view Latest Blog Articles and comments http://www.goodillustration.com/ To celebrate Chinese New Year, Good Illustration have distributed a printed and digital menu, packed with tasty dishes.   According to the Chinese zodiac, 2010 is the year of the tiger.   These powerful animals love to be challenged, a characteristic which is shared by the team here at Good Illustration.   View the menu here: www.goodillustration.com/menu   We look forward to illustrating something tasty for you soon. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:06:53 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Happy-New-Year-from-Good-Illustration/id=158/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Happy-New-Year-from-Good-Illustration/id=158/ Browse Good Illustration's 2010 brochure online: www.goodillustration.com/brochure Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:56:50 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Good-Illustration-2010-brochure/id=157/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Good-Illustration-2010-brochure/id=157/ Christiane Engel’s latest book, “Ooh La La Polka-Dot Boots”, has received a rave review from ALA Booklist.  “Young children, especially those who become passionately attached to favourite outfits, will enjoy the bright, active, acrylic paintings that show a cast of diverse kids in snazzy ensembles of all kinds”.  Published by Tricycle Press, the book is out in March. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:51:38 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Christiane-s-work-gets-rave-review/id=156/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Christiane-s-work-gets-rave-review/id=156/ Piotr Lesniak illustrates portraits of GQ Magazines regular columnists - Robert Sandall, Heston Blumenthal and Simon Kelner. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:01:15 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Piotr-Lesniak-GQ-Magazine-portrait-illustrations/id=155/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Piotr-Lesniak-GQ-Magazine-portrait-illustrations/id=155/ Christiane Engel provided a series of super-cute spot illustrations for ‘Pat-a-cake, make and shake’, published by A&C Black. This delightful children’s book offers a fantastic introduction to making and using musical instruments. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:29:24 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Christiane-s-illustrations-make-beautiful-music/id=154/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Christiane-s-illustrations-make-beautiful-music/id=154/ This weeks illustration by 'Dare' for The Mail on Sunday's 'Live' magazine perfectly epitomizes all that is British. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:41:06 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Dare-urges-Britain-to-pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag/id=153/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Dare-urges-Britain-to-pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag/id=153/ Illustrated by Bob Venables & published by The Folio Society. Bound in cloth, printed and blocked with a design by Bob Venables. Set in Poliphilus with Lithos display. Approx. 288 pages; frontispiece with 7 colour illustrations. Size: 9½" × 6¼".   About this book... A powerful expeditionary force is despatched from the West, tasked with effecting regime change in a Middle Eastern state … It is spring 401 BC, and a vast army of Greek mercenary soldiers travels to Persia to aid the satrap Cyrus in his attempt to overthrow his brother and take the Persian throne. When Cyrus is killed, the expedition turns to disaster. Stranded in enemy territory, betrayed by its Persian allies, the army is in mortal danger, until its commanders, including the Athenian Xenophon, take charge and lead the men on a perilous retreat. This is Xenophon’s eyewitness account of those events. The march of the Ten Thousand was one of the most famous and gruelling military journeys in all history. The foot-soldiers travelled 1,500 miles across enemy terrain, through present-day Iraq, Syria and Turkey, towards the shores of the Black Sea. They faced terrible hunger, six-foot snowdrifts, attacks from the Persian military and from local inhabitants, and the threat of mutiny and division. Yet this ragged army was a democracy on the move. Rallied by the brilliant Xenophon, the soldiers elected officers, debated strategy and resolved disputes through arbitration. Their fortitude was finally rewarded by the sight of the coast, which they greeted with the triumphant, and now famous cry, ‘The sea, the sea!’   ‘One of the great adventures in human history’ WILLIAM DURANT   The Persian Expedition is one of the best surviving portraits both of the Persian Empire, antiquity’s first genuine superpower, and of the ancient Greek character in all its valour and complexity. It has thrilled the imagination for centuries, and inspired countless commanders from Julius Caesar to the Duke of Wellington. Eunapius of Sardis wrote that ‘Alexander would never have become “great” without Xenophon’. In the classic translation by Rex Warner, it remains an enthralling account of an epic adventure. Our specially commissioned preface by acclaimed historian Theodore K. Rabb reveals why writers and historians alike ‘still look to Xenophon as a master of his craft’.     ‘To read [it] is memorable … as if it were an adventure that you made yourself’ FORD MADOX FORD   Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:34:15 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Bob-Venables-leads-a-Persian-Expedition/id=152/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Bob-Venables-leads-a-Persian-Expedition/id=152/ Leo Timmers has been commissioned by supermarket giant ASDA for the second time.  The project involved illustrating a range of subjects for ASDA travel insurance.   Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:04:01 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/ASDA-request-Leo-for-new-in-store-campaign/id=151/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/ASDA-request-Leo-for-new-in-store-campaign/id=151/ Robin has skillfully worked his magic to provide another striking cover for FT Finance. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:42:00 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Robin-Heighway-bury-completes-cover-for-the-Financial-Times/id=150/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Robin-Heighway-bury-completes-cover-for-the-Financial-Times/id=150/ Anja Boretzki continues to illustrate a quarterly puzzle for SPICK magazine (Germany). Here is the latest... