Illustrating A Little History of Mathematics
How do you bring the history of mathematics to life through illustration? Kat Flint, illustrator of A Little History of Mathematics, chatted with author…
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Illustrating A Little History of Psychology
What does it take to illustrate a book about an abstract concept such as psychology? We caught up with Karin Rytter, illustrator of A…
Illustrating Retroland: A Q+A with Nathan Burton
What does it take to illustrate a cover for a book about books? We caught up with Nathan Burton, the illustrator of Retroland, to…
Illustrating A Little History of Music: Q+A with The Diggingest Girl
Each book in our Little Histories series is illustrated by a different contemporary artist-illustrator, whose specially commissioned work is designed to enliven and enhance…
Illustrating A Little History of Art: Q+A with Mat Pringle
How do you cover 100,00 years of art history in one book? Moreover, how does an illustrator tackle the unique task of creating historically…
Illustrating Playing with Fire: A Q&A with Jo Walker
Book designer Jo Walker created a powerful and evocative cover for Maria Yudina’s biography, bringing together flames and music. We asked Jo to walk us through her influences, her creative process, and what is her advice for new book designers.
Illustrating The Story of the Country House: Q&A with Bethan Scorey
Country houses in the UK date back as far as the medieval period, when England had a population of just a few million and…
Illustrating Spymaster by Helen Fry: A Q&A with Rui Ricardo
Thomas Kendrick (1881–1972) was central to the British Secret Service from its beginnings through to the Second World War. Under the guise of “British Passport…
Illustrating The Story of Work: A Q&A with studio MUTI
We work because we have to, but also because we like it: from hunting-gathering over 700,000 years ago to the present era of zoom…
Q&A with Nick Morley, illustrator of A Little History of Poetry
Each book in our Little Histories series is illustrated by a different contemporary artist-illustrator, whose specially commissioned work is designed to enliven and enhance…
How to Design Beautiful Books – Alex Kirby on Book Design
Don’t judge a book by its cover—or should you? Which books do you navigate towards when entering a bookshop? A captivating cover can have…
Q&A with Hazel Partridge, Illustrator of A Little History of Economics
Illustrating an abstract concept such as economics seems like a difficult task. However, it’s one that illustrator Hazel Partridge has pulled off spectacularly in…