# editorial illustrators I absolutely love Editorial Illustration. It is art that has a purpose, often created with clever metaphors and social commentary. Here are a few intriguing artists that I've discovered online. ## Cool Editorial Illustrators - [Steffen Kraft](https://www.boredpanda.com/thoughtful-illustrations-iconeo-steffen-kraft) - editorial illustration on problems of modern society. [Pencils](https://www.boredpanda.com/i-love-pencils/) is a study of variation on a theme. [website](http://iconeo.de/) of all his work which is quite varied. - [Punt E A Capo](https://www.behance.net/gallery/85214267/Punt-e-a-Capo) - editorial illustrations about ecology. - [Iker Ayestaran](https://www.shannonassociates.com/ikerayestaran#url=26645) - bold shapes and colors with stylized people - [Michael Driver](http://folioart.co.uk/illustrator/michael-driver) - bold colors and graphics, sometimes with cool textures - [Matt Chinworth](http://www.chinworthillustration.com/) - traditional painting style that looks like vector - [Richard Beacham](http://www.richardbeacham.co.uk/editorial/) - traditional illustrator, but good inspiration for editorial illustration - [Matt Wood](http://mattwood.net/) - fun, intelligent retro style - [Davide Bonazzi](http://www.fubiz.net/en/2020/02/07/minimalist-illustrations-criticizing-society-2/) - gritty shapes, good social commentary. [his homepage](http://www.davidebonazzi.com/) - [Kata](http://www.kata-illustration.com/) - simple, bold compositions with strong colors. wonderful light textures too. i'm always a sucker for a bit of texture - [Davor Pavelic](https://www.davorpavelic.com/) - cool abstracted cartoon people and pseudo-3d style - [John W Tomac](http://work.johnwtomac.com/) - intense colors and compositions. nice use of subtle gradients. absolutely beautiful work - [Eiko Ojala](http://ploom.tv/) - wonderful paper cutout technique that is easily adaptable to vector illustration. bold colors and use of silhouettes - [Gracia Lam](https://www.gracialam.com/) - interesting, intelligent graphics. love the textures and compositions - [Veronica Grech](https://www.veronicagrech.com/) - cool abstracted shapes. deceptively simple and bold style - [Paul Blow](http://paulblow.com/news1/latest/) - amazing range of styles and approaches. intelligent commentary and intriguing visual metaphors - [Peter Greenwood](https://www.peter-greenwood.com/) - fun colors and great retro-style - [Ben Sanders](https://www.jackywinter.com/artists/ben-sanders) - cute retro style. the website gives a great breakdown of his process and experience - [Cachetejack](https://cachetejack.com) - bright, bold, deceptively simple. lots of fun energy - [Kurzgesagt](https://kurzgesagt.org/) - famous for their wonderful animated explanation videos, but also for a recognizable design style - [Sean Rynkewicz](https://www.seanrynkewicz.com/editorial) - fun sketchy hand-drawn style - [Jack Daly](http://www.jackdaly.co/) - bold shapes and quirky characters. great sense of color - [Jones&Co](https://www.artupon.com/jonesco/) - [Andrew Archer](https://www.andrewarcher.com/) > [!info]- editorial illustration websites > - https://www.illustration.lol/ --- This list is primarily for my Vector Illustration students who are completing an Editorial Illustration project using Adobe Illustrator. My picks are mostly geared toward vector art, although there are plenty of great illustrators using raster and traditional art techniques. As always, if you have a recommendation for someone to add to this list, please send me a link. Thanks! --- tags: #editorial #illustration #inspiration home: [[! visual inspiration]]