-It portrays a message and serves a purpose
-It is the bridge between an idea and an audience
-You work for people/with people
-It is a tool for story telling and meaning making
-It answers a brief
Application defines illustration
Examples of illustrated products
Mike Cortada
I chose an A Day to Remember album cover. I really like drawings with perspective, mainly because I really struggle to do it. I think this one really works well as an album cover and I really like how to title is incorporated into the whole design. I really like the limited colours used and the bright colour used for the title, very eye catching.
Nick Sheehy
This is an example where an illustration has been applied to something functional like a t shirt. I guess its a success for a functional illustration as we all need clothes but I dunno I feel like an illustration like this works better on paper just to be admired, because his skill is crazy.
Punky Pins
I love these pins I keep seeing everywhere and people wearing on their jacket or bag, its like carrying a little illustration around with you 24/7. I especially like this Wednesday Addams because it speaks to me, its how I feel about darkness and black and I like that there will be different pins for different people.
Alan Lee
I love everything by the fantasy illustrator Alan Lee. I feel it takes such talent to read words, imagine a fantasy world and then translate that into images. I especially love this book cover because it only shows part of a dragon rather than a whole dragon, making me want to read the book to find out more.
Simon Lewis
I saw this print at the Leeds Print Fair last week and I just love everything about it. I think the colours work so well, in that they are brighter around the performers so the eye is drawn there. I just think a gig is a perfect moment to capture in an illustration and Simon Lewis has captured the moment perfectly. It would work well on a wall just as a piece of art and I would love it on my wall but too expensive :(
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