Mirko Ilić (born 1 January 1956) is a Bosnian-born[1][2] comics artist and graphic designer based in New York City.
Ilić design album covers of some of the most prominent Yugoslav bands of the time, such as Bijelo dugme, Prljavo kazalište, Parni Valjak, Azra, Film and many others.
He designed the cover for the first album of Prljavo kazalište, which became a widely recognizable and iconic symbol for Punk rock in ex-Yugoslavia.
In 1980, Novi kvadrat ceased to exist and Ilić entirely stopped working on the comics, and focused upon illustration and graphic design.
Some restaurant clients include Le Cirque and La Fonda Del Sol in New York City, "Summit" and "Play" at The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Charlie Palmer in Dallas, TX, and "The Seafood Bar", "Echo", "Flagler Stakehouse", and "HMF" at The Breakers (hotel) in Palm Beach Florida.
His original illustrations for the covers of Time Magazine, among other pieces are a part of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.
Past participating designers have included Milton Glaser, Paula Scher, Ralph Steadman, David Hillman, and Gunter Rambow, among others.