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World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists, Multiple Categories: Scott Balmer, Alan Dunne, Christian Gralingen, Gail Armstrong
World Illustration Awards 2022 Longlisted Artists Multiple Categories: Scott Balmer, Alan Dunne, Christian Gralingen, Gail Armstrong The Association of Illustrators (The AOI), in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, recently announced the Longlist for the World Illustration Awards 2022! In December 2021, we opened our call to illustrators with the aim of celebrating great illustration. The Longlist has been selected by the jury from over 5,000 entries submitted from across the globe. The full 500-strong Longlist is now live on the AOI website for you to browse. The Longlist represents some of the [...]
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Reading–The Food For Writers!
charles french words reading and writing (pixabay.com) “If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.” Stephen King [...]
New Poster Design
I had a wonderful time designing this poster for a monthly Game Night at my church. It was thrilling to push my design sensibilities.
fryin’ to be your valentine <3 happy valentines day 2020
fryin’ to be your valentine <3 happy valentines day 2020
Pepijn Schermer Creates “Chained / Unchained” Exhibit
Artist Pepijn Schermer's *Chained / Unchained* exhibition bridges the gap between two parallel worlds. For this conceptual series, Pepijn created fifteen paintings that delve into the depths of human [...]
Artist of the Month, February 2020: Kate Forrester
This month, the creator of our February 2020 Calendar image Kate Forrester sat down with us for the second episode of our micro podcast, A Moment with Mendola. Kate Forrester [...]
WE LOVE ILLUSTRATION AT…
WE LOVE ILLUSTRATION AT LEMONADE!Happy Valentine’s Day from Lemonade! The delicate, conceptual style of the Agency’s Amalia Restrepo’s illustration sums up the message perfectly. Amalia’s work has a rare quality of [...]
JESSICA JOINS LEMONADE!Jessica…
JESSICA JOINS LEMONADE!Jessica Ciccolone has just signed with our Agency and brought her endearing style to our talent Roster. She has already worked extensively in Children’s Books and comes to our [...]
for the New York Times sunday paper, page 3
for the New York Times sunday paper, page 3
Tonya Engel’s “Rise!” Book Launch at Brooklyn Public Library
“Author Bethany Hegedus and Illustrator Tonya Engel read from Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication I know Why [...]
stop to smell the flowers
stop to smell the flowers
I Ski Because … | Client: UAJ
I Ski Because … Happy Valentine’s Day! This illustration, I Ski Because, was for an article on one man’s lifelong love for skiing, but I think it also works nicely [...]
trying to bounce back
trying to bounce back
RAY SHIBE SUDA FOLIO UPDATEThe…
RAY SHIBE SUDA FOLIO UPDATEThe Lemonade team are busy updating our Illustrators' portfolios at the moment ready for our marketing plans. Much sought-after Illustrator and vis dev artist, Ray Shibe [...]
Agency Spotlight: Mendola Artists Representatives
Family-owned illustration agency Mendola Artists was founded by Joseph Mendola in 1960 before CGI, JPGs, fax machines or even FedX. Today, the United States-based agency continues to evolve and [...]
Text Readability
What makes a font legible? Here's some research and infographic about a font's readability.
Why You Should Never Stop Reading Fairytales!
Once Upon a Time.... Never Stop Reading Fairy tales! by Karen DeMers Dowdall I thought it would be nice to re-post one of my favorite posts about fairy tales. Considering [...]
Guest Interview: Susan Fae, Artist, Part Four
Question Number 4: Women have historically expressed their creativity through the domestic arts. Is there a feminist motivation to your use of textiles as a medium or does it connect [...]
My Journey: Directory of Illustration
You can now see my work in the Directory of Illustration! One of the challenges of being an independent artist is finding people to buy your work or to hire you [...]
Agency Spotlight: Rapp Art
RappArt is a global illustration agency that represents nearly 100 award-winning artists from around the world. Founded over 70 years ago, RappArt has collaborated with many of the legendary [...]
2020 Publishing
Our creative illustrators can imagine the many potential directions to take your next book cover. This incredible range of talent spans all illustration styles and book genres: from classics to [...]
Creative Quarterly 100 Best Annual 2019
Congratulations to Beppe Giacobbe, who’s work was selected for the CQ 100 Best Annual 2019. Both pieces below were chosen for the Top 25 Illustration 2019 category. “Infinity between Mathematics and [...]