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An illustration of Benito Mussolini as a pink figure riding a pink horse. They are positioned over a stylised map of Italy, which features landmarks including the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum.

Excellently gauged info-heavy illustration from Swedish illustrator Nils-Petter Ekwall

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Date
2 August 2012

There’s a fascinating level of detail to Swedish illustrator Nils-Petter Ekwall’s work. Making excellent use of disproportionate scale and infographic-ky, byzantine metropolis and landscape scenes, the illustrator is responsible for a particularly sharp style that has a real diversity in its application without straying onto disparate ground. From record covers to editorial spreads, Nils’ very established portfolio, which owes as much to graphic design as to illustration, is a real treat for the eyes and plays very well to the contemporary digital trend for information-heavy imagery.

An illustration of a person in a grey suit and bowler hat walking across a black background. They are surrounded by a collection of mid-century objects, including a red double-decker bus, a cream car, a vintage camera and a gramophone horn.
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Nils-Petter Ekwall

An illustration of a brutalist city scene under a dark sky with large, pink, bubble-like clouds. A tall building is topped with the word “KÉPESLAP”, while a red tram and vintage cars sit below.
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Nils-Petter Ekwall

An illustration of a stylized map of Finland, rendered as a floating piece of grey, icy terrain. The landscape features tall pine trees, dark bison, and industrial chimneys emitting plumes of smoke.
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Nils-Petter Ekwall

An illustration of a futuristic city where nature and architecture merge. Large rolls of green turf unfurl across the landscape, covering buildings and streets in lush grass.
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Nils-Petter Ekwall

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Bryony Quinn

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Bryony was It’s Nice That’s first ever intern and worked her way up to assistant online editor before moving on to pursue other interests in the summer of 2012.

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