Title Slide Slide 1: - Reflective, Thought-provoking, Fast-paced, Translates the concept, Engaging - Mainly for magazines and newspapers Slide 2: - The average salary for an illustrator working with newspapers is $54,000* which is equivalent to £43,000. - *might not be 100% accurate Slide 3: - The Association of Illustrators sells ‘The Editorial Directory’ online which has a list of companies that commission editorial illustration. Slide 4: - Because of the change from print media to online, more illustration needs to be able to work digitally. Illustrators may need to translate their work into gifs/moving image in order to keep up with this. Slide 5: - Art directors like to see a range of work in portfolios, and see a social element to an illustrator’s work, for example using Behance/Instagram. Build a strong and cohesive portfolio that shows your strengths in your area of interest. Do lots of research when making editorial work – especially because of legal requirements. The more informed your research is, the better work you will make. Slide 6: John Holcroft - social media and Brexit – work often covers current affairs, so you need to keep up-to-date with the news Slide 7: Dadu Shin – the impact of education on employment prospects and climate change Slide 8: Ping Zhu – discrimination in the workplace based on age and the cover of a science magazine. The two examples show the need to work across different formats and sizes. Often, the work needs to fit into a specific size and there is not much room for negotiation in this aspect. Slide 9: Malika Favre – food review in a lifestyle magazine and the cover of The New Yorker Slide 10: Eleni Karlokoti – Her work is a good example of having to use a limited colour palette in editorial work. This is a common feature because of the printing processes/costs involved in producing magazines/newspapers.
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