Varoom 31 – Future Imperfect

In Future Imperfect, Zoe Taylor talks to Margot Bowman about her journey as an illustrator, the development of her distinctive style and what it’s like working across different media and..

Winsor & Newton / AOI event

AOI members were invited to a Winsor & Newton / AOI event on Monday 16 Nov at the ICA in London displaying work created by illustrators using their Permanent Markers and..

Visionaries event report

The Visionaries illustration research network symposium was held over 5th and 6th November 2015 at Birmingham City University. We present a short report on the event:   The event was..

Varoom 31 – the Visionaries issue

This issue of Varoom is about celebrating the visionary work of illustrators, the image-making that shapes our relationship with the world, that inspires us to a more creative engagement with..

Varoom 31 – To Boldly Go

Over the last decade stories on science and technology have been part of the fabric of everyday life. Art Directors, Illustrators and Scientists themselves are rising to the challenge to..

Visionaries illustration conference

The AOI’s illustration research network, VaroomLab, held a successful conference with partner Birmingham City University over 5th and 6th November 2015. Titled Visionaries, this event explored the way visionary approaches..

VaroomLab Visionaries – Scientific images

November 2015’s Visionaries illustration conference featured some short Pecha Kucha presentations, and here Jo Berry examines her collaborative work with scientists.  Art made from live scientific images to help and influence..

Varoom 31 Children’s Books

Our Children’s Books Contributing Editor Sarah McIntyre selects Liz Pichon’s book Top of the Class.  Liz Pichon is Britain’s reigning queen of illustrated chapter books with her Tom Gates series. Her..

VaroomLab Visionaries – A New Breed

Here we have an extract from Varoom 31 which features some of the short presentations from Visionaries illustration conference. Alice Moloney, one of the presenters, re-imagines some familiar visual and..