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Introducing Sian Roper, the latest illustrator to join Meiklejohn. Sian creates vibrant collages and animations by combining hand-crafted textures and found imagery. Her work is characterised by graphic simplicity and richly layered textures that feel tactile, contemporary and full of depth to communicate ideas with clarity, optimism and impact.
Jersey Stamps and Collectibles commission Becca Thorne for a stamp collection exploring the legend of Saint Helier.
Becca's new collection of stamps is inspired by the story of Saint Helier, the sixth century hermit and martyr who became Jersey's patron saint. The series explores both the island's history and the myths that have shaped his legacy.
The commission brought together many of Becca's longstanding influences, including medieval art, mythology, stained glass, Celtic imagery and Anglo Saxon design. Although Becca usually works in linocut, she created these illustrations digitally. By building each colour as a separate layer and carving away white space with an eraser tool, she was able to recreate the process and texture of traditional lino printing.
The collection is available now.
Lucia’s fun and creative designs were commissioned to celebrate milestone birthday’s (from 1 - 100!) with a range of eCards for Jacquie Lawson.
Lucia’s retro inspired style plays on clever themes and characters to come up with inventive ways to represent each milestone in a different way. With all the illustrations looking fabulous both on their own and collectively as a set.
Joanna's unique style applies fluid brushstrokes and refined composition to fashion artwork. Communicating both beauty and concept within her illustrations, she has worked with the likes of E.L.V. Denim, Garrard, Adidas, and the V&A.
In May 2024 Waitrose launched their Farming For Nature programme, committing to source all own label UK meat, milk, eggs, fruit, vegetables and horticulture from farms that use regenerative practices by 2030. James was chosen to illustrate all of the key practices involved as part of a communication poster designed by Jason Ching.
Eoin has teamed up with advertising agency 72 & Sunny in Amsterdam to create a poster for Footlocker for a celebration of the iconic store from the 1980’s to present day - 2020’s. The brief was to create a predefined casted personality for each decade wearing some key trainers of the time.
After much fine tuning we arrived at a stunning final artwork - part from the usual social media, this will be painted in selected locations as a mural in London, France and Italy.
The Bright Agency's Sophie Winder has partnered with the Pilgrim Hotel, creating illustrated floor plans that showcase the different rooms they offer. As a character illustrator, Sophie was asked to create characters she could imagine living in each room.
She wants people to see themselves in the characters she has illustrated: “If you can see yourself in one of the characters, you can see yourself in the situation - in this case, you can see yourself in the hotel room, which is really important for the client, the Pilgrim Hotel.
Peter Grundy (Grundini) created the cover illustration for the latest edition of ACM’s Communications of ACM magazine. The illustration was for a feature about the effects AI has on computer programming and how it made it difficult.
You can see more of Peter’s work at https://www.debutart.com/artist/grundini?tags=all
Season of Victory creates surface design illustrations for Harrods' own-brand stationery, homeware and gifting range.
For Harrods’ own-brand collection, Season of Victory developed a series of playful surface patterns under the concept Pop Rockets, which reimagines the iconic Harrods Bear as an astronaut exploring space.
First introduced in 1906, the Harrods Bear has a long history, making the commission a chance to contribute to a familiar part of the store’s visual identity.
The illustrations first appeared on a collection of children’s travel bags and an astronaut keychain, before being rolled out across a wider range of Harrods stationery, homeware and gifting products.
Season of Victory adds, "The amazing Harrods in-house team put extraordinary thought into their products – always really well designed and great quality. "
Diarmuid was commissioned by the designers at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy to create this stunning cover for their latest report entitled 5 Principles for Neighbourhood Health 2026. He also artworked chapter headers for each of the five subjects.
