Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs Ltd
The ‘Growth’ selection has been curated by the award winning Mecob AKA Mark Ecob, one of the UK’s leading book cover designers.
Mark’s experiences as an art director, mentor, tutor and competition judge gives them an excellent eye for curating this selection of Folios, focussed on the dual but linked themes of human growth and mental wellbeing.
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Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdBurnoutIllustration for an article about burnout in the first year of the pandemic. Florentina Surel Folio
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdIs IKEA Aesthetic Comfy Or Creepy?Choosing a piece of furniture was once a serious decision, because of the expectation that it was permanent. It is said that Americans keep sofas longer than they keep cars, and change dining-room tables about as often as they trade spouses. Ikea has made interiors ephemeral. Its furniture is placeholder furniture, the prelude to an always imminent upgrade. It works until it breaks, or until its owners break up. It carries no traces. 
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdI Did a Terrible Thing. How Can I Apologize?“The word apology comes from the Greek apologia, which means justification, explanation, defense or excuse. A key part of apology, perhaps, is really listening to the victim’s experience, taking that in deeply and trying to create a process of repair.”
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdAOI_TalkingHeads 
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdRunning out of time 
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdBlurry Manpersonal Anja Reponen Folio
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdI hope that… Emma Russell Folio
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdSpringtime GIFAnimation I created via a combination of Procreate, Photoshop and After Effetcs, Manic Minotaur Folio
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdBeautiful DanceI came up with this digital painting while recovering from my Trochleoplasty and MPFL reconstruction. It was an extremely painful operation, but my pain and care was managed so well, almost choreographed like a beautiful dance. The poppies in the rib cage of one of the skeletons represents opium poppies for morphine. I often draw skeletons as they don’t resemble any particular gender, race, stereotypes. Just our pure emotions. Twisted Squid Folio
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs Ltdon my phone Cecilia Giglio Folio
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdPurple Heart 
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdDEBORAHPortrait.Part of a series of 7.
Communicating the importance of mental health awareness and anxiety.
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdFlipside 
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdPrisonerExpectations, fears, stress, limits to imagination, addictions and self-criticism all can lead to self-imposed imprisonment of our true selves.
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdVertigo 
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdThe Stories We Tell OurselvesFigure, COVID, Alone, Hands, Graphic, Whimsical, Earthtones, Bow, Isolation, Black, Brown, Arm, Hand, Body, Submission, Health, Support, Friendship, Self-Care Joseph Patton Folio
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdPause 
Growth Illustrations curated by Mark Ecob | Mecob Designs LtdIllustration for Trendland NFT Curated GalleryIllustration for Trendland NFT Gallery Sofia Pusa Folio