30 Brutally Honest Illustrations That Point Out Issues In Modern Society

Margot Nolan
Oct 22, 2021
Oct 22, 2021

Among famous illustrators on social platforms, John Holcroft is actually one of the artists worth following. He has been an editorial illustrator since 1996 and has worked in a variety of mediums and styles over the years. John’s past clients worldwide include many well-known brands such as BBC, Reader’s Digest, Financial Times, Walker Books, The Guardian, and many more. The special thing about his illustrations is they look very simple but behind these basic drawing lines hides deep and complicated lessons about humans and life.
It's no secret that our society has its flaws - addiction to social media, bullying, unhealthy lifestyle - to name a few. Many people don't take them seriously or just ignore them but John looks straight at these issues and created satirical illustrations about things that are wrong with our society. He always attempts to deliver deep messages and raise everyone's awareness of current global issues. Moreover, it's pretty interesting to see how this talented artist can portray such serious topics with just one simple illustration.
If you are curious about his works, scroll down and enjoy:

30 Brutally Honest Illustrations That Point Out Issues In Modern Society

#1 Liar liar

#2 This makes the young keep daydreaming and far away from reality! And it also makes online frauds.

#3 The ladder of privilege. Success is even less than a crapshoot if all sides of the dice are loaded with one.

#4 Many people may not like to see it!

#5 Build an ideal style and it is what stops your creativity!

#6 Illustration about testing for a vaccine for Covid 19

#7 One day, it'll be yours! Take care!

#8 A virus has the power to keep the world staying at home for years!

#9 Narrow minded!

#10 Can you relate?

#11 Look at the shadow!

#12 Go nowhere

#13 Virus in the works

#14 Ladder of success

#15 A piece about the fight against climate change

#16 Identify theft

#17 Hurting others by words

#18 Healthcare bureaucracy

#19 Social media are easily shaping young people's thoughts. Teenagers already have doubts about their self-esteem. Please do not fan the fire.

#20 Climate emergency and how we are dealing with it

#21 Internet security

#22 Profiting from the causes of climate change

#23 Phishing email scams on the increase during lockdown

#24 How much time children spend on their phones and how much it affects children's physical and mental health

#25 Making money by taking advantage of Earth

#26 People make effort to money to have a better life and money is also what is killing them

#27 Love is more and more dangerous now

#28 This is about saving for retirement

#29 The cost of pharmaceuticals

#30 Housing magazine article about asylum seekers being evicted and having the locks changed

#30