The Happy Journey Collective project showcases an ongoing selection of coffin artworks by illustrators and artists from around the globe.

Here’s a look into the process behind some of Kent Barton’s detailed scraperboard illustrations.

David is one of those really talented new values coming up in the Irish Illustration scene.
He has been really generous in taking some time to explain us how he is doing an a bit of an insight into his process through a wonderful recent project.
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Yesterday saw the announcement of The Bisto Book of the Year Awards – the national children’s book awards – with great rumpus, hoohah and othersuch celebrations!

The 2010 Bisto Honour Award for Illustration and the overall Bisto Book of the Year Award went to Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick for her picturebook There.

This alluring picturebook is one that will draw every reader, child and adult, into its charming spell. The little girl’s persistent self-questioning is a true and honest echo of the voice of a child as she comes to terms with what she knows and what she doesn’t. The harmonic interdependence of images and text is achieved with artistic brilliance and a disciplined pared-back writing style.

The New York Review of Magazines has an interesting article on US Illustrator Fred Harper and the decline of editorial illustration in US magazines.

The 2010 APMC Star promotional marketing awards took place on April 16th at the Westin Hotel. The event was hosted by Paddy Courtney.
Among the winners were Ogilvy One and Marketing Network Ltd, both featuring the work of IGI members Peter Donnelly and Tom Byrne.
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OFFSET2010, Ireland’s premiere creative festival, returns to Dublin this October and we are both delighted and extremely excited to announce the first details…

WHEN: Running from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd October 2010.

WHERE: This year OFFSET is moving venue to the amazing Daniel Libeskind designed Grand Canal Theatre in the heart of Dublin’s Docklands for what is shaping up to be a fantastic three days of presentations, lectures, debate and inspiration from some of the leading creatives from Ireland and around the world.

TICKETS: The first release of OFFSET2010 Tickets have been issued. They are available to purchase at the Ticketmaster Event page right now!

Prices range from €150 EARLY BIRD and €180 GENERAL ADMISSION with a special €120 STUDENT rate.

A full list of speakers will be released by mid June so stayed tuned for details.

For those who missed out last year you can get an idea of what to expect as videos from OFFSET2009, featuring presentations by Chip Kidd, Harry Pearce/Pentagram and Sir Peter Blake with more on the way. and been uploaded to the OFFSET Vimeo channel.

OFFSET2010 is supported by The Small Print

Anthony Browne fell foul of the angry volcanic gods at last weekends Children’s Books Ireland conference. His last minute flight was cancelled er… last minute, but the talented and early riser Niamh Sharkey with Sarah Webb were on hand to step in.

There are some notes on Niamh’s talk over here but I thought you might like to have a sneak peak at some of the slides from the session – just click on each image to make ‘em bigger:

As part of a Bic pen promo artist James Mylne recreates Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring in 90 hours.

Fintan has been really busy lately. Not only has he revamped his website but he has also taken part on pood.
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