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An illustration of two people running through a green landscape. One person in a red top and black trousers holds a briefcase, while the other in a red dress leads the way, reaching forward.

Indulge in some daydreaming with Adam Hancher's serene illustrations

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Date
23 August 2012

A big pat on the back to the phenomenally talented illustrator Adam Hancher whose newly-updated website proves that the ability to illustrate wondrously can make even the most mundane things dreamy, serene and beautiful. With his use of bright colours and instantly likeable characters, Adam miraculously strips banking of its stereotypically dull exterior, brings colour to otherwise deep articlesfor the likes of Link Magazine and best of all sends you into floaty daydreams just imagining the possibilities of the perfect world in which each illustration represents.

But it’s not just us singing his praises. Attracting a client list practically bursting at the seams with both diversity and big names (try GQ,The Times, HSBC and even the Church of London for some name-dropping), I think it is safe to say Adam Hancher is very very good.

An illustration of two red buses travelling through a desert landscape. In the top bus, a person looks out the window at palm trees, while the bottom bus shows two people talking.
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Adam Hancher: Big Issue Australia

An illustration of a bearded person looking slightly to the side. They are surrounded by a surreal landscape of dark cliffs, tall trees, and a pale moon.
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Adam Hancher: The Church of London

An illustration of a vintage-style advertisement in orange and yellow. A person wearing sunglasses and a yellow blazer holds a spoon over a bowl of cereal and a box labelled “Corn Flakes”. The headline reads “James Joyce’s Corn Flakes”. A quote attributed to “Molly Bloom” is written in Italian, with further Italian text at the bottom of the image.
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Adam Hatcher: Link Magazine

An illustration of a tiny person standing before a colossal, red geometric monolith. The structure looms over a miniature city of red and white buildings, with a small hot-air balloon floating nearby.
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Adam Hancher: HSBC

An illustration of a camping scene in a forest, rendered in green and black on a cream background. A car with luggage on its roof is parked near a tent and a small campfire. To the right, a large profile of a person with curly hair and a moustache is integrated into the landscape.
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Adam Hancher: From out of Town

An illustration for a Corporate World special edition magazine cover titled “Global themes in corporate financing”. A person looks through binoculars at a surreal cityscape featuring a giant globe, a floating bar chart and a compass. The Hsbc Commercial Banking logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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Adam Hancher: HSBC

An illustration of a person with red hair and a beard standing in a bleak landscape with bare trees. A thought bubble above them contains scenes of nightlife, including dancing figures, a bottle of wine and the words “The Bar” and “downtown”.
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Adam Hancher: Of That Old Time

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