Shan Jiang lends his sensitive illustrative language to Darren Cheng's essay on grief

The Colours of Missing You is a conceptual book by Darren Cheng exploring the deep emotional states surrounding grief and how those emotions may be interpreted as colour. Designed to be accessible to both children and adults, Shan was commissioned to bring his unique illustrative approach, at once delicate and powerful, to a book which attempts to help us process the complex rollercoaster of loss.

We've highlighted here some of our favourite spreads from the book, though were truly spoilt for choice, every illustration is exquisite.

More exceptional illustrations from Shan here.

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