Ilana Diamond

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Ilana Diamond is an illustrator specializing in detailed, story-driven illustrations for editorial and brand projects.

Editorial illustration of a deli with people sitting at tables eating knish, black and white cookies, pickles, borscht, pastrami on rye, and drinking Dr. Brown's soda.
An illustrated map of the neighborhood of Meguro in Tokyo, Japan
An editorial illustration of a vintage shop scene filled with a diverse group of people shopping for brightly patterned clothing from different eras.
An editorial illustration of an interior of an antique shop filled with bric a brac, statues, combs, vases, lamps, paintings, and other antiques
An illustrated book cover that says The Big Book of Life embellished with florals, animals, and insects
An editorial illustration of a person reading a newspaper in Paris, France.
An editorial illustration of a young woman walking her dog past Trendy magazine poster advertisements.
An editorial illustration of famous Bay Area figures reading different books for the cover of Gazetteer. People in it are: 1. Alysa Liu reading Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid; 2. Boots Riley reading Good Woman: A Reckoning by Savala Nolan; 3. Dominique Crenn reading The Secret History of French Cooking by Luke Barr; 4. La Doña reading Mission High by Kristina Rizga; 5. Performative Male "reading" Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit; 6. Rebecca Solnit reading The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs; 7. Coyote reading Look Big by Rachel Levin; 8. Gavin Newsom reading On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder; 9. Sister Roma reading Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder; 10. James Yeun Long Parry reading Cool Gray City of Love by Gary Kamiya; 11. Becca Bloom "reading" Das Kapital by Karl Marx; 12. Tia Cabral aka Spellling reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin; 13. Steph Curry reading On Muscle by Bonnie Tsui; 14. Robot reading To Serve Man by Damon Knight; 15. Dario Amodei reading I, Claudius by Robert Graves; 16. Annalee Newitz reading Never Say You Can't Survive by Charlie Jane Anders; 17. Charlie Jane Anders reading Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz; 18. Mayor Lurie reading The Road to Character by David Brooks; 19. Marc Andreessen reading The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand.
Editorial portrait of a young man and father holding a plant in his apartment
An editorial illustration of two women featured in a graphic novel format with close-ups of red shoes, hands, and eyes.
A children's book spread of a bustling city scene with people walking by
An editorial book cover that says The Wildflowers at Night depicting beautiful flowers and magical birds flying in the night sky.
An editorial illustration of the photographer Weegee sitting with his camera and a cup of coffee looking bored, a play on the phrase Ouija Board
An illustration of a home decor set depicting serving plates and pitchers of beautiful flowers in a moody palette.
An editorial illustration of a woman holding up the moon with an eagle, moths, and nocturnal creatures and fauna.
An editorial illustration of a book cover titled The Imari Owl depicting a ceramic owl painted in the traditional Imari style.

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Editorial & Portraits
An editorial illustration of a person reading a newspaper in Paris, France.
Gift & Stationery
A greeting card illustration depicting a hand with a lacy cuff and beautiful manicure holding a macaron and the phrase Bonne Idee in hand-lettering.
Decor and Surface
A surface design illustration of big cats featuring a tiger, panther, cheetah, jaguar, and puma
Picture Books
A children's book illustration of a young girl with a bob haircut resting her chin on her hand