Illustration Meets Typography. minimal vector illustrations and bold character design by female commercial illustrator Monsie, Edinburgh-based flat design illustrator
Illustration Meets Typography Poster Series
The Years, an abstract illustration featuring multiple overlapping profiles of faces, depicted in earthy tones with bold blue lips, against a beige background. The design includes flowing shapes and geometric elements, symbolizing the complexity of identity.
The Years
Harvard Business Review editorial illustration of a woman split into three horizontal sections, representing isolation and disconnection in an AI-driven workplace.
Harvard Business Review
Sky Frequencies abstract illustration by Monsie (Monika Jurczyk) featuring clean lines, structured shapes, and flowy movement in a minimalist, conceptual vector style.
Sky Frequencies
Creation, minimal vector illustration of a young woman curled up in a fetal position, sleeping, dreaming and forming universes. Concept on the action or process of bringing something into existence.
Creation
Illustrated depiction of a female runner with long blonde hair in motion, wearing a red sports outfit, with abstract dark shapes trailing behind her on a blue background.
Sensory Overload
Aperol Spritz 3-2-1 Rule: animated vector illustration of an Aperol cocktail with motion, geometric shapes, and playful minimalist design by Monsie
Aperol Spritz 3-2-1 Rule
"Doubled Duo" abstract illustration: two mirrored female figures with flowing wave patterns representing duality and balance
Doubled Duo
The woman and the moon. Vector illustration with the royal blue background.
The Night and Day
Harmony vector illustration of a meditating woman in lotus pose, with long flowing hair and vibrant pink and orange ribbons, symbolizing balance and energy.
Harmony
Taboo No More: Women’s Reproductive Journey Editorial Illustration. An open magazine displaying a double-page spread featuring an illustration of a female runner. The runner is shown in two phases: one with a non-pregnant figure and the other with a pregnant figure. The text "The Things They Carry" is prominently displayed, with vibrant circular patterns in the background.
Taboo No More
Extraordinaries: Freddie Mercury illustration from the Extraordinaries series by Monika Jurczyk, minimal and expressive portrait capturing the energy and charisma of Queen’s iconic vocalist
Extraordinaries
Come through! A girl riding an electric scooter, wearing polka dot socks, with her hair blowing in the wind, creating a dynamic and lively scene.
Come through
Fierce, Fearless, and Fabulous is an editorial illustration of five empowered women in bold colors and minimal style, symbolizing diversity and unity in a modern, expressive composition.
Fierce, Fearless, and Fabulous
Balance, dark sinned woman with strawberry hair holding geometric figures like circle, square, rectangle and triangle on her index finger.
Balance
Joyful Noise - beer label illustration. Three beer bottles with label illustrated by Monsie Monika Jurczyk
Joyful Noise
Birds - collection of vector illustrations. Playing and experimenting with colors and composition. Human coexisting with nature.
Birds
Vector illustration of a woman in a flowing blue and purple dress, holding white orbs in both hands. She is surrounded by large colorful circles against a light blue background.
Different kind of human
Editorial illustration for the column of LA Times, L.A. Affairs: My divorce isn’t contagious. Why are people treating me this way? Vector illustration. Character design by Monsie Monika Jurczyk.
Is divorce contagious
Bold vector illustration of diverse women standing together, representing sisterhood, empowerment, and inclusivity
Better together
Vibrant illustration of a woman in an orange outfit and rainbow-soled sneakers performing a high kick. The background features bold blue and white abstract shapes.
Slay
Illustration by Monsie Monika Jurczyk of a stylized woman in a yoga pose, with intricate leaf patterns on her back, holding a crescent moon in one hand and a full sun in the other, against a white background.
Yoga
Abstract vector illustration titled "Presence" by Monsie Monika Jurczyk, showing a woman’s face emerging from an organic shape on a vibrant blue and cream background
Presence
Summer reading: the 50 hottest new books for a great escape by Monsie Monika Jurczyk. An editorial illustration for The Guardian featuring a dark-skinned woman reading in a sunny garden. She is holding an open book that resembles a fan while sitting under a lemon tree. The scene captures a tranquil outdoor reading moment.
