Inside Illustration by the AOI

In this episode we're looking at working in a very popular area, children's books - from both the commissioner and artist sides. Our guests dig into how an art director works with an illustrator, what's good to have in a children's book portfolio, what the book making process is, promoting the book and more.   Taking part are two award winners: Jane Buckley, Senior Art Director of children's books at Simon & Schuster, and illustrator Chanté Timothy, whose latest book Daddy Do My Hair: Deji's Haircut is now published.   Hosted by Rachel Emily Taylor, artist, writer and BA Course Leader at Camberwell College of Art, this episode forms part of the Illustration for Children Season of Inside Illustration, a bi-annual suite of content from the Association of Illustrators.   Find out more about Inside Illustration

In this episode we're discussing the essential aspects of illustration for branding projects from both the commissioner and practitioner sides, with guests Heidi Lightfoot, Creative Director and founder of Together Design, and illustrator/designer branding experts Kate Larsen and Nicola Robson. Our guests have worked on a huge range of branding and packaging projects, including for Fortnum & Mason, Haws and Charbonnel et Walker. Along with host, Rachel Emily Taylor, they have a frank talk about the pleasures of working on branding (along with some of the challenges), covering the practical side of being commissioned for illustration in this area, real-life projects and what you should know if you're interested in or want to work in the branding area, including how to approach licensing and fees To find out more about the Inside Illustration suite of content go here.

In this episode we explore the essential aspects of editorial illustration from both the commissioner and practitioner sides, examining the qualities that make excellent editorial images with New York Times Art Director, Corrine Myller, and internationally commissioned illustrator André Carrilho. Hosted by Rachel Emily Taylor, artist, writer and BA Course Leader at Camberwell College of Art, this episode forms part of the Editorial Season of Inside Illustration, a new suite of content from the Association of Illustrators (AOI). To find out more on Inside Illustration go here.

This episode taster forms part of the Editorial Season of Inside Illustration, a new suite of content from the Association of Illustrators (AOI). Here we explore the essential aspects of editorial illustration from both the commissioner and practitioner sides, examining the qualities that make excellent editorial images with New York Times Art Director, Corrine Myller, and internationally commissioned illustrator André Carrilho. Our host is Rachel Emily Taylor, artist, writer and BA Course Leader at Camberwell College of Art. To find out more on Inside Illustration go here.