Inspiration on demand

Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations. --- Paul Rand
A good idea, like the wind, can come and go unexpectedly. Illustrators who work on commission under tight deadlines, with briefs and articles to read and digest, must come up with not only the idea but a convincing illustration as well. When and how do they get their ideas? How much time is spent on the idea and how much on executing it? What if the article or work that needs to be illustrated doesn’t inspire any
ideas? What then? In the workshop Inspiration on Demand, Olimpia Zagnoli, the young and über-talented illustrator whose clients
include The New York Times and The New Yorker, will present various aspects involved in commissioned illustrations, from the relationship with the client to presenting proposals to accepting compromises.
Olimpia will “commission” the participants to illustrate articles using published work as case studies. She will also give a talk on personal branding, social media and strategic ways for illustrators (as well as artists, designers, etc) to promote themselves and their work.

Olimpia Zagnoli was born in 1984 in a small town in northern Italy. Her style is characterized by clean graphic clean illustrations with a retro taste. Her work is featured in magazines, newspapers, book covers, posters and galleries around Europe and the US. Her clients include The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Adidas Originals, Rolling Stone, Corriere della Sera, la Repubblica, Internazionale, among others. She art directs Timbuktu, the first iPad magazine for children, and created the icons for The Scoop, The New York Times app for iphone.

Maximum number of participants: 13
Cost: € 300

The workshop will be held at:
Books Import
via Maiocchi 11,
Milano
tel 02 29400478
Friday 18:30-21:30 | Saturday: 10:00-18:00 | Sunday: 10:00-18:00

For info:
Debbie Bibo, workshop coordinator
debbiebibo@gmail.com
associazione@micamera.it