The New Yorker‘s art director Francoise Mouly explaining how she worked with three different illustrators to create the triple cover for the latest issue.

Over on Fecal Face you can check out an interview with great canadian comic artist Marc Bell. His new book Hot Potatoe is available to order on amazon.

 

It’s Nice That have been hosting monthly talks in London every month with various creatives. Above is one with Irish animator/illustrator Johnny Kelly. See more here.

For this month’s sketchbook, illustrator Brian Fitzgerald got out his watercolour set. Check them out…

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Gerry Hunt’s Graphic Novel EASTER 1916: Blood upon The Rose has just been published by O’Brien Press. This 48page full colour album tells the story of the most significant rebellion in Irish history. The Irish Times covered the book in an article which can be read here.

Illustrator Eoin Coveney has launched his folio website at last. Phil Dunne is the newest member of Illustrators Ireland – Check out his folio here. The 2009 Children’s Books Festival kicks off this week - Niamh Sharkey will be doing the rounds of libraries so check the festival timetable. Alé Mercado has a sketchbook of a trip to Lisnavagh, and finally Scalder launches an exhibition of his personal paintings from 6th October in the Crow Gallery.

While editorial illustration may be on the decline (certainly in Ireland) and the likes of the Irish Times run ever more to the hills for cheap Getty stock illustrations to fill their pages, it’s worth noting the new digital avenues opening up for illustration. Here’s an interesting post on the iphone kids game ‘The Hidden Park‘ ; which also has exciting implications for how kids books might develop in years to come. And of course more traditional iphone games with illustration at the center like Rolando 2. One to keep an eye on.

Ogilvy Ireland and The Make-A-Wish foundation have collaborated on a brilliant campaign to highlight the work they do for children with life threatening conditions. The concept behind the campaign was to use illustrations by Irish and international illustrators to capture the wonderful imaginations of children. The results are fantastic.

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Some cool live art events coming up soon. Heineken Expression is a three city tour (Dublin, Galway and Cork) that sees Chris Judge, Steve Simpson, TADO, Gaetan Bilault, danleo, BRENB, Phil Dunne and Serge Seidlitz do battle over three rounds of live doodling. The final will be onstage on perspex glass with fluorescent pens under UV light.  All this to the impressive beats of  In Flagranti, The Field, Sarsparilla, Donal Dineen and The Juan MacLean (DJ Set).

Heineken Expression Dublin kicks off in Tripod at 8pm, on Thursday, 22nd October 2009.

For more details and to come along, go to expression.heineken.ie to register for free tickets.