Gail Armstrong (illustrator)

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Gail Armstrong (born 1966) is a British illustrator using paper as a primary medium.

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Biography

Gail Armstrong was born in Sheffield in 1966 and where she completed a Foundation Course in art and design at Sheffield Polytechnic in 1984. Next, Armstrong went to Glasgow School of Art where she completed both a bachelor's of art in graphic design and illustration in 1987, and a master's degree in graphic design and illustration in 1988. She then moved to London where she still resides with her husband and two children.

Armstrong worked initially as a graphic designer for design consultancy The Small Back Room in London before leaving in 1990 to establish herself as a paper sculpture illustrator. Her three dimensional paper art is used in advertising, editorial, animation, design, children books and publishing. She has participated in several group exhibitions including at Bankside Gallery, the London Transport Museum and Somerset House. She is a member of the Association Of Illustrators. Her notable works include the Kleenex "Feelings" series, two gold lion and two bronze lions for the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity [1] and the United Nations "Land" Philatelic Award and "[SOGO] Anniversary" World Illustration Award. [2]

Awards

Awards for Kleenex "Feelings" campaign with JWT, London include:

Other awards include:

Interviews, magazines and publications

Armstrong and her work have been showcased in the books

Her work has been included in several magazine articles including

References

  1. 1 2 "Cannes Lions 2010". Ads of the World. Mecklermedia. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "World Illustration Awards 2015". The AOI. Association of Illustrators. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "The directory Big won Creativity Rankings 2010". Directory Magazine. The Directory Ltd. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "LIA Gold winner". London International Awards. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "LIA 2010". London International Awards. LIA. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Creative Circle 2011- silver". Creative Circle Awards. Creative Circle. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Creative Circle 2011 - bronze". Creative Circle. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Creative Circle 2011- commendation". Creative Circle. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "WPPed Cream Gold Awards 2010". WPPed Cream 2010. WPP. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "World Illustration Awards 2014". The AOI World Illustration Awards. the association of Illustrators. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Flair Awards". Creative Match. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  12. ↑ Images 22 - the Best of British Illustration. Switzerland: Rotovision SA. 1997. p. 104. ISBN   978-2880463595.
  13. ↑ Paradise of paper art 2: the world of dance paper. Hong Kong: Designer Books. 2015. pp. 242–279. ISBN   9789881378217.
  14. ↑ Brazil, Derek; Jo, Davies (2014). Understanding illustration. UK: Bloomsbury. pp. 36–39. ISBN   9781408171790.
  15. ↑ Doctoroff, Tom (2014). Twitter Is Not a Strategy. UK: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 119–122. ISBN   9781137279309.
  16. ↑ Male, Alan (23 February 2017). Illustration - a Theoretical & Contextual Perspective. UK: Bloomsbury. p. 187. ISBN   9781474263023.
  17. ↑ Levin, Lon (27 June 2018). "Gail Armstrong - Paper Sculpture Master". The Illustrators Journal. ISSUU. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  18. ↑ "Paper chase". Creative Bloq. Computer Arts Magazine. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "The craft skills of paper illustration are finding favour". Design Week. Centaur Media. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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