what is illustration for?

What is illustration?

Sarah Maycock















George Adamson

What is illustration for? What is its function? Where do you find it?

Sara Ogilvie - book covers

comics

Matt Johnstone - editorial

packaging

Tinhead - album covers

Who are the specific audiences for illustration?
There are different styles of illustration for all audiences

Quentin Blake - young children

Robert McGinnis - adults who like beer

Mr Bingo - young people interested in film and directing

Examples of illustration in:
a book

Finn Dean - book illustration, 'Brave New World' folio society

a magazine article
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/14/creative-writing-courses-advice-students

a website that uses illustration
http://www.bestival.net/

an agency/illustrators website
http://www.handsomefrank.com/

a 3D object that contains illustration