Monocle Magazine Illustrators

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Andrew Holder
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Takashi Kuwahara
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Raymond Biesinger
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Satoshi Hashimoto
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Satoshi Hashimoto
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Adrian Johnson

Monocle Magazine has an impressive roster of illustrators. Featured above is work by: Andrew Holder, Takashi Kuwahara, Raymond Biesinger, Satoshi Hashimoto, and Adrian Johnson. Each of them contributes to the magazine periodically.

Outside of the Monocle world, I am most familiar with Adrian Johnson. (Check out the Grain Edit interview). For whatever reason I come across his illustrations all the time. However, of the four listed above, Biesinger’s work resonates the most with me. I love his simple graphic approach and limited color palette. You can browse his work, Monocle and otherwise, on his website.

15 Comments

  1. Excellent overview, Alex! I was about to do this but you did it faster and better. Here’s my post on Monocle’s typography:

    http://fontfeed.com/archives/in-use-plantin-for-monocle/

  2. Rent says:

    Adrian Johnson is one of my all time favorites! …I was also browsing around the other day, checking out those Andrew Holder images as well. very nice.

  3. Tommy says:

    That top image looks a lot like the new Standard hotel being built on top of the highline in NYC.

  4. alex says:

    @Tommy- You’re right! http://andrewholder.net/work.php?id=32

    @Stephen- Great post! Monocle’s type work has always intrigued me. I think you are right about Plantin, they have given it new life.

  5. John Sly says:

    those are all beautiful. I have wallpaper for a week now, woo!

  6. greg says:

    I agree with you re: Biesinger’s work. Definitely my fav here, although I think they’re all super talented.

  7. Wan says:

    Hi! Does anyone have the contact for the above illustrators particularly Satoshi Hashimoto?

  8. Lauren says:

    Hey dude!
    Love your blog…I literally visit everyday waiting for new inspiration. I have to say it’s hard to narrow down to just one favorite post but if I have to I would have to say I love all the vintage advertising and poster series posts….my favorite being the Swiss Air poster series you posted in October 🙂

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