Royal Mail reveals new original illustrated stamps, issued to celebrate six classic science fiction novels by British writers. AOI Members Matt Murphy and Sarah Jones are amongst the selected Illustrators.

A sweet story about breaking free from a parent, The Pocket Chaotic is a fun story with sprightly illustrations that is great to read out loud and may encourage little ones to explore new environments.

Illustration has been used for centuries in the criminal justice system as an important tool. In the No Narrative issue of Varoom (issue 41), Katie McCurrach tracks the role of image-making in criminal identification from sketching to EvoFIT.

In this excerpt from Varoom 41(No Narrative issue), Tristan Manco explains how Tano Veron’s typographic works stand out in today’s visually saturated society

Discover and enjoy a fantastic variety of high quality illustration work. We proudly bring you a selection of great projects created by our members this month.

How do you find your individual style? This article is a summary from the last Devon & Cornwall Illustrators’ Online Meet-up with Caroline Pedler, which looked into providing observations and practical tasks on the subject.

In this excerpt from Varoom 41 Katie Scott reveals the process behind her botanical project with Kew Gardens.

AOI joins Illustration-based artist representation agencies across the UK to pledge change

Visualising complicated information is a skill, but also a creative practice. In this excerpt from Varoom 41, Derek Brazell talks to Grundini and Delayed Gratification magazine to see how information graphics can help us understand the world around us.

Abbatt Toys was founded by Paul and Marjorie Abbatt in the early 1930s, and there are many images throughout the substantial book showing a range of period photographs, plans, sketches and products.

Faber and Andlyn celebrate five years of the Fab Prize.

With Gender Swapped Fairy Tales, Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett give an ingenious update to these familiar stories. Their aim for children “to grow up in a world where little girls can be powerful and where little boys can express their vulnerability without anger.”

Author and Illustrator Eileen shares newly updated list, which compiles children’s books promoting Diversity and Inclusivity.

We are delighted to be working in partnership with Shenzhen Illustration Association to tour the winning and highly commended projects from the World Illustration Awards 2020 competition! The exhibition is..

The 2021 AOI Mentorship scheme is now fully underway. Meet the mentees!

One of the picture books Longlisted for this year’s Klaus Flugge Prize is Bartholomew and the Morning Monsters amusingly illustrated by Ruan van Vliet, and we talk to him about his experience with his first picture book.

AOI Member Cecilie Barstad (Creative Director of Gilles & Cecilie) has recently published her new book ‘Rear Window‘,an illustrated anthology observing life in the converted old London Arsenal Stadium during the first national UK lockdown. We go deep into the project and interview Barstad about the process, from sketching to publishing.

The UK’s Spring Budget has been announced today, Wednesday 3 March 2021.

The Northern School of Art, supported by the AOI, announce the Northern Illustration Prize 2021 – now calling for entries.

Jo Ann Miller, consultant at Directory of Illustration, has shared her keen marketing sensibility and love of the illustration industry with artists worldwide for over 27 years. She’s an independent..

Boutique agency Grand Matter launches the new Future Makers programme, calling for Illustrators from under-represented backgrounds to apply.

Discover and enjoy a fantastic variety of high quality illustration work. We proudly bring you a selection of great projects created by our members this month.

A big thank you to all who have entered the World Illustration Awards this year. We received amazing submissions and are delighted to see that the global illustration community is..

‘One Of A Kind’, a picture book by Neil Packer is an excellent publication that allows you to stop, be still and take the time to think. Inside our protagonist is a youngster called Arvo, whose journey takes us from Linnaean nomenclature to the Dewey decimal system by way of aspects of time and space.

​Thought Bubble, the UK’s largest comic art festival has announced this years’ event will take place between the 8th – 14th November 2021. Following a successful move to a digital event in 2020, the festival organisers hope to be able to return to a physical convention by Autumn 2021.

By popular demand, we’ve extended the deadline to enter WIA2021 to 23 Feb!

Last week saw the kick-off of the first London online meet-up of the year. Participants were led by Illustrator Elizabeth Lander to discover Grenada through drawing – and here are some of the results!

Living next to one another in a brick terrace, Alan and Bertram are friends and neighbours who have contrasting lifestyles. How will Pierre, Bertram’s new cat, react to his minimalist new home? Does Alan’s appear more cosy?

The longlist for the 2021 Klaus Flugge Prize is announced today. Established in 2016, the Klaus Flugge Prize is awarded to the most promising and exciting newcomer to children’s picture book illustration. It honours Klaus Flugge, founder of publisher Andersen Press and an influential figure in picture books.

Find some great tips on presenting your WIA2021 entries!