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:13:28 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Anja-Boretzki-keeps-kids-guessing-with-her-bright-puzzles/id=149/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Anja-Boretzki-keeps-kids-guessing-with-her-bright-puzzles/id=149/ Anja Boretzki has completed a set of 8 giant-sized posters packed full of animals, people and objects.  Used as teaching-aids in schools to help pupils improve their language skills, these vibrant illustrations bring to life a wide variety of subject matters in a fun and engaging way. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:09:40 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Anja-Boretzki-s-artwork-goes-large/id=148/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Anja-Boretzki-s-artwork-goes-large/id=148/ Bob Venables provided the cover illustration for ‘Al Murray the Pub Landlord says Think Yourself British’ published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.  Al Murray is a popular British comedian best known for his stand-up persona, “The Pub Landlord”, a stereotypical working class British nationalist with a dislike for anything "un-British". Predicated to top the best-sellers chart this Christmas, the Pub Landlord offers a unique and hilarious look at modern British life. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:12:56 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Bob-Venables-illustrates-chart-topper/id=147/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Bob-Venables-illustrates-chart-topper/id=147/ Mikki Rain continues her long-standing commission for the BBC’s satirical ‘Have I Got News for You’ television show. Mikki has been providing the illustrated backdrop for this topical British TV news quiz for over 18 years. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:10:44 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Mikki-Rain-Have-I-Got-News-for-You/id=146/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Mikki-Rain-Have-I-Got-News-for-You/id=146/ Christiane Engel illustrated 4 titles for Froebel Publishing (Korea) which are out now! 'The Ant and the Grasshopper', 'This is a chair', 'What do you need?' and 'I play the piano'. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:44:25 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Christiane-Engel-illustrated-4-titles-for-Froebel-Publishing-Korea-which-are-out-now/id=145/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Christiane-Engel-illustrated-4-titles-for-Froebel-Publishing-Korea-which-are-out-now/id=145/ The latest Bob Venables illustration for the ongoing Artemis advertising campaign. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:33:22 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Bob-Venables-Artemis-advertising-campaign/id=144/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Bob-Venables-Artemis-advertising-campaign/id=144/ Andy Potts has completed a cover illustration and spread for Design Week. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:30:48 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Andy-Potts-cover-illustration-and-spread-for-Design-Week/id=143/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Andy-Potts-cover-illustration-and-spread-for-Design-Week/id=143/ Robin Heighway-Bury illustrates another fab cover for the Financial Times SNP magazine. This issue covers the US perspective on the future of investments and lessons to be learned from the financial crisis. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:17:31 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Robin-Heighway-Bury-cover-artwork-for-SNP-magazine/id=142/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Robin-Heighway-Bury-cover-artwork-for-SNP-magazine/id=142/ Bob Venables has illustrated 4 well known nursery rhyme subjects highlighting the impact of CO2 emissions on behalf of the Central Office of Information. Each illustration has a distinctly different style to the next. The campaign is currently running in the UK national press. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:56:25 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Bob-Venables-illustrates-Act-on-CO2-climate-change-campaign/id=141/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Bob-Venables-illustrates-Act-on-CO2-climate-change-campaign/id=141/ We were privileged to introduce one of our talented illustrators, Kanako to bestselling author Anthony Horowitz over lunch in Covent Garden this week. Although Kanako and her sister Yuzuru have collaborated with Anthony for many years on the graphic novel adaptation of the smash hit Alex Rider series, this was the first time they had met face-to-face.  As she lives in Japan, Yuzuru was unable to join us; however Anthony would like to meet Yuzuru when he travels to Tokyo next year. Over lunch, Anthony expressed his admiration for the sisters’ work and revealed how thrilled he was with their artistic realisation of his novels.  To celebrate their successful partnership, Anthony asked Kanako to sign a copy of one of the books and in return, Anthony wrote a personal message to Kanako’s daughter who is a big fan of the Alex Rider stories. Kanako and Yuzuru are currently working with Walker Books on the graphic novel adaptation of Eagle Strike, the fourth gripping tale in the Alex Rider series.   Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:29:26 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Team-behind-smash-hit-Alex-Rider-series-meet-for-first-time/id=140/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Team-behind-smash-hit-Alex-Rider-series-meet-for-first-time/id=140/ Doodle On!: Christmas Doodles - Illustrated by Anja Boretzki With so many doodles to create and complete, children will be kept busy for hours! Packed with lots of jolly Christmas doodles, from decorating your Christmas tree, to creating Christmas cookies, to dressing Santa, there's so much fun to be had. No drawing skills are required, all it takes is a bit of imagination and a pencil! Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:48:50 -0500 http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Doodle-On-Christmas-Doodles-Illustrated-by-Anja-Boretzki/id=139/ http://www.goodillustration.com/blog/details/Doodle-On-Christmas-Doodles-Illustrated-by-Anja-Boretzki/id=139/