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An illustration of two bright pink, pill-shaped figures wearing black dotted coats. The figure on the left has large green eyes, while the figure on the right has a long green nose and a pink tongue hanging out.

Oh you like magic and burgers too? Great, meet Rob Flowers

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Date
22 May 2012

Something about the gargoyle-like Bash Street Kids appealed to us at an early age, as did Desperate Dan’s disgusting and terrifying (seriously though, imagine him in real life) “cow pie” fetish. This is perhaps why illustrators like Rob Flowers continue to delight our senses, full of wide-eyed toothy characters, lurid colours and things we’re not supposed to eat anymore now that we’re grown-ups (yes, that’s you hotdogs). Rob’s huge collection of work speaks volumes about fast food, rockets, blue skies and McDonalds villains, but it’s not all fun and games; his pieces for The British Museum, Action Aid, Creative Review and countless others are insightful and charming, with just the right amount of cheeky gaudiness. Two thumbs up!

An illustration of a child sitting cross-legged, looking into an open book with a surprised expression. A colourful explosion of objects bursts from the pages, including a pink elephant, a tiered cake, a football and a red toy train. Bold text at the top reads “MY SCRAPBOOK”.
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Rob Flowers: Present Joys

A colourful illustration of a figure seated before a yellow stepped pyramid. The scene is filled with symmetrical, stylised patterns and motifs including skulls and masks in bright blue, red and green.
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Rob Flowers: British Museum

An illustration of the word “HILARIOUS” in bold yellow letters, curved into a smile. Above the text, two closed eyes and blue teardrops suggest a face laughing to tears.
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Rob Flowers: Hilarious

An illustration of a bright pink figure curled into a circle, hugging its own giant foot. The figure has a closed-eye, smiling expression and is set against a pale blue background.
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Rob Flowers

An illustration of a grinning figure in a black mask and outfit. They hold a green gun that fires a small green capsule.
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Rob Flowers

A colourful illustration of surreal, anthropomorphic fast food characters. A giant burger, a black figure holding milkshakes, and a yellow smiley face are surrounded by floating fries and cherries.
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Rob Flowers: McD’s (Burgermat Show)

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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