Out the Door

Cover illustration by Nellie RyanSo this is my last issue of Outline magazine as editor. I feel regretful to let it go, but it must be done. I have too much work on, and need to concentrate on building my illustration business, although I still have the part-time graphic design gig (that pays the bills).

It’s been a privilege to run the whole show, and getting to know quite a few Australian illustrators in the process – not to mention learning a lot from them. Obviously I love to write, although being a managing editor is a little different from writing blogs or other personal stuff. It has its own challenges, planning and researching each issue, wrestling with headlines and standfirsts … but it is very satisfying once an issue is wrapped and delivered.

This last one was themed on surface pattern design, and I interviewed three illustrators who incorporate pattern into their work, two of whom design their own. I also wrote a story about creative block (and enjoyed putting together a little collage to illustrate it) and a very ‘timely’ (considering how stretched I’ve been in the last six months) story on time management. And when it comes to pattern design, how could I go past the great and bold Florence Broadhurst for the Nostalgia page?

Profile on ‘start up’ illustrator Bronwyn Seedeen The Blank Page – what to do when you have creative blockTime Sucks – tips on juggling that most precious commodityA mini profile on the inimitable Aussie icon Florence Broadhurst