Thursday, 19th January 2012
The South Polar Times has been published at long last! It is five years since I first saw the originals, and over two years since ...
The South Polar Times has been published at long last! It is five years since I first saw the originals, and over two years since ...
[caption id="attachment_471" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Illustration by Ben Cain, from The War of the End of the World"][/caption] When an illustrator interprets a text it ...
[caption id="attachment_247" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="© Bernard Edmaier"][/caption] Picture researching The Earth. Picture research by its very nature takes you on many extraordinary journeys and the ...
Christmas is coming … again, along with all its traditions, for which we can largely thank the Victorians. It was not until a picture appeared ...
What is it about Christmas – traditionally the haven of goodwill, togetherness, charity and abundance – that makes us turn to the supernatural? Is it ...
A beautiful book is the perfect gift for the bibliophile in your life but how do you go about choosing the right one? Folio books are designed to last a lifetime, so it’s even more important to carefully select the edition that’s going to be around for the long term. Here are our top tips for choosing the ideal gift.
Launched to mark The Folio Society’s 75th anniversary, the Book Illustration Award aims to showcase illustration talent from around the world in the field of narrative fiction. 686 illustrators entered from 56 countries, representing a diverse range of backgrounds and professional experience, with 20 outstanding entries selected for the longlist.
Gérard DuBois has won in the Book Illustration category and has been awarded the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year Prize for his work on The Folio Society's edition of The Road at this year's V&A Illustration Awards. Judge Posy Simmonds described DuBois's stunning illustrations as ‘magnificent, rich, poignant and melancholic’.