Colorlib Ranks 23 Best Illustrator Portfolios for 2026, Testing Over 150 Sites
On September 25, 2026, Colorlib released a ranked compilation of 23 illustrator portfolio websites, having evaluated over 150 platforms. This curated list features a diverse array of artists, including editorial illustrators, cartoonists, and picture-book creators. Among the prominent names highlighted are Jean Jullien, Katie Scott, Chris Haughton, Tom Gauld, Marylou Faure, Mary Kate McDevitt, Jenni Sparks, Chris Gralapp, Christoph Niemann, Lizzie Harper, Sara Andreasson, Loish, Jillian Tamaki, Sydney Smith, Lydia Hill, Owen Gildersleeve, Ping Zhu, Beatrice Blue, Susann Hoffmann, Lisa Maltby, Malika Favre, Olimpia Zagnoli, and Essi Kimpimäki. The article also discusses key characteristics of effective portfolios and features a FAQ section addressing portfolio organization and content.
Key facts
- Colorlib published the list on September 25, 2026.
- More than 150 web addresses were tested for the selection.
- The 23 portfolios cover editorial illustrators, picture-book makers, cartoonists, scientific and medical illustrators, a lettering artist, a map-maker and character designers.
- Several well-known illustrators' old domains now serve spam, parking pages or unrelated businesses.
- Jean Jullien's contact page lists Talkie Walkie for France and Handsome Frank for the UK, with book enquiries to the Wylie Agency.
- Katie Scott's tiles pair projects with clients including Hermès, Nike, Kew Gardens and Soho House's Cowshed.
- Chris Gralapp is a Certified Medical Illustrator in Northern California with portfolios split into Medical, Med-Legal, Biological Science, and Charts and Devices.
- Malika Favre is the exception who puts the shop first, which works for an established name but can bury commissions for someone newer.
Entities
Artists
- Jean Jullien
- Katie Scott
- Chris Haughton
- Tom Gauld
- Marylou Faure
- Mary Kate McDevitt
- Jenni Sparks
- Chris Gralapp
- Christoph Niemann
- Lizzie Harper
- Sara Andreasson
- Loish
- Lois van Baarle
- Jillian Tamaki
- Mariko Tamaki
- Sydney Smith
- Lydia Hill
- Owen Gildersleeve
- Ping Zhu
- Beatrice Blue
- Susann Hoffmann
- Lisa Maltby
- Malika Favre
- Olimpia Zagnoli
- Essi Kimpimäki
- Jonathan Hoefler
- Steven Malk
- Emily Van Beek
- Paul Moreton
- Alison Mann
- Rok
Institutions
- Colorlib
- Talkie Walkie
- Handsome Frank
- Wylie Agency
- The New York Times
- National Geographic
- Centre Pompidou
- Amnesty International
- Hermès
- Nike
- Kew Gardens
- Soho House
- Cowshed
- Big Active
- Debbie Bibo literary agency
- The Guardian
- The New Yorker
- New Scientist
- Netflix
- Apple
- WWF
- United Nations
- Coca-Cola
- Kiehl's
- Back Market
- YouTube
- Sur La Table
- Washington Post
- Chronicle Books
- Target
- Nintendo
- American Red Cross
- LEGO
- Time Out
- Lonely Planet
- Absolut
- Selfridges
- Smithsonian Institution
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- LAMY
- MoMA
- WIRED
- Vogue
- Gucci
- Spotify
- V&A
- Wellcome Collection
- Pretty Pictures
- Patreon
- Procreate
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Writers House
- Marvel
- Folio Lit
- AWS
- SAP
- University of Northern Iowa
- Adobe Stock
- The Balvenie
- Grand Matter
- Levine/Leavitt
- ADC
- Politico
- NASA
- LUSH
- Minari
- Tracksmith
- FigJam
- WeTransfer
- Warby Parker
- Bell Lomax
- Fourth Wall
- DreamWorks Animation
- Apple TV+
- Penguin Random House
- Die Illustratoren
- Yorkshire Tea
- Bloomsbury
- National Trust
- Virgin Atlantic
- The Bazaar
- Taschen
- Barilla
- Prada
- Fendi
- Dior
- Scottish Opera
- Oxford University Press
- The Boston Globe
- Etsy
- Squarespace
- WordPress
- Cargo
- Format
- Shopify
- Adobe Portfolio
- Wix
- ULTIDA
Locations
- France
- United Kingdom
- Vermont
- Bristol
- Northern California
- Hay-on-Wye
- Sweden
- South East London
- Utrecht
- Toronto
- Halifax
- Nova Scotia
- Sheffield
- Brooklyn
- Hamburg
- Barcelona
- Milan
- Glasgow
- Finland
- London
- New York
- Paris
- Berlin
- Sydney