Month: March 2017

Anna Bond

Trained as a graphic designer, Anna Bond initially hesitated between following her passion in for illustration and a career in print design. She  end up soon discovering a lifelong love for stationery. She is the co-founder and CCO of the very successful Rifle Paper Co, which she started at the age of 23! If you check her portfolio  you will find a beautiful collection of notebooks, cards, patterns and hand-painted items. Using her vibrant patterns and colours, Anna Bond illustrated another amazing Alice’ book. Based on this colourfully upside-down Alice world, she created also a whole  fabric collection!

Deluxe hardcover edition from Puffin.  The completely unabridged book
features more than 70 full-colour illustrations, gold foil embellished
covers, and ornate endpaper designs. Published in October 2015.

Anna bond 3.jpg.001

Anna bond 4

Justin Todd

Justin Todd  is a British historical illustrator that also contributed  with a lot of relevant work for children’s books. Of  note, he produced the early illustrations of ‘Penny Lane’ in the Beatles Song Book. In the 60’s, he was a tutor at the Brighton College of Art just like John Vernon Lord.Of  note, he produced the early illustrations of ‘Penny Lane’ in the Beatles Song Book. His artwork  is impressively detailed, and his Alice illustrations, which very  much resemble Alice Liddell, are certainly worth seeing. His work is conducted in a meticulous way, using extremely fine gouache painting, slowly covering his page in a detailed preplanned grid.

Published by Gollancz, 1984 (First edition hardback with dustjacket)

justin todd 5