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..

Racism, discrimination and inequality have no place in our world, or our industry.

Wei Shao’s focus on urban spaces and their functions is explored through her interest in the rules people make up for their city that regulate, categorise and standardise inhabitants’ lives. In this excerpt from Varoom 40, Luise Vormittag talks to Wei about her ‘zine projects.

Watch our ‘Spotlight On’ talk with talented cartoonist, illustrator and graphic novelist Stephen Collins. Stephen discusses the creative process of ‘writing with pictures’.

We need radical, ambitious plans to see us through the exit from the pandemic.

AOI Members Central Vapeur are set up in the heart of Strasbourg, France, and the newest members of the European Illustrators Forum. Here’s eight affiliated illustrators we met while visiting the association.

Watch our ‘Spotlight On’ talk with illustrator, author, YouTuber and Patreon expert, Fran Meneses a.k.a Frannerd who share fascinating insights into her life as a ‘content producer’.

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.

This comprehensive book feels very contemporary, documenting as it does the imagery of protest from the social comment of the Reformation in the 1500’s to the civil rights movements. Also covering Women’s Liberation, AIDS, LGBTQ campaigns, Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement, Pussy Riot and more from recent decades.

We’re proud to highlight our network of brilliant Illustration Agency members and break-down what they can offer to business – to help propel new projects to the fore during this period!