ELENA RESKO for INPACT MEDIA
Elena Resko created a range of colourful and dynamic images for her latest collaboration with Inpact Media; fully illustrating their publication on Rare Diseases.
Elena Resko is represented by Meiklejohn
GAVIN REECE for ONE MORE CHAPTER
Dystopian and post-apocalyptic scenes are one of Gavin Reece’s specialisms, as showcased here perfectly in his cover illustration created for Those Who Survive written by K. N. Milde.
WIA2025 Touring Exhibition at The Coningsby Gallery
The World Illustration Awards are presented annually by the Association of Illustrators in partnership with the USA-based Directory of Illustration to support, promote and celebrate contemporary illustration being made today across the globe.
This year celebrates 10 years of the World Illustration Awards, and we are delighted to share that the first venue to host the WIA2025 Touring Exhibition, will be the Coningsby Gallery in London from Monday, 3rd November –Saturday, 8th November 2025.
The awards are an inspiring survey of the breadth and diversity of current global illustration practice chosen from over 4,500 submissions received from 85 countries.
The exhibition showcases 44 Award-Winning and Highly Commended projects selected by an independent global jury across ten industry-relevant categories such as Design, Children’s Publishing or Editorial.
This vibrant, colourful, thought-provoking exhibition of professional and new talent work from all around the globe will delight and inform audiences of all ages.
Find out more information about all things WIA on their website worldillustrationawards.com.
The Society of Artists’ Agents (SAA) has sponsored the New Talent entry category for many years and Society member agencies have mentored the winning illustrators.
Maurice Baltissen – McDonalds
Maurice Baltissen brings a richly detailed 3D world to life for a gamified McDonald’s app experience in Spain.
Maurice's ambitious 3D animation project for the Spanish McDonald’s app is a vibrant, fully animated overworld for a new in-app mobile game experience.
Designed specifically for the Spanish market, the visual world merges whimsical architecture, playful detail, and clear branding to draw users into an interactive, game-like journey. All 3D design and animation was handled by Maurice and his team, while development and app integration came via partners at LiveWall.
Users can explore the world by selecting Spanish as their language in the app, then navigating to the “My McDonald’s Work” icon to enter this imaginative digital landscape.
Phosphor Welcomes New Illustrator: Arabella Green
Phosphor are proud to say they are now representing Arabella Green. Arabella is a graphic designer and illustrator who blends her design agency expertise with her passion for problem solving to create bold images.
Check out a sample of Arabella's work at phosphorart.com and look out for more, coming soon! Contact Trina at Phosphor if you'd like to discuss commissioning Arabella for your next project.
Boat International Say Goodbye to Eddie Jordan
Phosphor's Dave Hopkins brought Eddie Jordan's Lippy from the Liffey column in Boat International to life with his signature pen and ink style for 12 years. When Eddie Jordan passed away this spring, Boat International got in touch with Phosphor for one last illustration. Sadly, Dave Hopkins has also now passed away but Jon Rogers, Phosphor's Pastiche illustrator, stepped up to the plate, and illustrated a final farewell to Eddie.
Read Eddie Jordan's obituary here.
Find more pastiche illustrations at phosphorart.com and contact Trina at Phosphor if you'd like to discuss commissioning Jon Rogers for your next project.
Mark Long – New work
Sharing some nice new work from Mark Longs' archive, including work for Knack Magazine, Personal Magazine, Senet Magazine and The Economist.
50th anniversary edition for Virago Press, illustrated by Eleanor Rose
Beautiful cover by Eleanor Rose for the 50th anniversary edition of the first book ever published by Virago Press. We adore the colours and textures of this Lino illustration. Eleanor is able to capture a real sense of place, atmosphere and feeling.
‘Full of dignity, courage and humour, and as fresh and insightful as the day it was written, FENWOMEN is a vital portrait of rural women’s lives – not only as they were lived in the 1970s in one Cambridgeshire village, but in the generations before it, all over the country, and reaching forward into today’s world, too’ Melissa Harrison
Lucy Rose illustrates the Easter edition of the Radio Times
Celebrating Easter with this colourful and joyful cover illustration by Lucy Rose. Lucy also illustrated the inside page borders too, which are equally beautiful and really bring the pages to life.
Lucy Rose is represented by The Artworks
Cardin’s Friends: an evening where fashion met art in the heart of Paris.
Pierre Cardin April Afterwork was a celebration of creativity hosted at the maison’s flagship store in Paris. The evening explored the intersection of fashion and art, with live illustration by our artist Jessie Kanelos Weiner adding an intimate, expressive layer to the experience.