With Eleonora Marton’s friendly illustrations, the story of a pair of socks and what happens when one turns pink is quick paced with plot elements of identity, belonging and friendship.

Ella Nitters won the WIA2018 New Talent Research Category. Here she tells us about the complex project to simulate a microsurgical intervention. About the Project This illustration was done as..

Not sure if you should enter the World Illustration Awards? Perhaps you wonder if your work is good enough, or you’re just not sure what to enter. We asked previous..

Julia Allum, winner of the Silver Award  in 2017 Prize for Illustration shares how her winning artwork was created, what it was like to take part in the competition and how her career benefited from it.

The Poster Prize for Illustration 2019: London Stories exhibition opens with a bang on Friday 8 February 2019 at the London Transport Museum (LTM) with a Friday Late

Ana Jaks, who won the New Talent Site Specific Category Award at the World Illustration Awards 2018 is in the new issue of Computer Arts magazine! The article features Ana’s..

The Brothers McLeod (Greg and Myles) are excited to announce that ‘Marfa’ their short animated film has been nominated for a BAFTA   Marfa is an 8 minute animated film..

First impressions are everything, and the way an artist compiles their work is no exception. With more than 40 years in the industry, the team at Workbook has seen what has and hasn’t worked.

Carol Adlam won the Professional Research category at the World Illustration Awards 2018. Here, she tells us about her work as an illustrator, the impact of winning, and some exciting new commissions!

We asked WIA2019 supporters creativehub’s Marketing Manager Zach Chudley gives his insights into how illustrators can benefit from promoting selling their work online.  Can you tell us a bit about..

We are delighted to announce the artists featured in the exhibition at London Transport Museum from 8 February to 14 July 2019. 100 out of 1500 submissions will be on..

As the UK parliament prepares for the “meaningful vote” on the Government’s Brexit deal, the British Copyright Council looks at what the potential outcomes might mean for the creative sector.

Do the words ‘Tax Return’ send shivers down your spine? For many illustrators, bookkeeping isn’t the thing that we love the most about freelancing. In fact, you wouldn’t be alone..

Shih-Hsien Hsu won the World Illustration Awards 2018 New Talent Books Category sponsored by NoBrow. We caught up with him to ask about how winning the award has impacted his practice, and his future plans.

We’re delighted to introduce our new World Illustration Awards 2019 in partnership with Directory of Illustration sponsors WORKBOOK

We interviewed Esther Goh, about the impact on her illustration career of winning the WIA2018 Professional Editorial Category sponsored by Eye Magazine.

Observe Collect Draw! is a visual journal getting to the core of self-examination. It seeks to inspire the reader into using one’s personal data in order to develop creativity and to better connect with oneself.

We spoke to Lucia Orlandi a Creative Director at R/GA the advertising agency involved in Mailchimp‘s recent global contemporary rebrand!

The exhibition is curated by Lauren Child and commissioned by the British Council, and celebrates ten of the most inspiring contemporary British Children’s Book illustrators, including AOI member, Jill Calder.

Tara Books’ children’s titles, published in India, are progressive, political – and beautiful. Varoom talks to one of the founders, Gita Wolf, and artist Bhajju Shyam.

Robert Hunter’s clean lines ensure that each bird’s attributes are clear to see in the illustrations, while bringing a pleasing sense of movement within his compositions. And the bird ‘sounds’ are great!

Hector, a man of advancing years who has played his fiddle on the streets for a long time, finds his popularity as a performer has waned. And when his companion, Hugo the dog, takes it up (brilliantly) and is whisked away by Bear to tour, how will Hector deal with the loss of their friendship?

London based Member Steve Scott is the go-to guy for light-hearted, playful and intricate Illustration. As the final member feature for this year we eagerly chatted with Steve and Agent..

Providing guidance and advice on a wide range of topics, this is one of those books that is great to have ready on your shelf, to return to time and again when you need a bit of clarity or inspiration.

Are you based in or around Bristol? We got a new exhibition opportunity in partnership with PIP and Cass Art, and we want you to become a part of it!

Little Wise Wolf learns much on his journey, and Siemensma’s paintings contain wonderful details. Wisdom does indeed come from book learning, but it also requires the scholar to step outside the door and be prepared for an adventure.

A fun fairy-tale style story enhanced by Nick Maland’s delightful cross-hatched line illustrations.

Paul Bowman’s ‘Educate Agitate Abdicate’ manifesto is a call to arms for illustrators. ‘Commercial work can exist beside work that exposes injustice, questions our lives, and helps understanding.’

“A Golden Age of Illustration” – Roderick Mills shares the infectious optimism of this years’ ICON conference.

Written and illustrated by Adam Allsuch Boardman Published by Nobrow ISBN 978-1-910620-56-4 Reviewed by Karl Andy Foster If you want to know how film came into being and the medium’s..