Printmaking and Collage offer exciting ways to play with shape, colour and surface. We’ve picked some of our favourite examples from the WIA shortlist for you to explore how illustrators can use these versatile techniques.

Here we celebrate just some of the shortlisted projects from the WIA2020 Editorial Category sponsored by Procreate!

How do illustrators use their autobiography as inspiration for their work? We’ve selected entries from the WIA2020 shortlist of works that use personal stories, life experience, and family history as their starting point.

Our WIA2020 Category Highlights series continues – with highlights of the entries shortlisted in the Science and Technology Category selected by Directory of Illustration’s Medical Illustration Programme Editor Rachel Bajema!

We’ve curated this list of shortlisted projects that use a limited colour palette from the WIA shortlist for you to discover the creativity unleashed by working in monochrome!

Our WIA2020 Category Highlights series continues. Read on for highlights of the commissioned entries shortlisted in the Book Covers Category!

We’ve rounded up some not quite 2-dimensional entries from the WIA shortlist for you to discover the extra dimension/s illustration can take.

The first in our WIA2020 Category Highlights series – see highlights of the entries shortlisted in the Advertising Category!

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..

We’ve rounded up some fantastic New Talent entries by either current students or recent graduates for you to discover, and see the next generation of illustrators who are pushing our industry forward.

Find out how some artists are pushing the boundaries of illustration’s potential. This feature selected by the AOI Awards Team highlights the more unusual entries from across the entire WIA2020 Longlist.

This article from the AOI Awards team features a selection of animated and moving image entries from the WIA2020 Longlist.

There are some incredible entries on the WIA longlist. This feature selected by WIA2020 Overall Winner sponsor Winsor & Newton highlights entries drawn and painted using fine art materials.

We think highly of the whole WIA longlist and are proud to see a great number of illustrators, who are AOI members appear in the final selection. This feature is dedicated to some of the great members celebrated across the categories.

The AOI, in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, is delighted to announce for the first time ever, the 500 projects that have been longlisted for the World Illustration Awards..

It’s your last chance to be part of this year’s World Illustration Awards…

We are delighted to announce the jury for the 2020 Di Award. The Directory of Illustration jury will select one shortlisted project to win the DI Award. The Winner will..

For the World Illustration Awards 2019 we introduced some new Cross-Category Awards, including an AOI Members Award, the Directory of Illustration Award, and the SAA Agents’ Award for New Talent…

Find out what makes an award-winning project…

There are many great reasons to enter the World Illustration Awards, from increased confidence, to more exposure, and even new clients or commissions. We love catching up with illustrators and..

Here’s a recap of our top 9 most celebrated articles of the year! Merry Christmas

Abi Langridge aka PAPERFACE was shortlisted for WIA2019 and won the first ever cross-category SAA Agent’s Award for New Talent.

Be ambitious, be seen, be celebrated Presented by the AOI in partnership with USA based Directory of Illustration, the World Illustration Awards are presented in a refreshed format for 2020,..

We asked Lin Chen about the impact of winning an award for her illustrations about ADD in Women for Vogue ME magazine, her tips for illustrators entering WIA2020, and her..

How do you know which category to choose? Read on for our helpful tips!

Our tips for getting the most out of your entry to WIA and other competitions.

Tim Easley won the World Illustration Awards 2019 Professional Design Category. We caught up with him to find out more about his award-winning project, and what’s happened since winning his Award…

Anna grew up in rural East Yorkshire, fascinated by stories and cities. She studied architecture at The Bartlett UCL, where she became increasingly interested in the power of illustration in..

Patrick Dias is a Toronto-based designer and animator. A graduate in graphic design, and self taught in illustration and animation. After spending the past few years co-running a studio, he..

Magoz is a multidisciplinary artist based in Malmö, Sweden. His work focuses on visual communication, problem-solving, and minimalism. Through a poetic language, Magoz focuses on the conceptual value of his..