10 UK Illustration Graduates to Watch in 2022

We are in awe of the playful, thoughtful and powerful work that this year’s illustration graduates have produced. In this feature, we celebrate 10 inspiring up-an-coming illustrators who captured our attention.

V&A Illustration Awards 2022

Congratulations to Gérard DuBois, who at this year’s V&A Illustration Awards was awarded the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year Prize and Book Illustration Winner 2022.

Artificial Intelligence and images

The launch of DALLE-2 (an Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme that creates images from text captions) raises questions on how such technology could impact illustrators.

Children’s Laureate – Joseph Coelho

Joseph Coelho, award-winning performance poet, playwright and children’s author, has this week been crowned the Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2022 – 2024.

Klaus Flugge Prize Shortlist 2022

The shortlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize has been announced for 2022. Themes from the books include the importance of choice, the urgency of cleaning our polluted oceans, and being yourself.

Pictoplasma 2022 Berlin Conference

This September, the 18th Pictoplasma Berlin Conference presents an all new selection of inspiring creative speakers and events focused on the theme of Communities.

Review of working conditions in the Creative Industries

The Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre has launched a Call for Evidence for a new independent review of working conditions in the Creative Industries to inform a ten-year roadmap for advancing Good Work across the Creative sector.