Editorial Illustration: Context, content and creation

Editorial illustrators create visuals to support text and convey ideas, but understanding of visual communication concepts leads to more successful illustrations. This book covers ideation, development, and execution, including a short history of illustration, visual language, symbolism, satire, representation of identity, ethics, and society, research, commercial judgement, experimentation, professional conduct, self-promotion, responsibilities, and plagiarism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 01 December 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Editorial illustrators play a crucial role in digital and print media by creating visuals that enhance text and convey ideas. However, their work goes beyond mere aesthetics; it requires a deep understanding of visual communication concepts to create successful illustrations. Internationally-recognised illustrator and educator Andy Selby delves into the importance of context and content when responding to editorial illustration briefs, explaining how understanding of visual communication concepts leads to more successful illustrations. The book covers ideation, development, and execution, providing valuable insights into the world of editorial illustration. It includes a short history of illustration as a political and social tool, how to use visual language, symbolism, and satire, representation of identity, ethics, and society, research, commercial judgement, and experimentation, professional conduct, self-promotion, responsibilities, and plagiarism. Whether you're illustrating a news story, summarising new scientific discoveries, or creating an image for a magazine cover, Editorial Illustration will give you the skills to produce striking commercial designs on time and to brief.

Weight: 764g
Dimension: 210 x 270 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350096868