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You just can’t look away once you’ve seen one of Nigel Sussman’s isometric mural illustrations. There’s so much going on – dancing horses, dinosaurs serving in a restaurant, people running in hamster treadmills… The detail is incredible and it’s all done with a lighthearted sense of humour that keeps you looking, and smiling. So it’s no wonder that Nigel has worked for both hugely innovative brands like Google and Redbull, as well as picking up more traditional print projects with the likes of Popular Mechanics and Time Out. With a musician father, creativity was encouraged as Nigel grew up and aside from drawing his passions include playing bass guitar (and illustrating his band’s album covers), Dungeons & Dragons and going for long walks with his wife. The destination is usually an eatery where tasty food is served… but not by dinosaurs. There’s all kinds of activity going on in Nigel’s work and it’s no surprise to find that his influences include Martin Handford (creator of Where’s Wally?), MC Escher and the computer game SimCity. At home in Berkeley, California, he lives with his wife and a cat called Fidel Castro.

Training

Nigel spent two years at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, before crossing the country to the California College of the Arts to complete his degree in Illustration.

Approach

Today Nigel works on his drawings using a Wacom Cintiq tablet, but he has a good grounding in traditional media. He used to love working in pen and ink, and acrylic paints.

Style

Bold, bright and complex, Nigel’s signature style uses isometric line art and a striking but simple colour palette. He loves creating seek-and-find type drawings, as well as illustrations that feature complex fantasy architecture and/or imaginary machines.

Client list

Clients Google VMWare Paypal Bosch ARUP Redbull New Scientist Popular Mechanics Peel.tv Robinhood Backpacker Magazine Capital New York Time Out magazine The Fillmore SF Say Media Rubrik Readwrite Biography.com Dogster/Catster
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The Colonial Barrier
Nigel Sussman produces an illustration for Atlas Obscura on the 1,100-Mile Hedge through the middle of India.
The Colonial Barrier
The Escher Economy
Nigel Sussman's inspired illustration appears on the front cover of American Consequences.
The Escher Economy
Nigel Sussman's SCRAPBOOK
Nigel Sussman talks of his creativity and inspirations in our latest Scrapbook interview.
Nigel Sussman's SCRAPBOOK
Waldo's Special Ale
Nigel Sussman works for Lagunitas Brewing Company to create an intriguing and detailed poster for their special ale.
Waldo's Special Ale
Maker Roadmap
Nigel Sussman illustrates the process from drawing board to distribution for MAKER.IO
Maker Roadmap
Amazing Machines
Nigel Sussman creates his own super-detailed machine crazy colouring book.
Amazing Machines
New Talent Profile - Nigel Sussman
Bold, bright and complex, Nigel Sussman's signature style uses isometric line art and a striking but simple colour palette.
New Talent Profile - Nigel Sussman
Portland Bridges
Say Media commission Nigel Sussman to paint a 15x9ft mural on the wall of their offices in Portland, Oregon.
Portland Bridges