50 Books For Summer
Illustration titled "Where the Earth meets the Sun" by Monsie Monika Jurczyk, depicting a stylized woman with her head tilted back, soaking in the sun, partly submerged in water, with her long hair flowing over her bust and covering half the illustration.
Where the Earth meets the Sun
Love Game: concept illustration to The Guardian article titled: ‘All of us are worthy of love’: how to start dating again after heartbreak
Love game
Gemini or the twins. Illustration of identical twins with white hair facing each other against a royal blue background. The design suggests a yin and yang concept, emphasizing movement and fluidity in their poses. The twins appear harmonious and homogeneous in appearance.
Gemini
Rise and Shine: vector illustration of a young woman jumping in red pajamas, by Monsie, Monika Jurczyk. Bold character design and minimal digital art
Rise and Shine
An illustration depicting a woman and two dogs. The woman and the dogs are shown in profile, their heads aligned and facing the same direction. The background features abstract shapes in blue, orange, and cream.
Furiends Furever
Phoenix is a vector illustration of a nude woman dancing amidst vibrant flames, symbolizing rebirth, resembling a phoenix in her transformation.
Phoenix
Three models posing for Jean Paul Gaultier fashion ad short movie still frame
Fashion ads
A woman in a red leotard is mid-jump, surrounded by a burst of colorful shapes that convey movement and energy.
Make it special Vans
Adobe Max conference promo poster 2021 by Monsie
Adobe Max
A vibrant illustration of a classic Volkswagen van in pink and yellow, adorned with a surfboard on the roof. The background features a bright sun and waves, capturing the essence of travel life, van life, and wanderlust.
Van life
A vibrant illustration showing a crowded room with five people and a cat during a lockdown party; a tired woman dozes off while a father and daughter argue, capturing the essence of family dynamics during confinement.
What I learned in lockdown
Character design, female, woman, femininity, empowerment, girl boss. Concept of female power and growth
Flow
Roaring Twenties Radio Times illustration by Monsie (Monika Jurczyk), featuring vintage radio, art‑deco shapes, and a bold, minimal vector style.
Roaring Twenties
Joy illustration of a radiant dark-skinned woman blossoming, looking into the bright future. She symbolizes happiness, energy, and creative expression.
Joy
Dreamwaves illustration of a serene woman sleeping under a glowing orange sun, surrounded by flowing blue waves symbolizing brain waves, rest, and peaceful sleep cycles.
Dreamwaves
Woman in a stylish summer outfit, wearing a Panama hat and holding a palm tree leaf, walking gracefully.
Summer
Cannot Decide: an animated illustration of two women in colorful coats and funky hairstyle
Cannot decide
A vector illustration of a woman with dark navy short hair and a yellow headpiece, set against a striped background. She wears a top adorned with a funky pattern of wiggly and geometric shapes.
Her
A set of three delicate line illustrations showcasing a hand holding a plant, a vase adorned with leafy greens, and a female head wearing a hat embellished with a flower.
Still Life
Wind textile design sweatshirt by Monsie Monika Jurczyk
Wind
Starting the Week Like: empowerment-themed illustration of a confident woman with dark hair standing in front of large abstract blue leaves, created by artist Monika Jurczyk (Monsie)
Starting the Week Like
Donna Vitruviana, the Vitruvian woman illustration with woman in geometric circle and square frame representing body positivity
Donna Vitruviana
A minimal art drawing of a stylish woman with a yellow hat obscuring her eyes, smoking a cigarette. The background is split in two, with the upper portion in blue and the lower portion in beige.
Smoke
Portrait of three women with diverse skin tones, symbolizing sisterhood and unity.
Powerful Women Week
A vibrant illustration of a brown-skinned Black smiling woman with pink hair, surrounded by lush greenery and colorful plants, embodying a sense of growth and enjoyment in nature.
Spontaneous delight
The Beautiful and Damned: Electric Decade, Roaring Twenties Illustration for radio listing for Radio Times on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel
The Beautiful and Damned
Bold character design portrait illustration with colorful abstract shapes, minimal vector style by female commercial illustrator Monika Jurczyk, Edinburgh-based artist
Getting a bit of perspective
By the Pool: illustration of a woman relaxing by a poolside with an oversized sun hat and an open book, her legs playfully raised, against a vibrant background of abstract blue and beige wavy patterns.
By the Pool