Illustration

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Future pathways in illustration

Future pathways in illustration

“Jump fences. Disciplinary boundaries and regulatory regimes are attempts to control the wilding of creative life. They are often understandable efforts to order what are manifold, complex, evolutionary processes. Our job is to jump the fences and cross the fields.” Bruce Mau, art director

So far, we have looked at illustration in the context of commercial applications. These areas provide a mainstay of paid work for illustrators, but there are other areas that illustrators are involved with that, although still connected, are not driven by the stringent demands of the marketplace. These creative areas vary greatly, from collaborations with practitioners in other fields, to ...