A couple of weeks ago the V&A gave out its Illustrator of the Year awards, and Matthew Richardson picked up the prize in their editorial category for an incredible piece he did for New Scientist. So we’re really pleased to announce that he’s joined our merry band of creatives on the Memories project. Matthew is going to create an image for a story by Kay Inglis about her mother, who was lost to cancer two years ago, and we can’t wait to see what he comes up with.

His style can be slightly abstract, and his technique uses mixed media, found objects and, sometimes, vintage typography. He did an amazing cover for Daniel Handler’s book Adverbs, for instance, and the image you see above is a great example of his style. We’d like to thank Matthew for joining the project, and if you want to see more of his work please check out his portfolio here.