Ben Beach of WRKSHP 33 was commissioned by Fox Sports to create a high-impact illustrated backdrop for the pre-match press conference for the World Heavyweight Championship: Fury vs. Wilder fight.
Earlier this month members of The SAA were delighted to join friends, colleagues and remarkable talent for the prestigious World Illustration Awards 2019.
We are delighted and incredibly proud that Bright author illustrator Fiona Woodcock has won the World Illustration Awards 2019 Children’s Book Category for her children’s book LOOK, published by HarperCollins US imprint Greenwillow Books.
Fiona at Somerset House for the World Illustration Awards 2019
Told entirely in words that contain a double ‘O’, LOOK is the story of a brother and sister’s day, including a trip to the zoo, where they discover baboons, balloons and many more delights!
The engaging, interactive text is perfect for emerging readers – encouraging them to read through the blend of letters and pictures – and has captured the hearts of both children and adults with its heart-warming illustrations and fun word play.
Established over 40 years ago, the AOI’s World Illustration Awards are widely respected across the industry, offering a comprehensive insight into the ideas, trends and techniques that are at the forefront of illustration today. Previous winners of the award include Benji Davies in 2015 for Grandad’s Island (published by Simon & Schuster).
Fiona
“It is such an enormous honour and a beautiful surprise for LOOK to receive this World Illustration Award. I was thrilled to be shortlisted amongst so many brilliant children’s books, so to be given this recognition from the judges really does mean a lot.
“There’s a lovely sense of things linking back up, because I first came across The Bright Agency at an AOI talk held at Somerset House six years ago. And I always visit the World Illustration Awards exhibition, so I’m incredibly proud to have been a part of it this year.
Fiona with her winning artwork, Fiona and Bright MD Vicki Willden-Lebrecht and Director Arabella Stein at Somerset House
“The concept for the book was an idea I had many years ago and when I eventually started trying to shape it into a book my personal brief was to produce a vibrant and playful story using double ‘O’ words. I incorporated the ‘OO’ letters into the illustrations to encourage children to engage with both the words and pictures together.
“The initial inspiration came from a pair of 2003 New Year’s glasses. The double zeros transformed into double ‘O’ words in my sketches and I started playing around with both the shape and sound, experimenting with words which worked well when incorporated in the image.”
“Once the difficult part of deciding on the sequence of events was resolved it was a real pleasure to focus on the artwork. I created every element of the illustration individually on paper, using stencils and rubber stamps to create varied areas of textured colour. Then I composited them together like a collage digitally, sometimes changing the size and colour if needed. This final stage came together relatively quickly after all those years of walking around with the idea knocking around in the back of my head.
“This book taught me to persevere with my ideas, even though they might not exactly fit with picture book conventions.”
“I find that publishers are often after unique individuals, so I think about what I love to draw best and let ideas grow from that. Of course, making books is a team game, so I’d like to say a big thank you to Greenwillow Books for seeing the potential in my idea.”
With Black Mirror: Bandersnatch the talk of the internet, illustrator Butcher Billy has seen his comic-style imagery incorporated into the film’s UK promo campaign by Netflix.
Sarah was asked by fashion label Glamorous to draw at the launch of their AW18 collection last week, drawing quick fashion portraits of fashion bloggers and stylists live onto phone cases.
As part of The London Design Festival, Regents Street hosted a series of in store and on store events, installations and talks. Angelica, commissioned by the Communication Store, was centre stage capturing sartorial shoppers in Ted Baker and Aquascutum, creating unique portraits to take home.
Viktor Koen and Istvan Banyai are part of a select grouping of 53 illustrators, cartoonists and animators featured in “Art as Witness: Political Graphics 2016-18” at the School of Visual Arts in New York. This powerful and inspiring exhibition shows us how, in today’s political climate, artists are using satire to record and respond to the current state of affairs.
Lucia Emanuela Curzi is invited back to Covent Garden's second annual Beautython
Following the success of Lucia's, Beautython campaign for Covent Garden last year she has once again been commissioned by Mission Media for Beautython 2018, this time to design a map of the shops of Covent Garden which will be used across all social channels and also in a print campaign.
To kick off the start of Beautython 2018, Covent Garden is pairing up with Glamour Magazine to launch an exclusive panel discussion, the Future of Beauty, at The Shop at Bluebird on Thursday 13th September.
From Thursday 13th September until Sunday 23rd September, over 30 beauty brands will host in-store events, exclusive product launches and Thursday late night shopping.
The map paired with her other illustration have been used to promote the event that sees a partnership with Glamour magazine for tomorrow's event. A video showing the making of the illustration has also been posted on Covent Garden's Instagram with much applaud.
Fiona at Somerset House for the World Illustration Awards 2019
Fiona with her winning artwork, Fiona and Bright MD Vicki Willden-Lebrecht and Director Arabella Stein at Somerset House
