Based in Nagano, Japan, Gen Arai often draws inspiration from his surroundings.  He explores the gentle curves of local mountain roads, the stillness of rural architecture, the changing seasons just outside his studio window. These elements emerge in his work as small, poignant tableaus of daily life, rendered in ways that feel deeply familiar and universally human.
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His work find a natural home on book covers and advertisements, bringing warmth and wonder to strong, emotion-based briefs. To find out more visit our Instagram or Behance pages.

Visual metaphors have always been a large part of the creative process for Cat O’Neil and images are created by undertaking a huge amount of research on the subject so that she can strike the right balance between an image being conceptual and being easily understood.
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There is so much more of her work to explore on our Instagram or Behance pages so do swing by to take a look!

There is so much to discover on our weekly newsletter on LinkedIn, so do drop by and subscribe if you haven’t already.  This week, we see the final quick-fire interview of the series and ask Ailsa Johnson about her motivations and inspirations.   We would love to hear your thoughts too so have a read and drop us a line and add to the debate.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Don’t forget to join us on LinkedIn for our weekly newsletter! The final Four x Four newsletter of the month is now live. This week we delve into the life and times of illustrator Gen Arai.

Oh my word!  Such beautiful new illustration work by Ailsa Johnson.  You can see so many of her new images on our Behance pages.  Elegant and modern, stylish and fresh…

So happy to announce that Paul Rogers has also had a piece accepted into the American Illustration 44 catalogue this year.  The piece chosen was for The New Yorker and the cover was commissioned to capture what it means to be French during the Paris 2024 Olympics – the sense of pride, history and that ‘je ne sais quoi’. No mean feat.

He chose a favourite French film character, Monsieur Hulot to pay tribute to Paris’ long history of design and the arts.  A wonderful mixture of elegance and charm – just like the city itself.

Huge congratulations again to Joe Morse for his inclusion into the American Illustration annual. This fabulous portrait of Senna is to form part of an exciting new project with TMBRWN so watch this space…