Editorial Illustration

As well as the task of creating an album cover, I have also been assigned with the task of looking into the field of editorial illustration.

Official Nintendo Magazine

Assortment of magazines.

Editorial illustration is illustrations that appear alongside articles, for example in magazines, newspapers and catalogues etc.

When I thought about the definition of editorial illustration, I thought of some of my favourite magazines, such as Official Nintendo Magazine, and Wired, which the latter is a computer & electronics magazine.

http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine < Screenshot taken from this link.

http://cdn2.business2community.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/ferran-adria-wired-magazine-cover.jpg < image reference at this link.

I found a great website by an illustrator that has in the past commissioned work for Wired.
http://mikemcquade.com/wiredmagazine/ <

Mike Mcquade has over 9 years experience as a multidisciplinary designer & illustrator. He produces for top clients such as Nike, New York Times, Wired, Delta Airlines, Groupon, and Siemens.
Some of his editorial illustrations for Wired magazine, I will display below.

http://mikemcquade.com/wiredmagazine/ < image reference at this link.

http://mikemcquade.com/wiredmagazine/ < image reference at this link.

http://mikemcquade.com/wiredmagazine/ < image reference at this link.

http://mikemcquade.com/wiredmagazine/ < image reference at his link.

http://mikemcquade.com/wiredmagazine/ < image reference at this link.

Wondering what the real world market was like, I contacted Mike Mcquade via twitter, asking about how he got into the market.

Hopefully he will reply to me, as his input would be great to have as part of my research. I will of course update this blog if he does.

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UPDATE: Sadly he never got back to me, which is understandable since he is most likely very busy.

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Below I feature editorial illustration in a newspaper.

I used 'The Independent' newspaper to provide an example of editorial illustration in tabloids.







It's worth noting that I found a good website listing many of the difference markets in illustration, (45 to be precise).

http://www.commarts.com/columns/markets-illustration < image reference at this link.

Useful to this research, (and as just a general guide), as right at the very top of the page, a feature on editorial, advertising and publishing.


Editorial illustration is a massive field in the world of commercial illustration, so it is very worth looking into deeply.







Thomas.