The Anorak talk came around at a good time for me as I'm currently working on a children's illustration for my OUIL505 self-directed project. I mostly admired her dedication to Anorak and adventurous approach to illustration- fighting against publishers who wanted stereotypical approaches to children's magazines (they particularly didn't like it being unisex). I also think it was interesting how she approached advertising within the magazine, working with companies to integrate it into the book as to not disrupt the experience. It was all quite interesting info especially after we had created our hypothetical-hopefully-not-hypothetical-forever ideas for Sad Mag. It really shows that if you have a niche, you can probably work it!
She briefly talked about portfolios and what she looks for when looking for illustrators. I was maybe little alarmed at how much she emphasised that an artist should have a clear cut sense of style in their portfolio, but it makes sense.
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