Goodbye to All That
The US Marines have a saying ‘once a marine, always a marine’. The concept is so engrained that you never say ‘ex-marines’, but rather ‘former’ ...
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This year’s Book Illustration Competition winner is announced …
‘Dreams, myths, fairy tales, metamorphoses, the unruly unconscious, epic journeys, and a highly sensual celebration of sexuality in both its most joyous and darkest manifestations’ ...
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Plunging into the Cultural Olympiad
The Olympics is kicking off in London in a month’s time, and we are starting to gear up in Eagle Street – which mainly means ...
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Folio artist wins at V&A Illustration Awards
The other night I was at the V&A Illustration Awards because Matthew Richardson had been nominated for the Best Illustrated Book Cover Award for his ...
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Folio artist wins at V&A Illustration Awards
The other night I was at the V&A Illustration Awards because Matthew Richardson had been nominated for the Best Illustrated Book Cover Award for his ...
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Philip Pullman on illustrating his own story
The Folio edition of The Northern Lights (or The Golden Compass in the US and Canada) includes illustrations drawn by the brilliant Philip Pullman. In this blog, Pullman explains for Folio readers how he created these incredible black-and-white images, and the inspiration behind them.
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Gorgeous Gifts for Students: Celebrate Success with a Folio Edition
It’s that time of year when millions of young people are tentatively peeling open envelopes that will lead them towards the next stage in their life. Whatever the outcome, the years of study and surviving the stressful exam period are worthy of celebration … and what better gift than a beautiful book?
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Illustrating The Innocents Abroad
Award-winning illustrator James Albon captured the eccentricities of Mark Twain’s The Innocents Abroad with a series of stylish colour and black-and-white lino-cuts. Here, Albon shares his artistic process and how he approached this exciting project.