Our Editorial Category showcases the power of illustration. Capturing the complexities of the world in a way that’s both engaging, insightful and honest.
Sponsored by Procreate the digital illustration app. The Editorial Longlist showcases clever use of metaphors, bold use of mediums and hard hitting subject matter.
Be sure to check out the full WIA2024 Longlist showcasing powerful work for journalism and comment by both our New Talent and Professional Longlisters.
Take a look at some of our highlights below…
Professional
This playful illustration explores losing your sense of taste and smell after Covid.
The 3D paper craft medium creates a world in which food “tastes like cardboard”.
The bold use of primary colours and simplified shapes have a sense of naive playfulness, that helps make the health subject matter both engaging and informative.
Sinem Erkas is a UK based artist working with tactile paper collages, 3D sets and experimental work.
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Professional
Exploring endometriosis and the overwhelming effects on women’s mental and physical health. This empathetic illustration was created for a Sexual Health article for Spanish Magazine, El Salto.
The heavy use of line and emotive characterisation creates an engaging, approachable and informative insight into endometriosis.
Grillante is a digital illustrator and comic author based in Seville, Spain.
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Professional
This hard hitting illustration explores domestic violence in relation to child custody.
The analog textures create a feeling of unease, reflecting the heavy subject matter.
The piece feels personal and emotive with muted colours and the powerful body language between parent and child.
Luisa Stömer and Eva Wünsch are an illustrator and graphic designer duo based in Germany, Berlin.
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New Talent
Created for the April page of the 2024 calendar program for AKA NYC company. This illustration showcases the vibrant arts scene of NYC.
The pigmented palette feels electric to reflect the energy from in each corner of the city.
The composition appears as a snapshot into the varied lives of New Yorkers. Living on top of one another in this “doll house” design, reflecting multiple lives living harmoniously with one another.
Xinyi Yang is an illustrator born in Changsha, based in New York City.
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New Talent
This un- commissioned piece draws upon universal feelings to make us feel less alone.
Pulling together a collection of articles to create a book, the dreamlike illustrations capture things that are hard to summarise such as loss, trauma and memory.
The use of sketchy pencil and charcoal create a personal scrapbook that feels as if we’re peeking into someone’s mind.
Max Braun is an illustrator based in Germany.
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New Talent
Exploring the rise of short-term financing, tempting consumers to buy more, more often. This illustration highlights how bombarded we are on a daily basis.
The use of dynamic composition and rich detail perfectly illustrates the feeling of financial confusion and debt.
Phoebe Xiao is a Chinese-Canadian illustrator currently based in Toronto.
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