Accomplished, vibrant and sensitive compositions from the Cardiff School of Art and Design illustration graduate

Transforming urban life into fantasy with the Rhode Island School of Design graduate illustrator

The Leeds Arts University graduate’s work investigates identity through a range of mischievous characters

The School of Visual Arts illustration graduate whose delicate water-based works express a playful intersection of art and prose, presenting personal stories of identity

The Art Center College of Design graduate using paint, sculpture and animation to tell characterful stories of Los Angeles

The Manchester School of Art illustration graduate lifts the lid on his enviable freelance career

A typographic project that plays with form, balance and perspective from the RMIT communication design graduate

Playfully vivid illustrations from the Ontario College of Art and Design graduate whose journey took him from science to art.

The Leeds Arts University illustration graduate combining print and digital techniques to great effect

The Rhode Island School of Design graduate whose colourful pencil illustrations draw on her experiences living in different cultures.

The MICA graduate excels as a visual storyteller with her smart editorial illustration

The Ontario College of Art and Design University student exploring and taking inspiration from subculture aesthetics to develop her illustration

The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp fashion graduate whose collection blurs the lines between creative disciplines

The HDK Gothenburg graduate illustrator whose genderless portraits are inclusive and exquisite

The Bristol-based illustrator drawing inspiration from 20th century artists when creating his ethereal work

Glasgow School of Art duo Lucy Grainge and Juliette Duffy align the psychological and physical in their new zine

Words by Gemma Germains

Illustration by Tuomas Kärkkäinen

The Konstfack University graphic design graduate pairing typography and illustration to dazzling effect