After an extraordinary nine years, illustrator and educator, Roderick Mills has recently retired from the AOI Board. He reflects on 9 years of the AOI, illustration and the industry.

Two longstanding Directors of the AOI retire at the AGM.

Like many organisations, the AOI is run day to day by a staff team, with its strategy guided by a Board of Directors. The Directors are responsible for ensuring that..

AOI’s Chief Executive Ren Renwick considers the silver linings of the pandemic.

Here at the AOI, we have been astounded by the versatility, resilience and undeniable talent of this years graduates. In this feature, we are celebrating 10 up-and-coming illustrators, who stand out in our minds. From paper-cuts to placards, these illustrators have demonstrated incredible creativity in the face of adversity, and we know they will take the industry by storm.

The AOI, in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is delighted to announce the 200 projects that have been shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2020! In December 2019, we..

Racism, discrimination and inequality have no place in our world, or our industry.

Wei Shao’s focus on urban spaces and their functions is explored through her interest in the rules people make up for their city that regulate, categorise and standardise inhabitants’ lives. In this excerpt from Varoom 40, Luise Vormittag talks to Wei about her ‘zine projects.

We need radical, ambitious plans to see us through the exit from the pandemic.

How does the AOI react to and challenge bad practice? This update highlights recent conversations and changes achieved to secure better practice in competition terms.