WIA2021: New Talent Science & Technology Category Longlist Highlights See the highlights from the WIA2021 New Talent Science & Technology Category longlist!
Posy Simmonds on the challenges of picture books Renouned graphic novelist and comic artist, Posy Simmons, talks about her work following her judging of the 2021 Klaus Flugge Prize.
WIA2021: Professional Advertising Category Longlist Highlights Take a look at a few highlights from the WIA2021 Professional Advertising Longlist!
The AOI Graduates! Part 2 The AOI proudly presents the Complete Guide to Freelance Illustration Class of Winter 2021! Discover the work of 15 talented illustrators – and check out part 1 here.
The AOI Graduates! Part 1 The AOI proudly presents the Complete Guide to Freelance Illustration Class of Winter 2021! Discover the work of 15 talented illustrators – and check out part 2 here.
WIA2021: New Talent Advertising Category Longlist Highlights Discover the highlights from the WIA2021 New Talent Advertising Category Longlist!
Eileen Browne’s Choice Author and Illustrator Eileen shares newly updated list, which compiles children’s books promoting Diversity and Inclusivity.
Illustration in motion with Linn Fritz and Panimation We interview London based Illustrator and Animation Director, Linn Fritz to hear her thoughts on navigating the world of animation and illustration, all whilst tackling the lack of diversity in the industry and making space for underrepresented artists through the wonderful Panimation platfrom
New Directors at the AOI The AOI’s annual general meeting was held on Monday 24 May 2020 for the financial year ending September 2020. Agent Ciara Phelan, Illustrator and educator Jhinuk Sarkar and Art Director..
The Girl Who Became a Tree – review Written in verse, this is the story of Daphne, a girl feeling loss and uncertainty, who seeks comfort and security in a library, where the books and her phone block out the world around her.
Klaus Flugge Prize 2021 Shortlist announced The shortlist for the Klaus Flugge Prize is announced today. The five books couldn’t be more different in illustration style but, countering our experiences of the past year, find creative ways to portray love and friendship, security and comfort to the very young.
PICTOPLASMA 2021 – Physical and online This year, Pictoplasma welcomes all character design pioneers, creatives and enthusiasts for a very special double-whopper hybrid edition – a 4-day summer conference in Berlin in August and a 2-day global online fest in September.
An Illustrated History of UFOs – review An Illustrated History of UFOS is an ideal choice of ground for Boardman to demonstrate his skill at interpreting a subject whose mythology is constructed upon a confusion of fact and fiction
Varoom 41: The Cover Matthew Richardson created the artwork for the cover of the No Narrative issue of Varoom in four varied colourways. We asked him about his concept and process.
Varoom 41: Hervé Tullet’s Simple Ideas Hervé Tullet tells Varoom about how his book art is created for interactive play in the No Narrative issue. In this extract he talks about his background and how his work is driven by elementary ideas.
Royal Mail celebrates science fiction classics with six new illustrated stamps Royal Mail reveals new original illustrated stamps, issued to celebrate six classic science fiction novels by British writers. AOI Members Matt Murphy and Sarah Jones are amongst the selected Illustrators.
The Pocket Chaotic – review A sweet story about breaking free from a parent, The Pocket Chaotic is a fun story with sprightly illustrations that is great to read out loud and may encourage little ones to explore new environments.
Varoom 41: Making Faces Illustration has been used for centuries in the criminal justice system as an important tool. In the No Narrative issue of Varoom (issue 41), Katie McCurrach tracks the role of image-making in criminal identification from sketching to EvoFIT.
Varoom 41: Word Activism In this excerpt from Varoom 41(No Narrative issue), Tristan Manco explains how Tano Veron’s typographic works stand out in today’s visually saturated society
Created by Members – March Discover and enjoy a fantastic variety of high quality illustration work. We proudly bring you a selection of great projects created by our members this month.
Finding your Creative Voice: 10 tips and insights How do you find your individual style? This article is a summary from the last Devon & Cornwall Illustrators’ Online Meet-up with Caroline Pedler, which looked into providing observations and practical tasks on the subject.
Varoom 41: Flora and Fungi In this excerpt from Varoom 41 Katie Scott reveals the process behind her botanical project with Kew Gardens.
Agents for Change: Diversifying Illustration AOI joins Illustration-based artist representation agencies across the UK to pledge change
Varoom 41: Cutting Through Visualising complicated information is a skill, but also a creative practice. In this excerpt from Varoom 41, Derek Brazell talks to Grundini and Delayed Gratification magazine to see how information graphics can help us understand the world around us.
Abbatt Toys – review Abbatt Toys was founded by Paul and Marjorie Abbatt in the early 1930s, and there are many images throughout the substantial book showing a range of period photographs, plans, sketches and products.
Gender Swapped Fairy Tales – review With Gender Swapped Fairy Tales, Karrie Fransman and Jonathan Plackett give an ingenious update to these familiar stories. Their aim for children “to grow up in a world where little girls can be powerful and where little boys can express their vulnerability without anger.”
WIA2020 on tour in China! We are delighted to be working in partnership with Shenzhen Illustration Association to tour the winning and highly commended projects from the World Illustration Awards 2020 competition! The exhibition is..
INTRODUCING THE AOI MENTEES 2021 The 2021 AOI Mentorship scheme is now fully underway. Meet the mentees!