New East Digital Archive

Illustration

Uplifting, avant-garde children’s book illustrations from the USSR

Uplifting, avant-garde children’s book illustrations from the USSR

Journey to the North Pole with this artist’s visual diary

Journey to the North Pole with this artist’s visual diary

Romanian illustrator Andreea Chirică takes no bullshit

Romanian illustrator Andreea Chirică takes no bullshit

St Petersburg’s artists are redrawing the boundaries for Russian poster art

St Petersburg’s artists are redrawing the boundaries for Russian poster art

27 European illustrators draw their hopes for a post-pandemic world

27 European illustrators draw their hopes for a post-pandemic world

The name’s Ford, Alan Ford: how an Italian comic book spy became a Yugoslav hero

The name’s Ford, Alan Ford: how an Italian comic book spy became a Yugoslav hero

By reimagining the national dress, one artist shows what it really means to be a woman in modern Kazakhstan

By reimagining the national dress, one artist shows what it really means to be a woman in modern Kazakhstan

Komikaze: the Croatian comic books carrying the legacy of the Yugoslav underground

Komikaze: the Croatian comic books carrying the legacy of the Yugoslav underground

‘People believe that they are unlovable’: Kazakh cartoonist Aisulu Talkanbay on championing self-acceptance

‘People believe that they are unlovable’: Kazakh cartoonist Aisulu Talkanbay on championing self-acceptance

Russian illustrations reimagine Lewis Carroll’s poetry for the apocalypse

Russian illustrations reimagine Lewis Carroll’s poetry for the apocalypse

Russia’s first female train conductor drew her dream job in anime illustrations

Russia’s first female train conductor drew her dream job in anime illustrations

Bold and beautiful: Ukrainian book design from the last century

Bold and beautiful: Ukrainian book design from the last century

From tattoos to typography, meet the Siberian artists mixing satire and style

From tattoos to typography, meet the Siberian artists mixing satire and style

Yearning to travel? Take a journey inwards with these comforting illustrations for life under lockdown

Yearning to travel? Take a journey inwards with these comforting illustrations for life under lockdown

Celebrate some weird and whimsical holidays with these colourful Polish stamp designs

Celebrate some weird and whimsical holidays with these colourful Polish stamp designs

Get your hands on a slice of the Eastern Bloc's art history with these vintage matchbox designs

Get your hands on a slice of the Eastern Bloc’s art history with these vintage matchbox designs

Blend bananas and blankets with bright and quirky homeware from Egle Zvirblyte

Blend bananas and blankets with bright and quirky homeware from Egle Zvirblyte

This Lithuanian artist is taking over a tiny Irish island with colourful cartoons sculptures

This Lithuanian artist is taking over a tiny Irish island with colourful cartoons sculptures