India: Toonz Media Group

A pioneering entertainment company based in India and producing world-class content, Toonz Media Group is a 360-degree media powerhouse and one of world’s leading animation production studios. Toonz was established at a time when commercial studios for animation in India were unprecedented.

Together with its group companies Telegael, Imira and Tiltlabs, Toonz has today emerged as a formidable name in the kids and family entertainment segment, with studios and offices across the world and over 10,000 minutes of 2D and CGI content produced per year. Toonz caters to almost every aspect of the entertainment media industry, including animation, Vfx, AR/VR, gaming, live-action and content distribution. 

Having worked with world’s leading entertainment studios, channels and networks, Toonz has to its credit several globally hit animation and live action series and feature films. Among the CGI projects currently under production at Toonz are 'Aliens in my Backpack', 'Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk' and 'Paddypaws'.

London: Illusion CGI Studio

An award-winning CGI studio, Illusion is based in Bangkok, Thailand, and established by Surachai Puthikulangkura. The team started out as a photo retouching company offering extensive skill and artistry in post-production (creative retouching, image manipulation) for print production.

Illusion CGI Studio is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for recent news.

London: Aart-Jan Venema

Aart-Jan Venema uses digital and traditional painting techniques to create multi-layered and fantastically coloured illustrations, anchored with a strong compositional eye. Aart likes to fill his illustrations with stories, surprises and details for the viewer to find, reminiscent of one of his favourite painters, Hieronymous Bosch. He lives and works in the Hague and is the winner of both the Overall Professional and Design awards at the World Illustration Awards 2017.

Aart’s diverse portfolio has led him to work with clients such as Google, BMW, The New Yorker, Kiehl’s, ZEIT magazine, Douwe Egberts, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Green Man Festival, and The Guardian. Aart has also illustrated his first picture book ‘Night Windows’, published by Cicada Books.

When he’s not illustrating – which is quite rare – you’ll find Aart surfing, playing board games, watching Twin Peaks or reading Murakami.

Aart-Jan Venema is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

London: Agustina Gastaldi

Agustina Gastaldi is a Spanish artist whose skills across lettering, papercraft and illustration know no bounds. With a background in product design originally, Agustina made the switch to graphic design and hasn’t looked back since. After graduating, Agustina worked at the renowned Barcelona-based studio Vasava for clients such as Nike, PUIG, Uniqlo, Hotel Ritz, Atlético de Madrid, EMI Music, Moët Chandon, Mango, EasyJet and Estrella Damm.

Inspired by the passion to create without limitation, and not wanting to do things by halves, Agustina went freelance and moved to Mexico last year. Since then her creative goal has been to create graphic images with analogue and digital elements using a myriad of techniques including stop motion, 3D, papercraft and photography.

Agustina has most recently worked with Penguin, EMI, Women’s Health, America Music, The Washington Post, ULO, HotpointApp, Macmillan and the Golden Globe Awards.

Agustina Gastaldi is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

London: Alan Guzman

Alan Guzman is a trusted pair of hands for any type related brief; from graphic logo design to traditional calligraphy, he has built a name for himself as one of the leading lettering artists.

His passion for typography knows no bounds and is evident in his years of experience and experimentation across his commercial work and as a co-founder of the first typography studio in Mexico, Lettres Studio. The versatility of his work expertly positions him for projects across editorial, branding, packaging and advertising. Alan has worked for brands including Diet Coke, Vans, EMI, Nike, Boots and Absolut Vodka.

Alan Guzman is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

London: Ana Jaks

Bristol-based illustrator Ana Jaks has a love for pattern, shape, colour and inclusivity that is reflected throughout her work. Easily adaptable, Ana has worked across a diverse range of projects, including editorial, campaigns, clothing and murals. Her speciality and passion lie in visual identity work.

Ana is an award-winning illustrator; she received the New Talent Award in 2018 at the AOI World Illustration Awards, for a visual identity project she created for Facebook.

She studied a BA in Illustration at Falmouth University, an MA in Visual Communications at Bath Spa and has been working as a freelance illustrator since 2015.

Her clients include Facebook, Nike, John Lewis, Lush, Bombay Sapphire, Stylist Magazine, The Washington Post and many more.

Ana Jaks is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

London: Beya Rebaï

Parisian-born Beya Rebai is a prolific artist, always with a sketchbook and wax pastels in hand. Fascinated by colour and inspired by the artistic current of the Nabis, Beya builds her drawings with a narrow and carefully selected colour range which is central to her work.

Everything is an excuse to draw; a bouquet of flowers, a girl in a cafe, the grace of a mountain. She draws on real life, her imagination and memories to create illustrations that tell a story.

Clients include Nike, Rimowa, Paris Airport, The Guardian, The New York Times and The New Yorker.

Beya Rebai is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

London: Carla Lucena

Based in Spain, Carla Lucena is a graphic designer and illustrator who uses dreamy soft textures and pastel colours to build her vintage aesthetic. With a focus on architecture, people and nature, and taking inspiration from mid-century design, Carla’s vector illustrations are clean and stylish.

Her career began as an art director in the advertising world for agencies such as Ogilvy and McCann, though she quickly realised her preferred creative language was in fact illustration. Carla has been illustrating ever since, winning accolades from Lurzers and working for clients such as British Airway, Royal Ascot, Mandarin Oriental Hotels, The Sunday Times, Gore-Tex and Shop Magazine.

Carla Lucena is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

London: Cathal Duane

Cathal is an Irish illustrator, who is now based in France. Cathal’s work is bold, modern, and consisting of highly figurative and expressive forms, smart compositions and joyful colour schemes.

Cathal has worked on commercial and editorial projects with clients like WIRED, Time Out, The Atlantic, The BBC, Empire Magazine, Bandai Spirits, The Association of Illustrators and the Belfast City Council.

Cathal is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.

London: Cécile Gariépy

Cécile Gariépy is an illustrator based in Montreal. She creates images that tell stories. She illustrates for various mediums and clients, from editorial to food packaging and advertising campaigns, plus the annual birthday card for her mother.

Her work is playful with emphasis on colour, composition and character design. Apparently Cécile is afraid of finding a monster under her bed, but other than that, it’s all good.

Clients include: Apple, Blue Moon, Spotify, Aesop, Esquire, The New York Times and many more.

Cécile Gariépy is represented by JSR, see more here. You can follow the agency on Instagram for the latest news.