https://theinspirationgrid.com/category/illustration/ Recent illustration inspiration selected by Inspiration Grid. amanshuraikwar.github.io RSS generator https://theinspirationgrid.com/handcrafted-paper-illustrations-by-mariia-lapitan-yashchenko/ https://theinspirationgrid.com/handcrafted-paper-illustrations-by-mariia-lapitan-yashchenko/ Ukrainian paper artist Mariia Lapitan-Yashchenko crafts miniature worlds from cut and layered paper, tucking forests, gardens, and floral fields inside silhouettes of heads, eyes, and everyday objects. Art Illustration https://theinspirationgrid.com/controlled-chaos-psychedelic-illustrations-by-meme-mx/ https://theinspirationgrid.com/controlled-chaos-psychedelic-illustrations-by-meme-mx/ Mexican illustrator Carlos Mario Ochoa, aka Meme MX, creates wildly colorful compositions packed with surreal characters, futuristic machines, distorted architecture and strange objects that seem to collide within the same psychedelic universe. 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Art Branding Graphic Design Illustration Print Design https://theinspirationgrid.com/editorial/20-exceptional-a-design-award-winners-worth-discovering/ https://theinspirationgrid.com/editorial/20-exceptional-a-design-award-winners-worth-discovering/ The A’ Design Award & Competition is one of the world’s largest international design competitions, recognizing outstanding work across architecture, product design, furniture, graphics, fashion, digital design, art and many other creative disciplines. 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