Ben Javen's work displays a strong hand made aesthetic and consists of simple forms, a strong sense of colour, composition and a keen interest in hand rendered type.

Ben left the beloved Yorkshire town he grew up in and moved to the heart of England where he graduated from the University of Central England in 1997 with a degree in Fine Art. After wandering for several years in the wilderness that is life after graduation Ben found his true calling as an illustrator and hasn't looked back since.

Ben has worked for clients such as 8th Wonder, Hugo Boss, The Guardian, Timeout Magazine, Static Caravan, Capsule and is also a proud member of the UNSEEN agency family.

Desperate for more? Visit Ben's blog: benjavens.blogspot.com

Quirky Norwegian design duo Ingrid Reithaug & Tonje Holand are Darling Clementine. Their meeting came about through fate; they were both admiring each other's work a long time before actually starting to work together. Darling Clementine are based in Oslo, Norway, and now sell cards & other products through shops in Europe, USA, Australia and Canada.

Their carefully designed cards combine much attention to detail, humour, unique colour schemes and Scandinavian design heritage. They have been featured in many magazines and design blogs including Time Out, Elle Interior, Vogue and Design Sponge. Recently they were featured in two fresh design books called 'Naïve Graphics' from Die Gestalten Verlag, and also the ace book 'Letterpress'. See more of their wonderful work at: www.darlingclementine.no

Gemma Correll's distinctive illustrations are addictive, especially her delightfully abundant images of pugs (including the wonderful Mr.Pickles) and cats.

Gemma graduated from the Norwich School of Art and Design in 2006 with a degree in Graphic Design and now works as a freelance illustrator. Her clients range from Virgin Holidays to the wonderful Anorak Magazine. Gemma recently won a competition to become an ADC Young Gun, a prestigious title that recognises her talent and is certainly an indication of even greater things to come!

Can't get enough? We know the feeling! Visit Gemma's website www.gemmacorrell.com to satiate all your cravings for cute.

HelloWilson (better known as Rachel) is a Yorkshire girl currently living in Oxford. She graduated from Kingston University with an MA in Communication Design, having first studied English Literature at Oxford University. She worked for a time in publishing but inevitably returned to her first love of making things. She works as a freelance graphic designer, makes crazy patterned illustrations and dreams of being in Mad Men. Her versatile work spans everything from branding and print design to highly patterned illustrations of sea creatures

Rachel recently created a 'secret places' design as part of a collaboration with Urban Outfitters and Society6. The print is for sale through UO and is also available as laptop and ipod skins.

See more of HelloWilson's designs at www.hellowilson.co.uk

Julia Pott is incredible. She graduated from Kingston University with a First Class Honours degree in illustration and animation, and currently studies at London's Royal College of Art.

Julia's 'My First Crush' short film has been viewed over 1 million times on YouTube, and has won countless awards. Julia's amazing music videos for bands that include Of Montreal and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone ('scuse the pun) rock!

Julia loves unicorns, bears and pugs, and can often be found eating ice-cream.

Check out more of her super-talented work at www.juliapott.com

Lucie Sheridan is as a freelance Illustrator based in Bristol, working across a variety of media.

Alongside marketing her prints and cards throughout the UK, she has been commissioned by various clients, including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and The Observer. Lucie has also worked for Penguin Books, Conran Designs and Waterstones, and her work has been featured in many magazines.

Lucie works as part of the cooperative studio 'SNAP' in the centre of Bristol, where she and seven others run print workshops and manage a shop and gallery. Read more about Lucie's work on her website: www.luciesheridan.co.uk

Nicholas John Frith is an illustrator, printmaker and writer who grew up in the Chilterns, going to school around the corner from the home of Roald Dahl. He now finds himself residing on the south coast of Dorset where he is no longer keeping his drawings to himself. Instead he is sharing them with the world, and he's excited!

A sense of 'idea' is often key to his work, as is a simple, natural, handmade aesthetic.

Nicholas is currently working on a handful of picture books he hopes to be published in the near future, and has become a regular contributor to the awesome Anorak Magazine.

Want to find out more? Visit Nick's blog: http://nicholasjohnfrith.blogspot.com

Peter Slight’s enchanting style stems mainly from his love of children’s books and illustration from the 60s and 70s; he is heavily influenced by folk tales and fables, which lend his work a strong narrative feel. Since graduating in Illustration form the University of Wolverhampton, he has been doing freelance illustration whilst exhibiting his awesome paper-cut pictures and models in numerous Museums and Art Galleries across the UK.

Peter is currently making several large scale sculptures for a sculpture park and working towards getting his first children’s book published.

Why not immerse yourself in Peter’s wonderful world: www.smirkyherbert.co.uk

Having graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Design from the Edinburgh College of Art in 2010, Robbie turned his attention back to his first love, illustration. Based outside his home town of Falkirk, he takes inspiration from his surroundings of pine forest, moors, and disused open-cast mines. He loves power-stations, factories, bears, moose, cake, and hoarding retro electronics.

Robbie is currently working as a freelance illustrator whilst completing a Masters degree in Edinburgh.

Rob Ryan's beautiful and intricate paper cuts depict love and loss in all their joyful and melancholy glory.

Rob studied fine art at Nottingham Trent Polytechnic before going on to an MA in printmaking at the Royal College of Art. A highly acclaimed artist and illustrator, he has worked alongside so many prestigious names, including Paul Smith, Vogue, the V&A, Tatty Devine, Liberty, Fortnum & Mason and now ToDryFor!

Gaze in wonder at Rob's awe-inspiring artwork by popping along to his Ryantown shop at 126 Columbia Road, London, or by visiting his blog: rob-ryan.blogspot.com

Stuart Kolakovic is an astonishingly gifted freelance illustrator based in the Midlands, home to Black Sabbath and Industrial pollution.

A graduate from Kingston University, he has worked for clients as diverse as Sony, Barclays Bank, The Guardian, Howies and US rock band, The Fray.

Stuart is currently working on a graphic novel entitled Lichen, based on eastern European folk tales and fairy stories. It will be published by Blank Slate Books in 2011, and quite frankly, we can't wait!!

To find out more about Stuart's inimitable illustrations, visit www.stuartkolakovic.co.uk