Yang Sio Maan aka Yang Illustration majored in English Literature in college, and later went off to explore illustration afterwards. She graduated with an MA in Illustration from UCA Farnham,..

Find out more about the Overall Winners of this year’s World Illustration Awards!

Author and illustrator of the How to Train Your Dragon series and the Emily Brown picture books, Cressida Cowell, has been announced as the Waterstones Children’s Laureate for 2019-2021.

July is nearly upon us, marking the beginning of summer in full swing. Before this happens though, we are proud to present our 15th edition of ‘Illustrator of the Month’:..

Jack Tite’s book offers loads of information on this Ice Age time of frozen oceans and ice-sheeted land, and of the supersized animals that adapted to live over this period.

Written by Christopher Stocks and illustrated by Angie Lewin, this a publication on pebbles which engages and delights the eye and the mind.

Have a browse through some of the best new design talent to emerge this year from the 26 June – 29 June and the 3 – 6 July at New..

About you My name is Ben Tallon. I’ve been working full time, freelancing in the creative industries for 10 years, primarily as an illustrator. Alongside this I art direct, write..

The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is pleased to announce the 16 category winners of the prestigious World Illustration Awards 2019. An independent..

We are delighted to share with you the winner of the London Stories exhibition public vote.

In a 2009 interview from Varoom magzine we celebrate Judith Kerr, who talks Mog, her then current work and of course, The Tiger Who Came To Tea – ‘We never thought of a Tiger as something ‘bitey’.’

Jamia Wilson and Andrea Pippins have produced a friendly guide to being a person in the modern world, and traversing the difficulties that can prevent us from achieving our dreams.

The AOI in partnership with The Directory of Illustration is delighted to announce the WIA2019 shortlist!

The Directive on Copyright is an important piece of European Union legislation designed to modernise copyright for the digital age. Now passed, it will help ensure a fairer deal for those working in the creative sector. But what happens for the UK?

Most people across the world will have experienced a folk festival, and in many places ancient folk traditions are still lived, loved and experienced in the modern day. Rob Flowers illuminates these often fantastical events in this colour packed book.

Our Membership Manager Lou Bones explains how investing just one hour a day in the business side of your practice can actually help you move towards greater financial security. For illustrators..

Harper Collins have confirmed that Judith Kerr has passed away aged 95.

An unassuming gem of a book – the pictures in Elsa’s Jewels remix piles of cinema, literary, art references, continuously reworking ideas, turning them upside down and inside out.

This Illustrated (by Rose Blake) book, previously published for adults, is directed at a new audience – taking young readers through a journey of Art History from 15,000 BCE cave drawings to present day in the company of David Hockney and Martin Gayford

What are libraries and how might they be in the future? University of Northampton students used library space to expore their ideas. Course leader, Lousie Bird, takes us through the collaboration.

Jon Cockley is Co-founder of Handsome Frank, one of the UK’s most exciting Illustration Agencies.  He shares some invaluable insights into the art of negotiation: The truth is I never..

There are six outstanding debut picture books celebrating children’s imagination and potential, family love, and freedom of expression on the shortlist for the 2019 Klaus Flugge Prize.

Illustrator and member Ben Tallon reflects on the topic of mental health, and shares some great insight and tips just in time for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Klassen uses light and dark brilliantly as a way to aid the narration and add contrast to the page spreads in this story of friends uniquely shaped playing a game of hide and seek.

Can you tell us a bit about yourself?  I’m Niki Groom (@miss_magpie_spy) and I’m an illustrator based in Bristol. I studied BA Fashion Design and was a designer for over..

The book brings Owen Davey’s distinctive visual style to the frog world, revealing the (sometimes slightly yucky) attributes of frog species across the world.

Pictoplasma Festival is back in Berlin for its 15th anniversary edition, bringing artists from all over the world to celebrate all things Character and get inspired! We interview Founders Lars Denicke and Peter Thaler about the festival, and what we can expect from it.

Lizzy Stewart is an illustrator and children’s book author living in South London, most known for her books ‘There’s a Tiger in the Garden’, ‘Juniper Jupiter’ and ‘The Way to Treasure Island’. In this interview, Lizzie talks about her business, having an Agent and the importance of securing royalties.

From divine print products to striking murals Laura Callaghan is a celebrated Illustrator with a significant online following, and as guest speaker at Pictoplasma Festival she presented the perfect candidate for May’s Illustrator of the Month!

We take a closer look at some of the uniquely gifted illustrators who will be speaking at the Pictoplasma Conference in Berlin this year