Present and Future Adventures in Illustration

Authors

Jaleen Grove, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow
Illustration Department, Rhode Island School of DesignFollow

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Description

This article discusses current trends and the future of illustration. Several illustrators and educators are interviewed, such as Anita Kunz, Armando Veve, Barbara Nessim, and Martin Salisbury. Topics include publishing, virtual reality, children's books, diversity and representation, high tuition, and the lesser respect and pay that many illustrators experience. The article also relates the history of American illustration 1959-2019 in the form of a tongue-in-cheek boardgame The Illustration Game, in which players advance through the years, encountering typical events in the industry. The game-board is scattered with historical funny-in-hindsight quotes of well-known illustrators, designers and other professionals, which illuminate the thinking of the day.

Publication Date

2019

Department

Illustration

Keywords

illustration, criticism, commercial art, history, prediction, survey, future, timeline, controversy, game

Disciplines

Illustration

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Grove, Jaleen and Department, Illustration, "Present and Future Adventures in Illustration" (2019). Faculty & Librarian Work. 2.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/faculty_work/2