Ideas Illustrated is a brand new YCN publication setting out to present the work of emerging talent in illustration and image making alongside pleasing and stimulating editorial.

NEW, STOCKISTS: You can now see copies of the first issue of Ideas Illustrated in the following outlets:

London

London Graphics Centre (Covent Garden)
Magma (Clerkenwell)
Magma (Covent Garden)
Institute of Contemporary Art Bookshop (ICA)
Artwords (Old Street)
Tatty Devine (Brick Lane)
Tatty Devine (Soho)
Beyond The Valley (Carnaby Street)

Edinburgh

Analogue Books (West Bow)

Brighton

Castor & Pollux (Seafront)

Manchester

Magma (Northern Quarter)

Bristol

Soma Gallery (Clifton Village)

This first issue is based around the theme of Communication and includes writing on subjects such as:

Republicans vs Democrats online - illustrated by Peskimo
Nigerian text snitching - illustrated by Kate Moross
Rare birds and birdsong - illustrated by Stuart White
Spam poetry - illustrated by Adrian Fleet, Craig Atkinson & Josefine Engstrom
Community Radio in Guatemala - illustrated by Lucy Oldfield
Misunderstanding - illustrated by Valero Doval
Getting a word in the dictionary - illustrated by Chrissie Abbott
Doublespeak - illustrated by Samuel Sparrow
Breaking up by text message - illustrated by Emily Robertson
Sign language - illustrated by James Dawe
Speakers fees - illustrated by Melvin Galapon
Press freedom - illustrated by Simon Whybray and Josie Willey
William Shatner & Esperanto - illustrated by Stephen Ledwidge
Communication for couples - illustrated by Sean Dwyer
Literal translations - illustrated by Matt Johnstone

Additionally the publication presents a series of rejection letters; individually embellished by Matilda Tristram, Wendy Marchbanks, Bryony Birkbeck, Loren Filis, Jennifer Bell and Anke Weckmann; and a collection of one off images contributed by Adam Hayes, Gaston Caba, Kate Larsen, Owen Rimington, Pablo Bisoglio, Hennie Haworth and Kenn Goodall.

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This issue's front, inside and back cover were embellished by Chrissie Abbott and Telegramme.

Ideas Illustrated will be published four times a year. Editorial contributors to date include KesselsKramer, Thoughful, Dare, Andrew Losowsky, Dr William Lutz and Reporters sans fronti�res.

This first issue was printed by Stones the Printers onto 135 gsm Crusaid uncoated stock with a 250gsm AOK uncoated cover. 84 pages / perfect bound.