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Updates from top-notch illustrator and 2014 graduate David Doran

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Date
10 August 2015

It’s not often that skill so outrightly belies someone’s years, as with young illustrator David Doran. One of our talented Graduates from 2014, we thought it was high time to check in with him a year on. Seeing as David’s client list was already incredibly accomplished whilst still a student, it comes as no surprise that he’s been flying high since finishing his degree and setting up a studio in Falmouth. He’s been busy working on innumerable editorial and book projects for Mr Porter, Monocle, and The Wall Street Journal, to name but a few, and recent commissions for The New York Times Book Review and Wired UK only confirm he continues to consistently produce sound and solid work. Favouring a dusky palette and soft finish, his impeccably-finished editorial illustrations are exemplary in their field.

An illustration of two people in red dresses lying on a blue tiled floor, looking towards a doorway. A third person sits beside them, while small figures and blocks are scattered on the ground.
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David Doran: New York Times Book Review

An illustration from a top-down perspective shows two people sitting at a dark circular table. Scattered between them are small red slips of paper with words including “freddy”, “friday”, “pie” and “hair”.
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David Doran: Bulletin Magazine

An illustration of a person wearing a blue beanie and backpack, looking at a map of a mountain range. Above them, camping gear is neatly arranged on an orange background, including a lantern, binoculars, a camera and a kettle.
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David Doran: Plansponsor

An illustration of a sun-drenched Mediterranean town under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, a person in a wide-brimmed hat sips from a cup on a balcony, looking towards two figures standing on a rooftop above.
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David Doran: Wired UK

An illustration of cyclists racing along a curved, golden track against a blue sky. A crowd of people watches from the foreground, their figures simplified and rendered in bold colours.
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David Doran: London, The Weekend Starts Here

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