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The Illustration Department PodcastAxel SchefflerGiuseppe Castellano talks to renowned children’s book illustrator, Axel Scheffler, about the deep, dark mistake he made with The Gruffalo; what he thinks about his “imperfect” art style; why he prefers to be called a family book creator; and more.To learn more about Axel, visit axelscheffler.com.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Posy Simmonds, Jean-Jacques Sempé, Tomi Ungerer, Judith Kerr, Lisa Brown, William Steig, Wolf Erlbruch, Maurice Sendak, Edward Gorey, N.C. Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Janet Ahlberg, Alice and Martin Provensen, and Leo and Diane Dillon
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2025-11-2543 min
The Illustration Department PodcastJutta BauerGiuseppe Castellano talks to illustrator and author, Jutta Bauer, about how she went from being a “bad pupil” to building a multi-award-winning career in illustration; what she has liked and disliked most about her career; whether illustrators today can change the world; and more.To learn more about Jutta, visit jutta-bauer.info.Artists mentioned in this episode include: Axel Scheffler, Tove Jansson, Tomi Ungerer, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Friedrich Karl Waechter
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2023-03-2840 min
The Illustration Department PodcastMark MillsMark Mills, founder of Plum Pudding—one of the world’s leading children’s illustration agencies, talks to Giuseppe Castellano about the origin of his agency; how art schools (and other agencies) are taking advantage of artists; and why every illustrator who submits to Plum Pudding for representation gets a reply. “Every one.”Here are a few of the illustrators we mentioned: Quentin Blake Helen Oxenbury, Delphine Durand, Eva Montanari, Axel Scheffler, John Burningham, and Kate PankurstWhen talking about the global publishing market, Mark refers to a map created by the International Publishers’ Association. Here it is.
2019-07-2351 min