Giuseppe Castellano talks to award-winning author and multimedia artist, Selina Alko, about why illustrators who say, “I’m not a writer” are almost always wrong; how she approached Otherwise Known as Judy the Great—her poetic ode to Judy Bloom; why every creative needs to be their own best friend; and more.

To learn more about Selina and her books, visit selinaalko.com.

You can find Otherwise Known as Judy the Great here, or at your favorite bookseller.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Lisa Desimini, Matt Mahurin, Mike Curato

Photography by Good Job Photos

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Giuseppe Castellano talks to Simone Friend and Beth Johnson, the partners behind Friend + Johnson, about why social media is a double-edged sword for illustrators… and agents; what we must all agree on, no matter what you think about AI; what illustrators should focus on; and more.

To learn more about Friend + Johnson, visit friendandjohnson.com.

Here is the episode with Daniel Abraham that Giuseppe referenced.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Robert Valentine, Don Sibley, Woody Pirtle, Michael Bierut, Milton Glaser, DJ Stout, Jeff Kern, Peggy Sirota

If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via Substack or Patreon. / This podcast is produced by IllustrationDept.com—a global leader in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by Oatmello.

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Giuseppe Castellano talks to lettering artist, New York Times best-selling author, and co-founder of Studioworks, Jessica Hische, about how her first children‘s book came to be, and the two audiences for the book she didn’t anticipate; what value good design brings to our lives; why it’s never too early to think about your legacy; and more.

To learn more about Jessica, visit jessicahische.is.

Learn more about Studioworks here.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Dav Pilkey, William Wallace Denslow, John R. Neill, Ed Emberley, Louise Fili, Steven Heller, Christopher Silas Neal

Photograph by Helena Price.

If you find value in this podcast, consider supporting it via Substack or Patreon. / This podcast is produced by IllustrationDept.com—a global leader in online education for illustrators. / The music for this podcast was created by Oatmello.

If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, you can email Giuseppe.