illustration

he/him | Instagram | Site | LinkedIn Hey Stanley, how’s things?   Non-stop… never a moment’s rest… For those that don’t know tell us about yourself.   I’m a 49 year old (nearly 50)  illustrator, born in Wythenshawe, Manchester… now living in Whalley Range. I’ve been illustrating and DJing pretty much all my adult life. I have a wife, 2 kids and 2 cats. It has been widely publicised that growing up in a Chip Shop influenced you greatly and almost started you on the path to b

they/them | Etsy | Site | Instagram Hey Kai, how’s things? Hey Megan, I’m doing well thank you, the sun is shining on me through my studio window right now which is making me smile and I’m excited to be doing this interview - thank you for having me! For those that don’t know tell us about yourself Hey! I’m Kai (they/them) and I’m a queer illustrator and yoga teacher! I love running my small business which includes my Etsy shop, selling at markets, running workshops and lif

she/her | Instagram | Site | LinkedIn Hey Alice, how’s things? Not bad thank you, I have had a pretty turbulent time in the last 6 months...

she/her | Instagram | Site | LinkedIn Hey Ellie, how’s things? Not bad! Tell us about yourself I’m a graphic designer and illustrator currently at BBC creative. Always wanted to be a designer? No, I had a creative streak when I was a child which ebbed away at school as there wasn’t an emphasis on the arts and I was steered into focusing on more academic subjects. I came quite late to the design world, I worked at a live arts organisation and started doing some of their des

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she/her | Site | Instagram | Shop Hey Maxene, how’s things? Hey Megan! I’m great thanks :) For those that don’t know tell us about yourself I’m an illustrator, potter and designer based in Birmingham and I sell lovely brummie and animal themed greeting cards, ceramic pins and gift wrap on my Etsy store called Maxene Brown Shop. As well as working for clients, I love being in the pottery studio, scribbling new and silly ideas down in my sketchbook and creating products to s

they/them | Instagram | TikTok | Book Pre-order For those that don’t know tell us about yourself I'm Ella, I'm a Newcastle based content creator and illustrator. I'm 22 and I live alone with my cat! I'm also autistic and Queer which are both huge parts of my identity and have shaped the work that I do online. For those who don’t really understand what is a content creator? For me, it's creating content for an online audience to engage with on an educational and entertainin

she/her | portfolio | instagram | print shop Hey, Hannah! How are you? Hey, I’m doing well thank you! For those that do not know tell us about yourself! I’m an illustrator based in Manchester and I have an online store called Hannah Kirkland Prints where I sell travel-themed illustrations. I work as a graphic designer during the week and run my business in my free time, which can be a bit of a juggle. How did you develop your style? Whilst studying for my graphic design de

he/him | site | instagram | twitter Hey Mat, You alright? Yes thank you, I am doing pretty well plus I’m really enjoying some of the projects I’m currently exploring and working on. Who is the ‘friendly Neighbourhood Type Illustrator/Animator’ I’m just a simple designer who made a passion into a career, designing and animating type is my drive 364 days a year (I love Christmas day). But yeah I am a designer who trained as an illustrator, working for different agencies for

she/her | site | instagram | linkedin Hey, Julia! Let me start by asking you how are things lately? Things have been great, thank you. I just ended a US West Coast road trip, my first time being „out of office” for so long since I’ve been-self employed. I decided to stick around in San Francisco a little bit, to connect with people from my industry. I’ll be back in Europe in the fall. For those that do not know, tell us about yourself! Who is Julia Bakay? I’m an Artist

she/her | site | instagram Hey, Jia-yi! Hows things? Really good thanks! I’ve just had some rice paper rolls (blame my Instagram for my current obsession), feeling ready to chat Tell us about yourself! I’m Taiwanese but I grew up in the UK. I go back and forth between Buckinghamshire and Taipei. So I love talking about food and the weather - “Have you eaten yet? Wow it’s hot today isn’t it.” Give us some fun facts about you? Am I fun?! I love lists so that gives you a clue…

she/her | behance | instagram | twitter Hey, Julia! Hows things? Quite stressful at the moment! It’s currently International Zine month so I’ve zines coming out of my ears, but other than that I’m happy and relaxing after finishing uni. Give us some fun facts about you? I am a qualified snowboard instructor, which is fun! And I have 7 tattoos (more to come) So why zines? For me, zines started as a creative outlet in lockdown. I used them as a way to be creative every day wit

