I found this poster in Communication Arts Magazine, november 08. The poster was designed for one of the Target´s campaign, Grow, Explore, Create. First it got my attention because of its simplicity and cleanness, and although it could look a little chaotic because of the amount of elements I like how the color is distributed and how simple shapes creates other ones in a illustration where everything is connected.

These are 3 of Valeria Docampo's works, children's illustrator who i admire. And although she draws illustrations for children, she does it in a very profesional way and in a very personal style. I like her use of line and the use of color. Although the illustrations i chose are monochrome or almost monochrome, she has much more in bright and vivid colors appropriate for kids.

Here I leave her website so you can see the rest of her work
http://www.valeriadocampo.com.ar/

With this illustration Ben Jelter (student from Academy of Art University’s School of Illustration ) was one of the finalists for the Society of Illustrators’ Student Scholarship Competition. I enjoy looking at the contrast between the gestural colored spots from the clothes and the delicate lines that draw the hands and the face

These are three of the great illustrations Nicoletta Ceccoli has in her portfolio. I really like how she mix the fantasy theme and children actions with a cold and mysterious atmosphere that are not specific designed for children. The smooth edges and the dull colors also help to create that atmosphere.