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..

Stuart Lang weighs up the potential for success and failure when brands support social movements – an excert from Varoom 38 – Activism

Venema’s illustrations are engaging and enjoyable in this story starting with a young boy feeling overwhelmed and alienated by life in a strange new city. But after observing his neighbours things change.

Buy some great prints from AOI members in our exhibtion Come Together!

A comprehensive overview of the people, events and idiosyncrasies that give this land its identity. Illustrator Livi Gosling tells us about the project (and her favourite county).

…to be in with a chance to win some fantastic prizes!

A life without books is Wack! An A-Z book that is playful and inter-generational in its outlook, with great images and a lexicon derived from one of the world’s most vibrant popular cultures.

  The Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with USA-based Directory of Illustration, announces that the World Illustration Awards 2019 are now open for entries. Following WIA’s most successful year..

Comic maker Joseph Kai is part of the Varoom 38 (Activism) feature on the new wave of Arab Comics, and here he talks to Paul Gravett about the group, the role of comics in Lebanese culture and issues for freelance artists in the country

“Wolf wasn’t happy being Wolf,” so what happens when he tries to change? This is Stephen Smith’s first picture book, utilising his bold cut-up style, and we learn about his process for creating the images.

Simona Ciraolo is a children’s book author. Having worked with Chronicle Books, Flying Eye Books, Walker Books and more, Simona has published a number of titles including Hug Me, Can’t Catch Me and Lighs! Camera! Alice! We speak to her about her illustrious career so far, her process as Author/Illustrator and her stance on the value of illustration.

We’re celebrating the festive season with an exhibition in Shoreditch this November. Come together at PrintSpace!

Pearls of wisdom from the AOI AOP Debate about commissioning.

Interview with Carol Adlam, 2018 Professional Research Category winner!

Alex T Smith (represented by Arena Illustration) is a true master of both storytelling and Illustration. With a host of awards to his name (including the World Illustration Awards), he’s..

Helen’s life and career are effectively covered, and it’s a delight to be reminded of the work created over such an impressive career by one of the UK’s foremost children’s book creators.

Tossary of Terms is a series of words or terms which describe the modern condition with an accompanying illustration. For example, ‘data barnacle’ is defined as a ‘Café customer who leeches four hours’ worth of free WIFI in exchange for shelling out two quid on a cup of fruit tea’.

George Butler is an award winning reportage artist and illustrator specialising in travel and current affairs. His drawings, done in situ are in pen, ink and watercolour. His exhibition Anima..

DACS has written to the Prime Minister on the negative impact of signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on the UK’s creative economy. AOI along with Association of Photographers and the Society of Authors are signatories.

October is nearly coming to an end, and with it Inktober 2018. Today, on Halloween, we bid farewell to the challenge and gather 10 Illustrators whose creations have captivated us throughout the whole month. Check them out!

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, one of our major trading partners, Government is considering signing up to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). We have significant concerns over the CPTPP, especially where it relates to copyright.

We’ve tasked the dynamic Cachetejack duo to bring a kick of colour to our new AOI leaflets. Have a glimpse at their excellent illustrations inside.

From the 1920’s until his eighties, Barbosa created a wealth of illustrations. Many are collected here in an intriguing biography of an illustrator who came to epitomise Regency elegance.

Chocks away!  Middlesex University students have collaborated with the Royal Airforce museum at Hendon airfield to produce an online interactive graphic novel relating the history of the airfield from the early 1900’s to the present day.

The AOI has taken up the Presidency of the European Illustrators Forum, acting as the first organisational President since its inception.

Now updated for 2018, the three AOI Directories are available from the AOI Shop. Each directory contains contact details of clients who commission illustration in three areas: Advertising, Editorial and Publishing.

This exhibition features a selection from the 2018 shortlist of 200 works, plus spotlights on the 16 category and overall winners.

At once global and personal, visitors can expect to be inspired by this diverse, engaging exhibition of the best illustration made this year from across the world.