Jake Hawkins
Jake Hawkins (he/him) is a London-based conceptual illustrator and multidisciplinary designer focused on impactful, inclusive visual storytelling across editorial, publishing, and advertising. His clients include The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Gay Times, among others.
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Jake HawkinsCallipygian FigurePersonal work exploring the male form.World Illustration Awards 2024 Shortlisted Entry View Folio
Jake HawkinsRace to Replace Mark Carney Is Another Brexit BattlegroundEditorial illustration for The TelegraphThe race to claim the UK’s most powerful unelected job – that of Bank of England Governor – is yet to reach a climax. The Brexit bush telegraph is already humming with accusations of skullduggery, however.
World Illustration Awards 2020 Shortlisted Entry View Folio
Jake HawkinsIs Work Stress Killing Your Sex Life?Editorial illustration for The Telegraph Self-doubt in the bedroom is being fueled by the long hours we’re now working, both in the office and at home. View Folio
Jake HawkinsUncle Sam Puts Bitcoin on Investors’ MenuEditorial illustration for The Telegraph Americans can buy the digital currency as easily as they buy hamburgers after the launch of the first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Should British investors tuck in too? View Folio
Jake HawkinsGay Times CoverCover illustration for Gay Times Magazine: The Solidarity Issue - “How COVID-19 Has Changed Our Community Forever”. View Folio
Jake HawkinsTrans HealthcareEditorial illustration for The Washington Post Being trans is many things, but one thing it is not is a Hula-Hoop. It is a medical condition, requiring dependable and affordable treatment, but it is not only a medical condition. It is about rejecting the binary — but it is not only about that, either. - Jennifer Finney Boylan View Folio
Jake HawkinsUnconscious BiasEditorial illustration for The TelegraphUnconscious bias is a theory that people make implicit assumptions about others without realising and then act in accordance with those beliefs. View Folio
Jake HawkinsAdvantages of Age and the taboo-busting power of intentional livingEditorial illustration for The Big Issue Advantages of Age is a social enterprise that's challenging the accepted narratives about ageing. View Folio
Jake HawkinsTech Under Attack at the Web SummitEditorial illustration for The Telegraph large corporations are collecting data and turning it into cash. View Folio
Jake HawkinsWelcome to the Real GermaniesEditorial illustration for The Big IssueTo understand German football, you can’t just talk to the game’s superstars. You have to talk to the ordinary Germans who fill its stadiums every weekend. This summer, those Germans have once again welcomed visitors from across the world. To a country with many different identities, many different histories. Beyond the beer and the bratwurst, it is a chance for both hosts and visitors to ask: what does it really mean to be typically German?” - Kit Holden View Folio
Jake HawkinsThe Story of a Better TomorrowPersonal work created in response to the theme “The Story of a Better Tomorrow”. View Folio
Jake HawkinsUS Regulators Snip Away at Google as the Scrutiny GrowsEditorial illustration for The Telegraph Google could be this century's Standard Oil - will it be broken up? View Folio
Jake HawkinsLloyds Bank: The Anatomy of a ScandalEditorial illustration for The Telegraph Lloyds continues to be plagued by allegations it mistreated businesses as it scrambled to survive after the financial crisis. View Folio
Jake HawkinsFailed Attempts by British Companies to Crack AmericaEditorial illustration for The TelegraphIt seems that Britain’s biggest businesses may finally be learning that the secret to succeeding in America is to become more American themselves. View Folio
Jake HawkinsThe Forgotten Role of Sex Workers at StonewallPersonal work focussing on the LGBTQ+ community.Sex workers participated in nearly all of the iconic queer uprisings of the Stonewall era, yet the erasure of sex workers from Stonewall began almost immediately.
(The red umbrella is an important symbol for sex workers and their rights) View Folio
Jake HawkinsIllustrators in New YorkPersonal work documenting my journey as an Illustration student to New York. View Folio