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Analysing data collected by IllustrationX and with expert insights from our agents, we outline the latest visual and thematic trends in the illustration market between April and June 2026.
Jul 17
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Andressa Meissner creates the cover for Yosha Gunasekera's novel Moonlight Detective, published by Berkley, marking her second collaboration with the author.
Oct 9
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An October cover for NEA Today examines the growing trend of state minimum salary for teachers, illustrated by Xinping Li.
Oct 9
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Iratxe López de Munáin illustrates a 1,000-piece puzzle packed with literary references for readers to uncover.
Oct 8
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For Little, Brown, Philipp Beck produces the cover art and custom lettering for 'Lords of the Ring', Dan Higgins’ examination of professional wrestling, politics and identity.
Oct 8
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Manu Cunhas illustrates Brincadeiras do Brasil, a Mol Impacto card game designed to reconnect children with traditional Brazilian games.
Oct 7
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For the Autumn issue of American Theatre, Laura Greenan creates a map-based illustration for the article A Tale of Three Cities.
Oct 7
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Lauren Mortimer illustrates the cover for Joss Wood's 'Hot Ghoul Summer', a paranormal romance set in the Halloween-obsessed town of Solstice Springs.
Oct 6
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Commissioned by Callisto, 50 True Stories That Will Scare You to Death pairs the storytelling of Sebastian Krahl with cover and interior illustrations by Fabio Lyra.
Oct 6
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Written by Robert Rodriguez, On a Birdwatch with Baby pairs a personal story with illustrations by Genna Blackburn.
Oct 6
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Danny Allison illustrates a stamp series tracing the links between Jersey and the United States.
Oct 2
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Wenjing Yang's commission for Smith Quarterly turns a complex online culture into a single exquisite image.
Oct 2
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Alison Kerry illustrates the cover for 'Tis the Season to Be Scary, the latest instalment in Vicki Delany's Year-Round Christmas Mystery series.
Oct 1
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For a feature exploring the nature of love, Jacob Stead creates the lead illustration and a series of accompanying artworks for Virginia Living's "The Science Behind Sparks".
Oct 1
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For FairyLoot's exclusive edition of Chloe Gong's Deadlock, Carolina Rodriguez Fuenmayor returned to a world she had previously helped visualise.
Oct 1
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Ben Tallon's Creative Condition Podcast
Sep 30
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Cornish artist Lee Hodges joins us for our latest Interview with an Illustrator.
Sep 30
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Created for Spain's International Day of Rural Women, a new poster by Iratxe López de Munáin highlights community, representation and collective decision-making.
Sep 29
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Oliver Li illustrates for a ZEIT Magazine feature on relationships, commitment and modern ideas of freedom.
Sep 29
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Commissioned by Penguin Random House's Del Ray imprint for Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver, Studio Duco continues an ongoing series of interconnected cover designs.
Sep 28
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Philipp Beck produces the cover illustration and chapter openers for Baltimore Magazine's annual Best of Baltimore issue.
Sep 25
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Momo Sugimoto creates a series of illustrations for a ship-themed conference room at Epic Systems' expanding office in Collingwood, Australia.
Sep 25
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Korean illustrator Makoon collaborates with the Korea Tourism Organization on a map that connects science, travel and discovery.
Sep 25
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A new cover for Fabien Clavel’s interactive teen horror, published by Poulpe Fictions is illustrated by Emily Robertson.
Sep 24
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Tricycle Magazine commission Débora Islas to illustrate its feature on Buddhist sites across Washington, D.C.
Sep 24
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Created for Little Tiger Books’ baby and toddler list, 'Little Ghost Little Ghost What Can You See?' continues Pintachan’s long-running collaboration with the publisher.
Sep 23
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We talk to Helen Brady about landing and executing her first big project in children’s publishing – illustrations for three Pocket Potter books by JK Rowling.
Sep 23
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Hodder & Stoughton commission Andressa Meissner for the cover of Farah Halliwell’s witchy autumn romance, The Harvest Moon Café.
Sep 22
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