millimeters in high resolution. The aim is to join tradition with modern design and to make these mural stories known to a wider public.

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Designer / Brand: Wen Lung Cho Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Traveling

Travel and Happy Things is a series of illustrations about travel and joy. The series is painted by hand with acrylic paint, which is bright and waterproof. Each work measures 145 millimeters in height and 100 millimeters in width. One scene shows the harvest festival of the indigenous people of Taiwan, where people hold hands and dance around a bonfire. Another scene shows a single traveler walking at a calm pace in a foreign street. The colorful images recall the freedom of travel and social life that was limited during the pandemic.

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Designer / Brand: Poovakorn Watcharaphongphiphat Work: Illustration Tag: Social

Roi Re

Roi Re is an online exhibition website focusing on stories of Thai old style street peddlers that rarely exist in the present day. The aim is to create appreciation and awareness among young generations toward Thai culture through the exploration of these rare old-style street vending activities. Roi Re provides information, knowledge, and tools through the use of a unique and riveting series of illustrations.

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Designer / Brand: Chunli Zhou Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Cherish Food

Cherish Food is an illustration series about food conservation. The series shows the growth of grain in chronological order, from sowing in spring to growth in summer and harvest in autumn. Seasonal changes in color and imagery create a sense of progressive layering. Chinese idioms are combined with the drawings to express how hard grain is to obtain. The artwork is made with vector design software and printed with careful attention to detail. The series can be used in print media, on the internet and in animation.

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Designer / Brand: Stefano Rosselli Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Two of Hearts

"Two of Hearts" is a vector illustration specially created for the collaborative project called "Luck of the Draw" which regrouped artists from around the world to create a unique deck of playing cards. The illustration concept is inspired by the fox from "The Little Prince" fable written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It is a hint to the lesson that the fox teaches about relationships.

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Designer / Brand: Huo Kai Work: Illustration Tag: Fine Art

Human And Sea

Human and Sea is a series of digital art illustrations about the relationship between people and the ocean. The illustrations use a surreal style and a montage form. Female figures appear among fish, coral and seaweed, together with waste left in the water. The harmony between people and the ocean is praised, while the pollution and destruction of the ocean are criticised. Each image is drawn on a graphics tablet with digital painting software. The series is prepared for print and online media, with the aim of supporting marine protection.

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Designer / Brand: Huo Kai Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Yongle Palace Myth

Yongle Palace Myth is a series of cartoon character illustrations based on the frescoes of Yongle Palace in Shanxi, China, which were painted during the Yuan Dynasty. The mural figures are simplified, exaggerated and decorated to suit modern taste, and elements such as cranes, lotus flowers and ribbons are added. The illustrations are drawn with vector software, and curve tools keep the light feeling of the clothing and the line art of the original murals. The prints are produced in four colors to encourage public interest in the murals and their protection.

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Designer / Brand: Kozo Asada Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Cats In The Bag

Cats In The Bag is a series of framed illustrations that show cats resting inside bags. Each artwork depicts a simple scene from daily life with a cat. The series presents long-haired, short-haired and hairless cats, paired with bags of different shapes. The illustrations are painted digitally and then printed on acrylic plates by silk screen. Several printed plates are stacked in a custom frame, with paper and a cutting sheet placed at the back, so the image appears three-dimensional when the viewing angle shifts. Each square piece measures 422 by 422 millimeters.

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Designer / Brand: YoonJe Yang Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

The Study of Emotion

Clatoz is a series of illustrations that express the emotions of many different people through patterns and color. The works are made with mixed media in two sizes, 24 by 17 centimeters and 29.7 by 21 centimeters. Color carries emotional meaning, such as passion in red and calm in blue. Dark shades suggest the hidden inner world of a person who does not speak. Layered patterns show how emotions become more complex. The illustrations are shown in galleries, where each drawing can become a tool for conversation.

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Designer / Brand: Chia-Liang Lin Xi-Ting Huang Sheng-Er Yu Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Money Talks

Money Talks is a series of illustrations that comments on corruption within officialdom. The series depicts hundreds of ghosts to represent hidden greed, unspoken rules and the pursuit of fame and fortune. Dark and hideous imagery is set against the positive public image of officials. Each print measures 297 by 420 millimetres and was produced with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. The illustrations call for honest government, diligence and justice, while offering viewers an artistic experience.

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Designer / Brand: Daybreak Li Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Legendary Beast

Legendary Beast is a series of traditional style illustrations. Each image intertwines the eyes of two animals to express the opposition and coexistence of contrasting forces. The Chinese dragon and the tiger stand for the strong male side, while the phoenix and the crane stand for the gentle female side. Flowers and rocks add a decorative quality. The drawings are made with digital painting software and printed with high quality techniques on handmade paper, measuring 31 cm high and 45 cm wide. The form is based on the traditional Chinese folding fan, combined with modern methods.

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Designer / Brand: Maria Bradovkova Work: Illustration Tag: Fine Art

Splash

"Splash" is personal drawing project made by Maria Bradovkova, Her goal was to challenge her creativity and abstract thinking. She used traditional technique — colored ink on paper. Random splash of ink was a starting point and inspiration for each illustration. She observed irregular shape of watercolor until she saw a hint of a figure in it. With linear drawing she added details and made the character to stand out. Abstract shape of stain she turned into figurative image. Each drawing shows different human or animalistic characters in sentimental mood.

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