she/her | instagram | site Hey Danielle, first of all how are you? Hey Megs, I’ve been well thanks! Hope you’re good too, excited to be chatting. Give us five fun facts about yourself! Ah not sure how fun these are but: 1. Pickles, Sauerkraut, Marmite, Tomato juice – love’em 2. I never used to have a favourite colour but now it’s blue 3. I remember some dreams from when I was as little as 6 years old 4. I’m a newly found The Office fan 5. I used to eat whole chillies withou

lisa and lindsay | she/her Hey, hows things? Hi! We’re good thank you, how are you? (yeah im great thank you, thanks for coming on!) For those that do not know tell us about yourselves! Sure, we’re Lisa Barrett and Lindsay Baker. We’re both independent freelance graphic designers, and share a studio in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. We co-host the Birmingham chapter Ladies, Wine & Design. Tell us about LW&D. Ladies, Wine and Design is a global community founded by Jessica Wa

She/her | #femalecreatives Hey Megan! Hows things? Hello! Things are good thanks - the sun is shining and I am currently sitting in my...

She/her | #womenindesign #lecturer #designbywomen Hello, first of all, how are you? I’m good thank you! Run ragged but surviving. Give us some fun facts about yourself? Oh gosh. I used to get called giraffe at school because I have a long neck. I developed a bit of a nerdy passion during 2020, I got into foraging and heavily into mushrooms. I have one cat, one girlfriend, and secretly if I wasn’t a designer/lecturer I would be a chef, as I really love cooking, or I’d be makin

They/them | #illustrator Hey Eliott, first of all, how are you? ​I’m good, thanks! Since finishing university last month, I’ve been able to work on lots of projects just for me and it feels like I’m getting my creative motivation back! Give us five fun facts about yourself ​1. When I was 14 I won a drawing competition for a zoo and got to meet and feed a group of lemurs! 2. I enjoy sewing and make a lot of my own clothes even if some of them are a bit dodgy 3. I’m really into

He/him | #illustration #animation Hey Dan, first of all, how are you? I’m doing well thanks, man! Spring is my favourite season so I’m always feeling pretty good this time of year! For those that do not know who is Dan Woodger? I’m an illustrator and animation director living and working in Kingston upon Thames. I’ve been working in the industry for 10 years and have built a portfolio of work around my colourful, humorous, character-based work. Give us five interesting facts

She/her | #design #creativeboom #womenindesign Hey Katy, first of all, how are you? ​I'm great, thanks. How are you? (Im great thanks!) I've just had a lovely Easter weekend seeing family and friends and eating too much chocolate. It's been lovely sitting outside in the sunshine, too. For those that do not know, who is Katy Cowan? ​I'm a journalist and the founding editor of Creative Boom, a platform I launched in 2009 to support the creative community. It's a venture that t

He/him | #illustration #animation Hey Ben, first of all, how are you? ​I’m good thanks! A pleasure to be here. I’m in the process of moving back into my ‘new’ studio, 3 friends and I built it last year, converting part of a former warehouse building, we now share it with a photography studio and elsewhere in the building we have a bakery, a Sri Lankan takeaway and a burrito bar, so things are good! Of course, we couldn’t move in properly due to lockdowns and homeschooling for

He/him | #illustration #studio Hey Ben, how are you? ​I'm good ta! ​ For people that do not know, who is Ben Wild? ​I am Ben Wild, I was fortunate enough to become a professional artist at the age of 16. I later became freelance & worked on a collection of totally different projects from storyboards for movies, portraits of footballers to even toy designing. My freelance & semi permanent work allowed me to travel & with one film studio I got to see a lot of the world. More re

She/her | #illustration #design Hey Alex, How are you? ​Hello! I'm good thanks, I've eaten my weight in chocolate over the Christmas break and I'm ready to get back to creating. For those that don’t know, who is Alex Francis? ​I'm an illustrator and graphic designer based in Manchester who loves mixing colourful and playful illustrations with clean design. I originally studied Fine Art with a specialism in hyper-realistic charcoal drawings that were the size of walls. After I

She/her | We spoke on 16th September 2020 Hi, Shelby thank you for allowing me to interview you! You recently graduated from the...