A treat to start the week. Matt Pritchett, pocket cartoonist at The Telegraph Media Group talks about his favourite cartoonists in this short video.
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October 20th, 2011
Editors take note ...
Ian Hislop and Nick Newman talk cartoons at the Eye© V&A
If you have not yet watched the behind-the-scenes video about Private Eye on the V&A site, you should take a look, particularly if you are in any way responsible for content in newspapers, magazines or websites.
Ian Hislop, Editor of Private Eye, one of Britain's most successful magazines -- which has seen its circulation rise of late, bucking the trend for the industry -- reveals one of the keys to its success:
"Cartoons are fantastically popular -- people love them. And I think most publications miss a trick ..."
The video shows Ken Pyne, a member of the Professional Cartoonists' Organisation, which runs the Bloghorn, drawing a cartoon. Then one by the PCO's Alexander Matthews is singled out for praise by Hislop. And when he lauds the benefits of cartoons he shows a page that includes gags by seven PCOers. Get the message? Check out the PCO portfolios here.
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September 29th, 2011
Round up : What the Bloghorn saw
Following the overthrow of Col. Gaddafi, artistic Libyans have painted caricatures of the dictator on walls throughout the country.
A Swedish cartoonist who has received death threats for depicting the Prophet Mohammed as a dog was the target of a foiled attack last month, according to the Telegraph.
Cartoonist and New Yorker cover artist Chris Ware is embracing new technology, having just released an iPad-only comic.
In some ways, though, the streamlining of technology is making the cartoonist’s job harder. So writes comic artist and illustrator Tom Papparlardo, in an entertaining entry on his blog.
Timed for the Liberal Democrat party conference this week, Gerald Scarfe caricatures Lib Dem leader Nick Cleggin a video clip (we’re promised his impressions of Cameron and Miliband in the weeks to come).
Finally, Irish political cartoonist Donal Casey has appealed for help in recovering a series of framed illustrations that were stolen from a train on Tuesday. TheJournal.ie has more on the story, including the relevant contact details in the event that you can help.
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July 15th, 2011
Video at Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival
Martin Rowson splashing paint around at Shrewbury.