Lauren Marriott

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Lauren Marriott (publishing under the name Lauren Farrell from 2019) is a New Zealand illustrator, comics artist, sculptor, and graphic designer. [1] She often draws under the pseudonym Ralphi. [2]

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Marriot is best known as the illustrator of the Doodle Cat books, written by Kat Patrick.

Career

Marriott holds a first-class honours degree in design, majoring in illustration, from Massey University. [3] In 2010, for ASB Bank's Creating Futures campaign through advertising agency Droga5, Marriott created an image of a pyramid of chairs, which was featured on the cover of industry journal AdMedia. [4]

Publications

Exhibitions

Saatchi Gallery (2013) [9]

Awards

Book Design Awards Scholastic New Zealand award for best children's book (2015) [10] [5]

Chroma Art Awards, runner up (2015) [11]

References

  1. Walsh, Kristine (21 July 2015). "Illustrator's doodle puss an award winner". Gisborne Herald.
  2. "Lauren Marriott aka Ralphi". Chromacon. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. Ralph, Fiona (13 November 2014). "Illustrator Lauren Marriott's favourite things". NZ Herald. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. "Cool cat's chair stack". AdMedia. 25 (11): 7. December 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 Lees, Stella (24 April 2016). "Early Childhood Books: Reviews: I am Doodle Cat". Reading Time. The Children’s Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Book review: I am Doodle Cat" (PDF). Early Horizons. 6 (2). ASG. 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. Byrow, Verushka (8 June 2017). "Reviews: Early Childhood Books: Doodle Cat is Bored". Reading Time. The Children’s Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. Macrossan, Mia (13 June 2017). "Reviews: Early Childhood Books: Doodle Cat is Bored". Reading Time. The Children’s Book Council of Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  9. "Chromacron-Exhibitor Interview: Lauren Marriott". chromacon.tumblr.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  10. "I Am Doodle Cat – 2015 Best Children's". PANZ Book Design Awards. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  11. "From Earth's End - a New Zealand Comics Blog". fromearthsend.blogspot.com. Retrieved 3 July 2019.