Making Great Illustration

Making Great Illustration looks at some of the world’s best illustrators, offering information from exclusive face to face interviews, with images of work and portrait and studio photographs, it gives a view into the creation of illustration from concept to finished work. The blog shares our travels around the world to interview the thirty illustrators featured.

Published in Britain in September 2011 (USA in November), the book has ten sections, covering a wide range of illustrative practice from design and advertising, political illustration, children’s books, surface pattern and fashion illustration through to graphic novels and reportage illustration, showcasing many of the top artists in each field.

Making Great Illustration reveals the diversity of working methods used, and gives a rare insight into the unique perspective, approach and artwork of each artist.

Derek Brazell & Jo Davies

Editorial

Ronald Searle  UK/France / Ralph Steadman  UK / Brad Holland  USA

Design and Advertising

Javier Mariscal  Spain / Hvass and Hannibal  Denmark / Emma Dibben  UK

Fiction

Jeff Fisher  Australia / Yuko Shimizu  Japan/USA / Matthew Richardson UK

Graphic Novels

Dave McKean  UK / Emmanuel Guibert  France / Dominique Goblet  Belgium

Typographical

Alex Trochut Spain / Marian Bantjes Canada / Grandpeople Norway

Children’s publishing

Quentin Blake  UK / Oliver Jeffers USA/Ireland / Kitty Crowther  Belgium

Fashion illustration

David Downton  UK / Tanya Ling UK/India / Naja Conrad–Hansen  Denmark

Authorial practice

Paul Davis UK / Rob Ryan  UK / Jean-Phillipe Delhomme  USA/ France

Decorative illustration/Merchandising

Pete Fowler  UK/Wales / Catalina Estrada  Colombia/Spain / Antoine and Manuel  France

Topographical illustration

Olivier Kugler  Germany/UK / Matthew Cook  UK / Laura Carlin  UK

Editorial/Preface writers

• Terron Schaefer (Senior Vice President for creative and marketing)  Saks Fifth Avenue USA
• Jerelle Krauss (New York Times Op-ed) USA
• Polly Dickens (Creative Director) The Conran Shop UK
• Calista Brill (Editor) First Second publishers (Macmillan) USA
• Sheri Gee (Art Manager) Folio Society UK
• Chris Paul (Creative Director/Associate Publisher) Candlewick Press USA
• Adrian Shaughnessy writer, designer, publisher UK
• Martin Harrison (Senior Designer) The Times UK 
• Abraham Thomas (Curator of Designs) Victoria & Albert Museum UK

Forward writers

• Anita Kunz Renowned illustrator  Canada         
• Brian Grimwood Illustrator/founder of Central Illustration Agency  UK
• Dr Leo De Freitas Leading illustration historian  UK