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A geometric illustration of a stylised forest using a palette of red, blue, pink and mint green. Abstract shapes form a landscape of pointed trees, rounded foliage and sharp peaks.

Illustration: Anna Dunn's super colourful, communicative portfolio does not disappoint

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Date
16 July 2013

I first came across Anna Dunn’s brilliant work in last week’s Not for Rental exhibition, and the designer and illustrator’s portfolio is not one to disappoint on further investigation. Coupling vibrant colours with soft textures, her narrative illustration is as charming as it is questioning, subtly pushing at ideas of creativity, or the interchangeability of nationhood, all through the deft creation of a storyline with just a few simple images. I’m looking forward to spotting more of her recognisable style out and about, and I don’t doubt that I will. Really lovely stuff.

An illustration of five identical small shops with red and white striped awnings, each set in a different landscape. The scenes transition from a rural field with a windmill to snowy mountains, a desert, a city, and a forest.
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Anna Dunn: Google Think Insights

An illustration of two figures with long, flowing hair set against a surreal, colourful landscape. Large, stylised eyes float across the red and orange background.
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Anna Dunn: HUCK – Quintessential Girl

A bold typographic poster in pink and navy blue reads “BE EXCEL-LENT TO EACH OTHER.” The letters are composed of a colourful grid of geometric shapes, including circles, squares and triangles.
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Anna Dunn: Be Excellent to Each Other

A geometric illustration of a castle composed of colourful triangles, rectangles and semi-circles. The shapes are rendered in a palette of pink, teal, yellow and navy blue against a white background.
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Anna Dunn: Castle

An illustration of several pixelated, face-like figures in a variety of warm colours. A large yellow figure dominates the right side, while smaller figures in red, orange and pink cluster to the left.
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Anna Dunn: HUCK – Nation State Myth

A colourful 3D render of a grid containing various data symbols. Lightbulbs, pie charts, arrows and thought bubbles are arranged across a palette of blue, yellow, red and green.
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Anna Dunn: Google Think Insights

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Maisie Skidmore

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Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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