New Signed Artist: Tamara D’Amato

What do a podcast, a stand-up comic, & a Brooklyn musician, all have in common? No, this isn’t a joke (which would make more sense to be fair). These are the 3 briefs Illo Agency has completed with Rev — Lyft’s guide to the transportation revolution. If you don’t know who Lyft is, Lyft is…

Many congratulations to author Christine Pillainayagam, and Illo Agency illustrator, Trisha Srviastava for “Ellie Pillai is Brown” being shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize! “Ellie Pillai is Brown” was written by Christine Pillainayagam, with illustrations by Trisha Srviastava. It is one of six shortlisted books for Older Readers. It is a YA romcom about standing…

Our Talent Source Manager, Vicky, is always out and about visiting gallery shows and universities to get to know the emerging voices in the world of illustration. Here she shares a little bit about those visits, and why she finds it important artists look for the right representation for them, right out of school. In…

What makes Astound UK so successful and unique as an agency is that they are firmly planted in the UK, in Brighton and London, yet have a truly global backing behind us. With the US team and an international roster of artists, they have a panoramic view of the industry at large. Astound’s position allows…

We’re very pleased to announce that Illo illustrator Ana Salopek has won an Award for the joyful “Ferdinand Cheval“, commissioned by Benchmark. Ferdinand Cheval: The Postman Who Delivered a Palace, Illustrated by Ana Salopek and written by Anne Renaud has received a Gold Standard Junior Library Guild award, and we must add that we feel…

Advocate Art’s illustrator, Yulia Gorkina, is taking part in a wonderful project to make cities more colorful! Tour Elentrik is a project to bring color to cities and joy to residents around Belgium, and Yulia Gorkina is right in the middle of it. As part of this project ugly, dirt distribution boxes are being painted…