21 September 2010

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL






















(Pictured: Marion Deuchars. Cover to 'Burmese Days'. 2010 book cover award winner)


The London Design Festival is upon us starting on the 18th September, the event forms a nine-day celebration of design in the world’s creative capital. The Festival is a platform for the widest spectrum of design disciplines, brought together as a unique and accessible programme.

With so many events included in the festival the choice is overwhelming, particularly when deciding how to start it. I found myself with some free time the other day and started my festival with going to see the V&A Illustration Award exhibition.
The V&A Illustration Awards are held annually to highlight the best book and editorial illustration published in the UK in the previous year. Their aim is to encourage, recognise and celebrate high standards of creativity in the industry. The awards are free to enter and offer some of the most substantial financial prizes for illustration in the UK.

I enjoyed seeing the diversity of the work that was selected as the winners of each category as well as the streaming of the other entries. I'm sure I'll find many more great events to attend before the festival ends.

How did you start yours?

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