Digital, Drawing & Doodles: 6 brilliant and bold illustrators from around the world (Part One)

Providing the unifying glue in an identity system, illustration can be the vehicle of personality, humour or communication for a brand’s visual language. Whilst illustrators bring magic to the design world, they don’t always get the spotlight they deserve. Here we’ve highlighted six wonderful illustrators from across the world whose works have contributed to some of our favourite branding projects. A French designer based in Paris, Alexis Jamet’s work caught our eye when we featured the sublime identity and label design for non-alcoholic wine brand Ambijus. The centrepiece of the concept, created by Oslo-based design studio Olssøn Barbieri, is a series of abstract static and moving illustrations. Through a combination of digital and analogue techniques, Jamet’s illustrations result in a dream-like atmosphere that is both soft and bold; expressing an evocative visualisation of flavour while bringing to life both the emotional and chemical nature of the product. Filled with warmth and nostalgia, his work has been commissioned by a multitude of clients, such as Hermès, Le Monde and Nike. Alexis Jamet