My instagram feed is constantly inspiring me thanks to these illustrators. They all make me want to get out a pen and paper and start scribbling! Here’s my collection of my absolute favourites.

Mélanie Johnsson
Mélanie is a freelance designer, illustrator and letterer from France but living in Margate. She has the most inspiring Instagram feed full of sunny, beachy and sustainability themed artwork.

Marylou Faure
Marylou is a Parisian illustrator who works with the boldest of colours and shapes. I recently visited her exhibition 'Nobody's Baby' where she celebrates females. Her work not only looks amazing, but holds great, empowering messages.

James Joyce
I first saw James’ work at Dismaland a few years ago. His exhibit was a large, rotating smiley face which you can see on his website. A beautifully simple idea which is super effective.

Lois O'Hara
Lois is a Brighton based artist who paints incredible murals including the UK’s 1st ever giant Basketball Art Court. I love her use of colour and ability to inject colour and life into even the most boring public spaces!

Hanna Kastl-Lungberg
Hanna is a Swedish graphic designer and visual artist. Alongside her gorgeous patterns and illustrations she also posts beautifully minimal photography on her Instagram account. She’s recently been painting murals in LA and she has some gorgeous prints for sale in her Society6 shop.

Kaja Merle
Kaja is ‘a cheery and visually thinking’ Illustrator from Germany. She has a beautifully fluid feel to her work, alongside lovely muted colours which give them a sophisticated feel.

Rocio Egio
Rocio is a graphic designer and illustrator who describes his work as ‘joyful’. I love how his work manages to look childlike without seeming amateur.

Katrina Russell-Adams
Katrina is a London based printmaker and visual artist, ‘who’s practice is deeply informed by the joyful clash of diversity, shapes and people and places in her surroundings’. She’s worked with some big names including ITV and Urban Outfitters and it’s easy to see why - who couldn’t love her combination of shape, and colour into beautiful physical works.

Ana Jaks
Ana is a fellow Bristolian - she’s recently painted a fantastic mural in a local shopping centre which I need to go and check out. Her vibrant colours and patterns can’t help but make you feel happy.

Victor Moatti
Victor’s work has such a unique, retro and almost 3D feel to it. I love how they’re like glimpses into another world.

Shawna X
Shawna is an independent artist & creative consultant based in New York. She’s recently had a baby and has some beautifully creative self portraits on her instagram. He illustrations feel like they are dripping with colour, super fluid and vibrant - kind of what I’d want to see if I ever took hallucinogenics!

Lilly Friedeberg
Lilly has got to be up there as one of my all-time favourite illustrators. She’s recently done an Adobe Live session where she talks through her process. It’s entirely in German but I’ve watched the whole thing anyway as I was so intrigued to see how she works! She’s co-founded Design Studio B.O.B where she’s illustrated and art directed some especially beautiful food packaging.

Hattie Stewart
It couldn’t be an illustration list without including Hattie Stewart. I remember being super inspired by her ‘doodle bombing’ when I was doing my art foundation course. Being a constant doodler I just loved how free she was with her drawing, and bringing an image to life by adding her illustrations on to it. More recently I loved (but sadly didn’t manage to visit) her exhibition at NOW gallery ‘I Don’t Have Time For This’ where she painted a giant mural on the floor for people to lie down on, seeing their reflections in the mirrored ceiling above. Such a simple but brilliantly effective idea.

Katja Mustaniemi
Katja is a graphic designer and illustrator from Finland but now based in Melbourne. Her muted colour tones and interesting shapes drew me to her work. There's something super calming about her work and obviously incredibly beautiful.

Mathilde Bel
Mathilde has illustrated for a whole host of magazines including Monocle and Paulette. I love her angular lines mixed with fluid ones and block colours. Really lovely work.