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Ellice Weaver's delightfully bright and colourful illustrated characters with unlikely forms

"I'm always inspired by the personal stories people tell, whether I hear them through a podcast, an essay or in person," says Ellice Weaver of her work, a British illustrator currently based in Berlin. "If a story resonates with me I love to use my work to respond to that."

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Isometric illustration of a figure with an elongated striped body sitting in a colourful interior space with architectural elements and vibrant colour blocking

With clients including The Telegraph, Anorak, Lenny Letter and The Pool, Ellice regularly creates editorial illustrations for a variety of themes. She is also a published graphic novelist – her first book, Something City, was published in 2017 and was awarded Best Indie & Small Press Comic by Pipedream Comics.

"There are so many vibrant voices, I find it great that designers can access those voices and respond to them through their own medium," she adds. "I love to draw figures with unlikely forms and pair them with bright colour palettes and shapes. Finding the right balance between colours, textures and line or the lack of them is an important part of my process."

Illustrated woman with dark hair at a yellow-framed window brushing her teeth, with a figure doing yoga by a blue-tiled wall and domestic objects below in bright colours
Ellice Weaver illustration featuring colourful figures with unlikely forms engaging in various activities, surrounded by vibrant shapes and patterns in bold yellows, blues, pinks and oranges
Person sitting at a laptop surrounded by potted plants, viewing an anatomical diagram of a uterus and ovaries on the screen
Monochrome illustration by Ellice Weaver showing four figures with expressive poses, one wearing a vest with German text "Läuft bei mir", surrounded by abstract shapes and foliage
Illustration of a woman with an oversized red body containing colourful houses, windows and staircases, holding a torch aloft against a sage green background
A tall figure with an elongated teal torso reaches across a layered landscape of coral and teal tones, surrounded by smaller figures engaged in various activities including art, music and play.
Woman with brown hair in rust-coloured top holds open a green folder containing landscape scenes, with travel and nature elements floating around against yellow background
Illustrated figures with exaggerated elongated limbs in bright orange, yellow and maroon engage in creative activities among colourful geometric buildings and natural elements in a playful landscape
Illustration of a large teal head in profile containing smaller figures engaged in various activities, surrounded by colourful geometric shapes and objects including a bicycle and ladder.
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