Nice Work for the Cat and the King
Nice Work for the Cat and the King scoops the top prize for the inaugural children’s book award for illustrated early fiction
El Primo Ramón
In a unique collaboration, El Primo Ramón’s irresistible children’s illustrations are combined with CBeebies Radio stories to inspire little listeners and spark their imaginations.
MAGIC WATER COLOURING | RACHEL MCLEAN FOR IMAGINE THAT
Talented illustrator Rachel McLean has been busy creating wonderful worlds for young artists to delve into with her Magic Water Colouring series which launched this year with Imagine That.
BEHIND THE BOOK | WAKEY BIRDS BY MADDIE FROST
Maddie Frost is the author-illustrator of three books; her most recent creation, Wakey Birds, published earlier this month with Templar Publishing.
Vegetable Gardening Wisdom| Harriet Popham for Storey
Harriet Popham combined her passion for pattern design and illustration with her family’s farming background in the beautiful artwork for this pocket-sized lifestyle book Vegetable Gardening Wisdom - Daily Advice and Inspiration for Getting the Most From Your Garden published by Storey.
WHAT WOULD DANI DO? | ELEANOR HANCOCK FOR PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
When Bright artist Eleanor Hancock got hooked on Love Island last summer, she had no idea that less than a year later she would be illustrating the autobiography of star contestant, Dani Dyer. With her broad illustration background, including fashion design, greetings and gift, product design and packaging, Eleanor was primed to take on this unique challenge.
Behind the Book: The World Book Day Monster illustrated by Ada Grey
Following the festivity of World Book Day earlier this month, it was timely to go behind the scenes of the magical new picture book The World Book Day Monster written by Adam & Charlotte Guillain. The book, from Egmont, is a celebration of stories, capturing all the excitement and imagination the day inspires as one young reader tries to find someone to share the magic of her favourite book with.
Introducing: Raquel Marín
Raquel Marín has built a career out of her passion for typography. Not only does she have a master’s degree in the subject, she is the author of a graphic design book ‘Ortotypography for Designers’ published in 2013 by Gustavo Gili (Barcelona), she founded a small firm, Lalolagrafica, specialising in editorial design and typography and, did we mention, she is currently writing a PhD thesis on the subject too?
The Wonderful World Of Petr Horácek
Renowned author illustrator, Petr Horácek, has recently joined The Bright Agency bringing his numinous style and creativity.
HARRIET POPHAM
Hugely accomplished illustrator and surface pattern designer, HARRIET POPHAM, collaborated with Accor Hotels to create a townscape-inspired mural for the multinational hospitality company’s new Mercure hotel in Bridgwater, Somerset.
As local creative talent, Harriet’s partciular knowledge of the area’s identifying landmarks and iconic events–including the striking Willow Man outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey, and the renowned Guy Fawkes Carnival–played beautifully into her composition of a truly bespoke artwork for the hotel’s bar and lounge space.
The artist’s signature intricate line art–rendered in greyscale and featuring highlight-colour blocks in muted shades–was employed to brilliant effect in creating a visual environment for the hotel’s clientele that is at once tranquil and compelling, inviting anyone entering that space to lose themselves in a meditative way amidst the intensely detailed drawings.
Harriet Popham is represented by The Bright Agency