Welcome back to Volume Three of our Diversity in Design series on Envato Tuts+. Discover five talented artists with inspiring styles you'll love.
5 Artists You Should Know: Diversity in Design
Celebrate
the work of these extraordinary artists. Each with their own unique
background, they draw inspiration from both their culture and surroundings to
create phenomenal design, illustrations and more.
Jose Berrio
Brooklyn-based designer Jose Berrio specializes in dope art posters you'll want on your wall. Check out his awesome illustrative style below.
See more in his portfolio.
The Black Keys Poster
My name is Jose Berrio and I was born in Bogota, Colombia 29 years and 360 days ago (I’m turning 30 next week). I received a degree in Graphic Design in 2006 and have worked in advertising agencies for seven years. Some of the clients I’ve worked with in the past include Converse, Harper Collins, Google, and a few music bands.
Nina Simone "High Priestess of Soul" Poster
Besides doing graphic design, one of the things I love the most is music in general. Currently I’m playing drums in a band called Fruit & Flowers.
I try to get inspired from things that aren’t necessarily related to graphic design. Music is definitely one of the things that’s always present.
"Sarah" Short Film Poster
Converse Rubber Tracks Live
Posters have always been one of my main inspirations since I first got interested in graphic design. I remember going to an Alain LeQuernec exhibition before enrolling at college. That experience was a game changer for me because it was probably the first time I understood what you could achieve through design.
Melissa Arbelaez
Dreamer and paper artist Melissa Arbelaez shares her love of this delightful art through her work. From spot-on paper camera replicas to colorful pizza, her creations are creative and charming.
See more in her portfolio.
Paper Art
I am a freelance artist based in Los Angeles, CA, but I was born in Medellin, Colombia. I moved to the US for school because I was really inspired by the film, video and TV industries.
Maaji Swimwear
I grew up in a beautiful city situated in the Andes Mountains in South America and since we don’t have seasons we have flowers and the sun all year round—which makes my work really colorful and happy.
Paper Art
Rosewood
My work is a big expression of who I am. I am a dreamer, and through my work I always try to inspire people to dream more.
Febrian Anugrah
Or just chill and check out this next set from junior architect and graphic designer Febrian Anugrah. His work features a cool flat illustration style with great colors and texture.
See more in his portfolio.
Utopia
I'm Febrian Anugrah Wicaksono from Indonesia. A self taught illustrator and graphic designer. Trying to make a living doing something that I like, mostly drawing useless thingies.
Visual Mixtape
I've always believed that I could find inspiration anywhere, literally. From movies, comics, books, or just from random things on the road.
Chill Hill
Feather Walker
For vector art inspiration, I've always looked up to DKNG Studios, these guys are super rad! For drawing, I look up to Sam Bosma. His use of color and composition never cease to amaze me.
Karla Cordova
Designer, photographer and photo retoucher Karla Cordova creates fascinating images with Photoshop. Check out her stunning range of manipulations and photo retouching below.
See more in her portfolio.
Beauty Editorial for Salysé Magazine
I live in the middle of the earth, Ecuador. At 15 my parents gave me a camera and since then I knew that photography would be my future. I have now been in the industry for 12 years.
Campaña Chaide y Chaide
I love complex images with a strong concept. Most of the time I try to make images where you can see a deep idea hidden within the small details.
Wearing Cherry Blossoms
Las Tres Gracias
My work explores my point of view and I play with what the pictures really mean. Now I'm exploring portraits in the same way, trying to channel the personality of the model into what I think they want to be.
I admire the people that live for their art. Every day I open my feed and see an infinite amount of artists with different points of view and I always try to absorb a little bit of each one.
Omar Feliciano
Omar Feliciano is a graphic designer from Puerto Rico. His work features amazing shirt designs and traditional drawings.
See more in his portfolio.
Oh, Lenore!
Ever since I was a little kid, I was drawn to art. I was obsessed with coloring books and I had a mission to color them “perfectly." Years passed and I developed a natural drawing skill.
I Rebel
A few years ago I discovered the awesome world of shirt designing. I started submitting my designs to weekly competitions on the internet. I love how this process has helped me develop an area of creative thinking that can’t be obtained in any other way.
Party Animal
Panda Rorschach
You need to be funny, clever, fast and creative. And I’ve created a catalog of over 250 shirt designs of which more than 50 are available for sale at this moment on multiple sites.
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I'd like to extend a warm thank you to all the artists who participated in this feature. Feel free to see more of their work in the links below:
