Five Illustrators I Follow on Instagram

I’m a big supporter of San Francisco-based artist Wendy Macnaughton’s idea of illustrator being a visual journalist — an observer, whose work depicts the world around them with dexterity of the sharp eye and mind. Here are five illustrators I follow on Instagram who are doing exactly that:

1. Janne Iivonen

#tbt One of the style personas that I created for the menswear retailer @opumo . They are currently organising a competition where you can win £1000 worth of store credit: http://swee.ps/PSrMPzQh #illustration #characterdesign #drawing #art #ligneclaire #lifestyle #menswear #mensstyle #fashion #shoes #accessories #style #tbt #throwbackthursday #london #bicycle #cycling #coffee
A post shared by Janne Iivonen (@mr_jti) on Jan 19, 2017 at 2:46pm PST

2. Christoph Niemann

“The Geographically Impossible West Village”. From my latest column for the NYT Magazine’s special issue: Walking in New York. Niemann.blogs.nytimes.com
A post shared by Christoph Niemann (@abstractsunday) on Apr 23, 2015 at 9:35am PDT

3. Jean Jullien

newspaper🗞
A post shared by Jean Jullien (@jean_jullien) on Nov 4, 2015 at 2:37am PST

4. Yu Nagaba

Boy. #boy #yunagaba #kaerusensei #長場雄
A post shared by Yu Nagaba (@kaerusensei) on Jul 20, 2017 at 8:34am PDT

5. Simone Massoni

part of a very much bigger picture, for a big magazine for a forthcoming show in a very big city… let’s just say this is a sneak peak and the guy depicted there is the extra and multi talented @gabrielkahane – – #illustration #sneakpeek #editorial #piano #gabrielkahane
A post shared by simone massoni (@simonemassoni) on Jan 26, 2016 at 6:15am PST

Who are your favorite illustrators?
Would love to get your suggestions to editor@arthurious.com.