Brian Tong is an illustrator and graphic designer in Vancouver, making hand-drawn branding and illustrations full of fun and humour.

Brian Tong is an illustrator and graphic designer in Vancouver, making hand-drawn branding and illustrations full of fun and humour.

Featured work

Visual storytelling with heart.

About Me

I’m a freelance illustrator and graphic designer who connects people to brands through lovingly hand-crafted visuals. I keep the human touch in my work, embracing imperfections through hand-drawn illustration and beautiful typography.

  • Black crewneck sweatshirt printed with Black Cat Gym, Bucktown, Chicago, and a cat in a beret lifting a barbell while reading a book
  • Illustration of a smiling stack of pancakes with whipped cream, butter, bacon, strawberries, and a banana on wheels, in yellow and brown
  • Line illustration of a worried character with a wrapped, knotted body and crossed arms on a pink background
  • Illustration of a smoking ashtray beside a desk lamp with a cracked bulb, surrounded by red butterflies
  • Phone screen showing the Dharma Community website with the headline I am looking for a yoga class in Vancouver today, over colourful organic shapes
  • Green crayon-style drawing of a worried planet with a mushroom cloud rising from it
  • Grey t-shirt printed with the hand-lettered phrase What Legends Are Made Of and the FITAID logo
  • Illustration of a bearded man with eyes closed working at a laptop, with pink flowers growing around him
  • Illustration of a stone head with a hand cupped to its ear and a doorway with steps, in pale green on navy
  • Pencil sketch of a small van parked on a leafy street in India
  • Pattern of a purple bicycle handlebar with a basket of flowers and the word Kawa on a yellow background
  • Magazine spread with a black and white illustration of boxing gloves, headphones, a mixing board, and a boxer, with red accents
  • Illustration of a group of colourful people collaborating, including a builder, a gardener, and a woman in a polka dot top, on a light blue background
  • Black and white illustration of a man with glasses in a floral shirt shrugging with open palms
  • Illustration of a person lifting a white block onto a stack of blue, coral, and navy geometric shapes
  • Moving Mountains Wellness business cards in white and dark green, with a mountain and wave logo, laid out at an angle on grey
  • Bright green hand-lettered logo for The Weekend Bike Club with lightning bolts on a dark textured background
  • Black hanging sign on a stone wall showing a white circular mountain and waves logo
  • Mike on a Bike website screen with a green line illustration of a courier cycling past the Vancouver skyline
  • Abstract pink and blue illustration of blobs with faces above and below a waterline, with the words On and On in the corners