Illustration Now! (Taschen 25th Anniversary Edition)From magazines and newspapers to ads, websites, album covers, and even mobile phone wallpaper, illustration is a crucial element in visual communication today. With unlimited creative possibilities, illustration is as unbound as imagination itself; whether it's a simple pencil drawing, an ornate airbrushed painting, or a computer generated image, an illustration speaks the international language of ideas. This guide showcases 96 of today's best

every painting stares directly out into the eyes of the observer

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Extras include heavy metal music videos

a complete ten-minute head massage

The fallen doctor stumbles into a Dallas

and cartoon illustration

Interwar Japanese popular women's magazines

Ryden's iconic imagery depicts interactions between trees

Trisha Tramp

haunted circuses

Mixing heroic fantasy and humor in a very successful cocktail

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