Luke Best

'Support'

'Embrace your mistakes'

Stop getting in your own way

Artwork for Heart's 30th Anniversary book 'What Happened'.

To celebrate this milestone, we asked the Artists to create images inspired by a significant event from one year between 1994 and 2025. Some chose to illustrate historical moments or public events; others looked inward, drawing on memories or fleeting personal experiences.

Luke created an artwork for 2005; illustrating Simon Armitage's poem 'The Shout', published that year.

Cover artwork for a fully illustrated issue of The Mockingbird about faith and doubt

'Against the Grain'

Internal artwork for an issue of The Mockingbird entirely illustrated by Luke, about faith and doubt

'Bravery'

Internal artwork for an issue of The Mockingbird entirely illustrated by Luke, about faith and doubt

'Letting Go'

Internal artwork for an issue of The Mockingbird entirely illustrated by Luke, about faith and doubt
 

'Leap'

Internal artwork for an issue of The Mockingbird entirely illustrated by Luke, about faith and doubt
 

'Riding the Cloud'

Internal artwork for an issue of The Mockingbird entirely illustrated by Luke, about faith and doubt

'Clarity'

Internal artwork for an issue of The Mockingbird entirely illustrated by Luke, about faith and doubt

'Doubt Slide'

Internal artwork for an issue of The Mockingbird entirely illustrated by Luke, about faith and doubt

'Self Belief'

Internal artwork for an issue of The Mockingbird entirely illustrated by Luke, about faith and doubt

'What moving house does to your brain'

Illustrating an article about the need to redraw mental and emotional maps regardless of how far you move

Poster for a solo show at Yellow Bird in Japan

'The A-List: The Top Travel Advisors'

Selection of artworks illustrating a directory of the most influential vacation specialists in the world covering memorable trips focused on wildlife spotting, adventure and culinary experiences

Artwork for workshops in Valencia 'Building Pictures' at Cuaderno 

Film poster for 'Cool Daddio' a tragicomic music documentary discovering the work of underground music icon R. Stevie Moore, a man who recorded over 400 albums in his bedroom

'How to fail with grace'

Illustrating Leo Lewis' account of running ekiden, a Japanese long-distance relay race

'To Catch a Sunset'

Illustrating Sandra Beasley's personal essay about her experience at a writer's retreat in Homer, Alaska. Reflections on allergies, anxieties, and the limits of family love

'Fresh, Free and Beautiful'

Illustrating an article about the rise of urban gardening and community gardens

Article about ballet dancers weird pre-show rituals

‘Maggie, the Murderers & the Man from the Secret Service’

Cover artwork for a feature story about a Swiss diplomat’s rescue mission in Rwanda at the time of the 1994 Tutsi genocide, and the subsequent hunt for perpetrators of the mass murderers who had taken refuge in Switzerland

‘Maggie, the Murderers & the Man from the Secret Service’

Internal artwork

The efforts of Maggie Corrêa and Jacques Pitteloud resulted in the trial of Félicien Kabuga, Alfred Musema and Fulgence Niyonteze and their conviction for war crimes

‘Maggie, the Murderers & the Man from the Secret Service’

Internal artwork

The events discussed in the article took place over thirty years ago. The unlikely protagonists were the presenter of a an erotic show ‘Vanille Fraise’ and the former head of the Swiss Intelligence Service

Cover for ‘State of Mind’ the FT Magazine’s Wellness Special

Artwork for Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University

'The Office of Experiential Learning'

Taking teaching in to the field to create foundations for strong leadership in a future work environment

'Coronavirus in the US'

Cover artwork illustrating a feature story about the balance of protecting public health while preserving human rights

Packaging for Chobani's range of oat milk based products

Packaging for Chobani's range of oat milk yoghurts 

'A Cook’s Return to Sicily'

Illustrating the food writer and cook, Rachel Roddy's account of a trip to Sicily

Press ads and window displays advertising Fortnum's Bloody Mary Tea

'Welcoming Autistic Visitors'

How museums are working to make their venues less intimidating places for people with autism

Cover of 'Conversations' a publication produced by Heart in which the Artists created collaborative artwork for internal spreads

