New 3-color Letterpress Prints by Amy Crehore
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Best of EFII – August 2010
(Illustration by Victo Ngai)
August was another big month at Escape from Illustration Island, with 80,000 views, the conclusion of EFII’s coverage of the ICON6 Illustration conference, a monster list of 150 Useful Resources for Illustrators, and more articles, interviews, and resources for Illustrators everywhere.
I also gave a sneak peak at an exciting new multi-media project that will be available next week, called EFII: Year One, as well as the latest giveaway.
In case you missed it, here’s a look at some of the best new additions to EFII in the month of August:
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EFII Podcast Episode 49 – Jessica Hische
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Episode 49 of the Escape from Illustration Island Podcast features an audio interview with Illustrator and Type Designer Jessica Hische. Together we discuss the world of Type Design, working in a design studio, and Battlestar Galactica. I also announce the upcoming release of the EFII: Year One eBook, Audiobook, and Special Edition Podcast Episode, as well as how you can win your own copy.
Here are links to some of the things mentioned on the show:
Jessica Hische’s Website
Jessica Hische on Twitter
Daily Drop Cap
Headcase Design
Louise Fili Ltd
The Arm
ICON6
Semi-Permanent
The Future of Publishing
EFII: Year One
EFII: Year One Giveaway
15 Steps to Freelance Illustration
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Lucy Boden
Lucy Boden is a freelance illustrator living and working in Gloucestershire, England. She grew up in Cirencester, a small town in the Cotswolds, and her work has been heavily influenced by the surrounding countryside and the animals that live there. Lucy studied BA (Hons) Illustration at University College Falmouth and graduated in June 2009. Her medium of choice is gouache, which she uses to create images with a bright, clean quality to them. Her work is aimed predominantly at children, experimenting with narrative, characters and colour. Lucy’s work has a quiet sense of humour about it and she enjoys adding small details, such as snails and ladybirds, in all her images.
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Lots of new conceptual work by Peter Ryan
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Win a Free Copy of EFII: Year One!
Next Tuesday, September 7th marks the official release of EFII: Year One, an eBook, Audiobook, and Special Edition Podcast Episode commemorating the first year of Escape from Illustration Island, the website and podcast devoted to providing resources and inspiration to Illustrators everywhere.
And if you know me, you know I love giveaways!
So, I’ll be awarding this 3-piece bundle to 5 lucky winners as part of the celebration.
Communication Arts Typography Competition
Communication Arts is launching its first-ever competition on typography.
Their goal for this competition is to celebrate the best use of typography and also to connect type designers, calligraphers and hand-letterers with their potential customers: designers and art directors.
Here are the details:
Communication Arts, the leading professional journal for visual communications, has launched a new Typography competition to celebrate the best use of typography as the primary visual element in design and advertising, plus new typeface designs, calligraphy and handlettering. Categories include collateral, packaging, media, motion, environmental typeface design, calligraphy/handlettering and unpublished/experimental.
The deadline is September 10, 2010.
Selections will be showcased on www.commarts.com and reproduced in the January/February 2011 issue of Communication Arts. More than 50,000 copies of the issue will be distributed worldwide assuring important exposure to the creators and publishers of these award-winning projects.
Submission requirements and FAQs can be found at:
http://www.commarts.com/competitions/typography
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Announcing EFII: Year One
I’m very excited to announce EFII: Year One, an eBook, Audiobook, and Special Edition Podcast Episode that will be released on Tuesday, September 7th to commemorate the 50th episode of the Escape from Illustration Island Podcast.
View the Official Teaser Trailer here.