CREATIVE: Sophie Donaj CLIENT: Harper Collins ROLE: 2D Illustration Sophie Donaj brings her signature bold linework and cinematic character work to the cover of Emily Hamilton's Ascendancy, the first entry in an epic queer cyberpunk space opera trilogy. Against a sweeping backdrop of deep space blues, pink atmospheric haze, and a ringed gas giant looming overhead, Smid renders protagonist Neev with striking presence, sword slung over her shoulder, freckled and unyielding, eve

CREATIVE: Alex Valentina CLIENT: Penguin Random House ROLE: 3D Illustration Alex Valentina brings his signature liquid, iridescent aesthetic to the cover of E.V. Woods' "The Ash Trials," conjuring a world of fading magic and forbidden love through deep purples, midnight blues, and glowing candlelight. Dripping candles frame a crystalline typographic treatment that feels simultaneously opulent and haunted, while wisps of violet smoke curl through the composition, evoking the g

Sophie Donaj brings her bold, nostalgia-tinged illustration style to this animated social campaign for Ferragamo, building a richly layered visual world around the brand's signature Hug Bag. Her distinctive linework and warm, saturated palette give the piece an intimate cinematic quality, moving through elegantly composed scenes of a woman in motion, moody home interiors dressed with red roses and playing cards, and a flatlay reveal of personal objects that transforms the bag

Alex Valentina brings his signature liquid surrealism to Adobe's Creative Cloud campaign, exploring themes of growth and wonder through his beloved "micro creatures" universe. The hero composition centers on luminous, hyper-tactile peach fruits wound with flowing silk ribbons and delicate branching flora, populated by tiny frogs, butterflies, and insects that emerge from the organic forms with quiet, enchanting life. Rendered in his unmistakable palette of warm peach, iridesc

Ukrainian digital artist Vasya Kolotusha, known for his realistic and colorful style that combines bright patterns with innovative...