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10 Amazing Graphic Designers to Follow on Instagram
Since enduring 2020, do you need any creative inspiration? The same thing happened to me.
Following graphic designers and illustrators on Instagram will assist you in accomplishing this. Pops of vivid colours and doses of fashion inspiration will be given in a range of styles varying from typography to hand lettering to painting.
Not knowing where to begin? We’ve selected ten of our favourite graphic designer Instagram accounts so you can see some of the finest work out there, get tips from the pros, and kick off 2021 big.
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Instagram: How Do Graphic Designers Use It?
We can’t fault you if you’re excited for more information about how to be a graphic designer on Instagram now that you’ve gathered some motivation.
As the examples above demonstrate, there is no single correct course. If you’re wondering how to use Instagram as a graphic designer, it’s a good idea to look at how other artists are using it and then make a proposal on how you think the site would fit better for you.
Most artists use Instagram to showcase their work and, hopefully, draw further customers. However, you can also display works in progress, educate your followers on design topics, interact with your followers through live video, and much more.
Whatever you decide and whatever your priorities are, note that continuity is important. If you wish to achieve momentum on the forum, you must be present on a daily basis.
Danielle Coke (@ohhappydani)
Danielle Coke’s Instagram feed is packed with brightly coloured images that emphasise a serious message: anti-racism. Coke also demonstrates sensitivity combined with activism, and she has also turned her paintings on allyship and racial injustice into a Skillshare course on making sharable art for social change.
“The effect it has on other people affects me as well, and when I post it, somebody would tell, ‘I’ve been waiting for the vocabulary to say what you just shared in this piece,’” Coke says.
Dangerdom’s Dominic Flask (@dangerdom)
Dominic Flask, a Kansas-based illustrator, works in bright lines, balancing vintage with punk rock with audacious colours and cool topics like spaceships, robots, and castles.
His interface style could be recognisable from his experience for companies such as Google, Uber, and Yelp. He makes motion graphics, emblem and logo designs, and immersive designs under the alias “Danger Dom.”
Simona De Leo (@simona deleo illustrator)
Simona De Leo is a multi-talented artist who understands how to translate passion into illustration. Her Instagram stream is like a daydream, with soothing blues and greens representing flower motifs and musical movements.
“My passion is to engage with my viewers by highlighting thoughts and things that people care about, such as mental wellbeing, individuality, and quality,” she says.
Tamari Chabukiani (@tamari.chabukiani)
Tamari Chabukiani is the only guy in the world who knows brand identity architecture. She is the designer and art director of Pragmatika Design, a company specialised in brand identities, and her Instagram is packed with deceptively simple and distinctly geometric logo drawings.
“I am a firm believer that mastery arises through understanding and mastering the fundamentals, and I agree that these underlying concepts are what distinguishes great design,” she says.
Nikkolas Smith (@nikkolas smith)
Nikkolas Smith’s visual drawings combine art and activism. Many of his photographs, like those of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, have gone viral and are for social justice. His raw, almost incomplete paintings tell the storey of a life cut short, tracing tales of sorrow and indignation.
But the longtime Disney Imagineer also depicts Black joy: his children’s book The Golden Girls of Rio features female competitors from the 2016 Summer Olympics, and his book My Hair Is Poofy and That’s Okay teaches young Black girls that their hair is perfect. Smith’s art has won fans around the nation, with Michelle Obama reposting his drawing of George Floyd and fans reposting his image of Chadwick Boseman.
Mimi Chao (@mimizchao)
Mimi Chao is a freelance illustrator in Los Angeles, and her drawings ooze magic from the projector. Her Instagram page is the epitome of natural storytelling, and Chao’s quirky enthusiasm shines through.
Aside from the visually appealing material, Chao’s Instagram is a worthy investment of your time since she inspires others to pursue their aspirations by providing videos and downloadables for free design practise.
Aaron James Draplin (@draplin)
Aaron Draplin’s graphic style is instantly recognisable, with bright colours and thick lines. Though his designs are fun to look at on their own, his Instagram posts often go deeper by sharing the various forms his art is used or even the drawings he made before settling on the final look.
Draplin isn’t scared to be open about his artistic method, as well as his concerns about whether or not customers would enjoy his job. “I have a presentation coming up about something next week, and I’m scared of it because you don’t want to let someone down,” he says in his Skillshare class regarding artistic professions.
Jessica Hische (@jessicahische)
Jessica Hische, a lettering artist and blogger, fills her Instagram feed with her signature logotype—a blend of logos and typography—as well as work she does with clients such as Wired Magazine, The New York Times, Penguin Books, Tiffany & Co., and others.
Sophia Yeshi (@yeshidesigns)
Sophia Yeshi’s love of whimsical colours, eccentric characters, and bold thoughts is obvious at first sight. You’ll be impressed with her combination of illustrative work with companies (such as her latest UPS campaign) and inspiring quotes.
Mary Kate McDevitt (@marykatemcdevitt)
Illustrator Mary Kate McDevitt specialises in hand lettering styles, so expect to see a lot of bold letters on her Instagram profile. You will also see her creations in print, such as on stationery.
