Power and Influence of Illustration

Professor Alan Male is an illustrator, academic and writer. He directed the Illustration Programme at Falmouth University for many years, leading it to gain an international reputation for excellence. He is now Emeritus Professor and a keynote speaker on the international stage.

• IntroductionLessons from History1. From the Birth of Culture to Evolution2. Victoriana to Disney 3. Mid 20th Century and the Digital RevolutionThe Language of Drawing4. Icons, Semiotics and Identity 5. Metaphor, Wit, Sarcasm and Perversion 6. Rhetoric and Subject Matter Context, Impact and Consequence7. Ethics, Censorship and Moral Responsibility 8. Presenting Knowledge, Advertising and Propaganda9. Entertainment, Journalism and LiteratureContemporary and Future Practice10. Innovation and Problem Solving11. Communication’s Effectiveness, Function and Significance 12. Authorship and the Skills of the IllustratorIndexFurther ReadingBibliography

An excellent book that provides a good grounding in the historical context and development of Illustration that becomes increasing philosophical, more intellectually challenging and questioning of the role of the contemporary illustrator.