For his first self-intitiated solo show ‘The West End Show‘, graphic designer and illustrator Radim Malinic, aka Brand Nu, has taken the multifarious, vibrant and frequently taxing area of London’s West End as his inspiration. Radim explores the magical and bustling part of the capital in a series of elaborately illustrated poster designs, bringing together classic old century design with the dazzling neon future of the 22nd century.

I was at the opening on Friday night and loved it. Radim really managed to capture the essence of each of the 10 areas. The show runs until the 2nd March at the Nancy Victor Gallery in Fitzrovia. If you’re around London then I urge you to check it out. You’ll have to see the work up close for all the details. For more information visit thewestendshow.co.uk

Spencer Harrison is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. His approach to work is playful, experimental and inquisitive. Spencer specialises in art direction, branding, illustration, custom typography, installations and print design. For more inspiration make sure to visit www.spencerharrison.com.au.

Ryohei Hase is an freelance illustrator and artist based in Tokyo, Japan. Every once in a while I come across a portfolio that simply blows my mind. This is one of them. The level of detail in Ryohei’s digital paintings is insane. The muted, yet vibrant, use of colour in the mostly gloomy images really add to the overall feel. For more inspiration make sure to visit ryoheihase.com.

Karan Singh is an Australian illustrator and designer currently residing in New York City. His projects have seen him interact with a gamut of clients ranging from local design boutiques to internationally recognised brands and agencies. Karan, aka Mr. Singh, has a great talent mixing vibrant colours with fun and quirky illustration. For more inspiration don’t forget to visit wakeupmrsingh.com

Valerie Jar is a 25-year old designer / illustrator based in Salt Lake City. I’m particularly fond of her character illustrations and logo design work. While mostly working with clean vectors, Valerie knows how to add subtle textures to a design to really make it special. For more inspiration don’t forget to check out valeriejar.com

The Luminarium is a modern international art group with talented artists in both the digital and traditional realm from all over the world. Pursuing originality and creativity, the group focuses on creating online art exhibits for anyone to enjoy and experience. Today I want to introduce to you their latest exhibit: Asylum. It was released last week and is filled with photo manipulations, matte paintings and illustrations. There should be something for everyone. For more inspiration make sure to check out all the submissions here.

Shades of Anguish by Chris Cold

Lake Firefly by Tigaer

Hierarchy by Chris Cold

Canvas by Simon Weaver

AsyLUM by grungetv

A Block of Sanity Amoungst the Madness by Smiling Demon

The Mote in Gods Eye by tsarye

Insane by Christian

David Waters is an illustrator who’s originally from Spokane, Washington. While studying graphic design at the University of Idaho David managed to land big clients such as Nike, Adidas and Tiger Beer. While his style is very varied I like his line art stuff the best. There’s just something amazing about artwork that uses a very limited colour palette. For more inspiration make sure to visit David’s portfolio at www.playdate.cm.

Craig Shields is an illustrator and designer from York, UK. As an active member of the Depthcore collective I’ve encountered Craig’s vibrant photo manipulations on many occasions. It’s hard to believe that this is the first time he gets the well deserved exposure on this blog. One of the things I like most about his designs is that he often collaborates with fellow creatives such as Pete Harrison. Don’t forget to pay a visit to www.craigshields.co.uk for more inspiration.

Doug Alves is a Brazilian graphic artist and illustrator based in Los Angeles, CA. I’ve come across Doug’s beautiful works a couple times over the last years and figured it was about time he got featured on the blog. If you like mixed media illustrations and photo manipulations then you should love Doug’s designs. For more inspiration make sure to visit his portfolio.

Nicola Felasquez Felaco is an Italian graphic designer who loves to play with geometric shapes to create abstract portraits. Each pieces uses subtle textures to counter-balance the stark vector feel. My favourite designs are the Super Mario illustration and the Lassie poster. If you like Nicola’s work as much as I do then please visit felasquez.com for more inspiration.