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Welcome

Above all, a hearty welcome to our new website! The new site displays the work of a highly selected grouping of 95 of the world’s finest, leading, original illustrators!

The site incorporates many new facilities which you may benefit from:

    [bullet] Larger image display size throughout the site – God is “in the detail!”[/bullet] [bullet] Searchable database of illustrators and illustrations, tagged with an extensive range of keywords including illustration subject matter, media, assignment type (advertising, design, book publishing, magazine editorial, etc.), genre and overall approach.[/bullet] [bullet] Subscribe to RSS feeds allowing you to be notified of updates to the site. Feeds are available per-illustrator and per-tag, allowing for customisable updates.[/bullet] [bullet] 'Similar Images' showing you recommended illustrations based on keywords to help aid your search.[/bullet]

The ‘mydébut’ members area (admittance is subject to our authorisation) will allow you to access your own personal area on the site. In this area you will be able to:

    [bullet] Create and customise multiple lightboxes from images of your choosing. Lightboxes can be shared with colleagues and exported as PDFs.[/bullet] [bullet] Save your frequent searches, for faster access to results.[/bullet] [bullet] Sign up to the début art mailing list, informing you of news.[/bullet] [bullet] Download illustrator portfolios in high-resolution PDF format. All illustrations will print full page size from any desktop printer.[/bullet] [bullet] Customise the layout of your page to your personal taste.[/bullet] [bullet] Illustrator’s own FTP accounts enable them to keep us up to date with all their latest work.[/bullet]

Recent articles

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Welcome Jay Gordon!

Début Art is very excited to welcome in Jay Gordon. Jay Gordon is a Cape Town based illustrator with 14 years experience creating artwork for a spectrum of clients ranging from editorial illustration to product campaigns, packaging, poster designs and everything in-between. His twin passions are draftsmanship and storytelling inspired by great cinematographers, novelists, golden age illustrators, comic artists and graphic designers. You can find Jay's full portfolio here.

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Communication Arts Awards / Lisa Sheehan

Lisa Sheehan has picked up two 'Awards of Excellence' at this years Communication Arts awards in the typography category. Have a look below at the two winning pieces; 'Beyond Obesity' and a cover for Internazionale.

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Doug John Miller shortlisted for the AOI's World Illustration Awards

Doug John Miller's cover for Chemistry World magazine has recently been shortlisted for this year's Association of Illustrators World Illustration Awards. Doug was commissioned to create 3 illustrations for Chemistry World's May 2023 issue on energy storage. The illustrations detailed the potentiality and production of lithium-based storage.

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Welcome back Peter Grundy AKA Grundini

We're very pleased to announce the return of Peter Grundy AKA Grundini to Début Art. Peter has been shaping visual narratives for four decades. As a pioneer of infographics, he has developed a remarkable ability to communicate complex messages with visual simplicity. In 1980 he co-founded Grundy & Northedge, where over 26 years he developed an approach to design more about explanation than selling. Today, he continues his ground breaking work under the name Grundini, helping clients convey messages effectively and beautifully through visual storytelling. Notable clients; 1980 to 2000 Pentagram, The World Bank, The United Nations, Unicef, The British Council, The British Library, The Imperial War Museum, HMS Belfast, The Imperial War Museum, The V&A, Times Newspapers and Readers Digest Notable clients; 2000 to present day Shell International, World Economic Forum, World Energy Council, Institute of Civil Engineers, Harvard University, University of California, Alan Fletcher, Th...

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