This cover was created by Luke and Masha Krasnova Shabaeva

Collaborative artwork created with Masha Krasnova Shabaeva for 'Conversations' a publication produced by Heart

'Amazing advances in medicines hold huge promise for a better world'

Article about the necessity to find ways to extend the benefits of the most innovative treatments

'Red to green: Where to cut the tape'

Illustrating an article about the threat posed by administrative barriers that prevent energy transition

'Fake Drugs and how to protect the vulnerable'

With non-communicable diseases increasingly becoming a major health issue for both poorer and wealthier countries, securing access for everyone is vital

Artwork for Carey Business School at Johns Hopkins University

'The Office of Experiential Learning'

Creating innovative and immersive projects to provide Carey students with real-world business skills

Artwork for an article about an exemption in the law that allows councils to house homeless families in hostels and the detrimental effect of this policy

Artwork from the regular monthly column 'International Moral Dilemma'. Each issue poses culturally varied moral conundrums from different countries

India: Should Mumbai be called Bombay again?

Artwork from the regular monthly column 'International Moral Dilemma'. Each issue poses culturally varied moral conundrums from different countries

Brazil: Should we prepare remote tribes for civilisation?

Artwork from the regular monthly column 'International Moral Dilemma'. Each issue poses culturally varied moral conundrums from different countries

India: Should snake charming be outlawed?

Created in collaboration with Heart as a gift to clients, the artwork is based on drawings of the Horniman Museum gardens

The sheets were printed standard wrapping paper size, 490mm x 690mm, in a print run of 100

Created in collaboration with Heart as a gift to clients, the artwork is based on drawings of the Horniman Museum gardens

The sheets were printed standard wrapping paper size, 490mm x 690mm, in a print run of 100

Book review of 'Follow Me' by Joanna Scott

'The Age Old question'

Artwork for an initiative about community collaboration across generations

Illustrating an article about encouraging innovation learning through play

Annual handbook cover for the US nonprofit organisation that aims to create positive action between food, agriculture and society

Annual handbook cover for the US nonprofit organisation that aims to create positive action between food, agriculture and society
 

Father's Day

Onward Magazine for Charles Schwab

Illustrating an article about starting to save from an early age

Raising children creatively

'Nurture Your Own Strength'

Illustrating an article about resilience which explains that human memory selects and distorts important events rather than documenting things systematically as we might assume

'A Letter from. . . Tyros in Arkadia'

Artwork accompanying an essay where the writer reminisces about past trips to Greece

Book cover for Headline Home

'Generation dread'

Illustrating an article about making efforts to alleviate rising anxiety disorders in children through better understanding and awareness

'Generation dread'

Illustrating an article about making efforts to alleviate rising anxiety disorders in children through better understanding and awareness

Cover artwork for Foresight Global Health magazine, illustrating a special issue about funding for the energy transition 

'Community cash to boost the transition'

Article about new funding models for renewable energy sites and projects that include local residents who want to support a decarbonised economy

Cover artwork for Foresight Global Health magazine, illustrating a special issue about the history of medicine

Regular column ‘The Journal of an Artist’ written by Jeremy Deller making comparisons between the work of William Morris and Andy Warhol

'Beyond Narnia'

An article about a course on C.S. Lewis which is taught by three research scientists working in medicine. The course provides an opportunity for students to push beyond their comfort zones, grapple with difficult questions and increase dialogue with their peers

Artwork from the regular monthly column 'International Moral Dilemma'. Each issue poses culturally varied moral conundrums from different countries

Japan: Should non-criminal guests who have tattoos be banned from public baths and hotels?

Artwork from the regular monthly column 'International Moral Dilemma'. Each issue poses culturally varied moral conundrums from different countries

Spain: 'La Tomatina' tomato throwing festival. Is it ok to waste food in the name of traditon?

Artwork from the regular monthly column 'International Moral Dilemma'. Each issue poses culturally varied moral conundrums from different countries

United States: Should we get rid of all statues of Christopher Columbus?

Cover artwork for Sozialcourage magazine for Caritas. The magazine focuses on the theme of Caritas’ campaign ‘City- Land- Future’ examining how demographic change is affecting rural areas
 

Observations: a graduate’s journey to the South of France to care for her grandmother