Illustration
Illustration lies in a no man's land, somewhere between fine art and clip art. Though illustration remains a powerful and versatile communication tool, it often plays a lonely role in the graphic arts. Illustrators operate from isolated studios, ignorant of the concerns of designers, who in turn are oblivious to the needs of illustrators. These articles explore the evolving role illustration plays in today's publishing environment.
From The Archives
- André François
- by Milton Glaser, Steven Heller & Brad Holland
- Feb 19, 2003
- André François, the great graphic artist and painter has suffered a
terrible loss. Just before Christmas there was a fire in his studio
which consumed most of his life's work.
From The Archives
- Neue Illustration
- by Lisa Zeitz
- Feb 19, 2003
- "Neue Illustration", an exhibition by eleven
German illustrators at NYU's Deutsches Haus, celebrates the small-press
publishing that has taken place since 1989, with a lively collection of
illustrated books, posters and drawings.
From The Archives
- Use of Illustration
- Mar 15, 2002
- Illustration is able to transcend the limits of the written word.It is an art of opposites,an intricate dance between art and commerce that is created by people who find freedom in solving visual riddles and in filling dictated space with inventiveness,creativity and added value.
From The Archives
- What makes a good illustration?
- by Alan M. Webber
- Mar 15, 2002
- Since editors are by nature a cranky sort (and since I am, by nature, cranky even by editor standards), let me turn the question around and tell you what makes a *bad* illustration.
From The Archives
- Illustration: Graphic Design’s Poor Relation
- by Laurie Rosenwald
- Mar 15, 2002
- Oh, come on. Everybody knows that illustration is nothing. Nothing compared to graphic design. Nothing compared to photography.
From The Archives
- Milton Glaser Interview
- by Brad Holland
- Mar 15, 2002
- As one of the founders of Pushpin Studios in 1954, Milton Glaser helped revive illustration in the 1960?s when photography was thought to have swept the field.
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