Tag Archives: #picturesmeanbusiness
Have we become AI?
Some reflections on Artificial Intelligence, its impact on illustrators …and trying to answer the question: What do we do now? Summer 2024, Cover artist: Yuji Takahashi By Sarah McIntyre, first published in The Author magazine, issued by The Society of … Continue reading
Society of Authors Council
Very honoured this week to have been appointed to the Council of the Society of Authors for a ten-year term. For the press release, I wrote: I’m thrilled to join the Council of the Society of Authors, who champion the … Continue reading
Grumpycorn Makes the News
A year ago, this Grumpycorn story ran in The Sunday Times, and I thought I’d publish the text in full here, so everyone can read it! (If anyone of any age wants to create a family-friendly illustration, send it to … Continue reading
Some thoughts on illustration and Twitter activism
We’ve all seen how Twitter is a powerful tool: it can bring about huge changes, rally people, and also destroy people’s careers with a single tweet. Since 2015, I’ve been part of a campaign called #PicturesMeanBusiness, trying to show people … Continue reading
picture books week at moniack mhor
I often run into writer-illustrator-performer James Mayhew at book festivals, along with his partner Antonio Reche Martinez, and we’ve always talked about meeting up for dinner or something, but until now it had never happened. So when the invitation came … Continue reading
tips for an illustration student
I don’t usually have time to write detailed answers to questions I get from students by e-mail, but I thought this one might make a good blog post. So I’ve answered this letter to someone going to university in September … Continue reading
pictures mean business: new articles
Two new #PicturesMeanBusiness articles for you to peruse! The first is by illustrator Soni Speight, who has been one of the best things that has happened to the campaign. When I put an exhausted call out for help, she got … Continue reading
invisible illustrators: why does this keep happening?
Do you recognise this picture book? The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler has sold millions and millions of copies and is a national treasure. So much so, that the Royal Mint has worked with its artist, Scheffler, to … Continue reading
the legend of kevin: biscuiteers!
Late one afternoon, last week, my co-author Philip Reeve and I were puzzled to find outselves once again in front of a giant custard cream, this time in Clapham, south London. What was going on? Why were we not sitting … Continue reading
pictures mean business: new website launch!
Our Pictures Mean Business campaign has widened! Besides co-founder James Mayhew, two more illustrators have gotten on board to help out. Woodrow Phoenix has just joined the Society of Authors Management Committee which will increase our illustrator representation there. The … Continue reading
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