Ross Collins

Glaswegian children's illustrator Ross Collins is one of my favourite and I think most referenced designers. Recipient of an abundance of awards including a Macmillan Prize (1994), Scottish Children's Book Award (2011) and an Oppenheim Award (American design awards), Collins is no stranger to success.

One of Collins' charming illustrations.

Having over one hundred illustrated publications to his name, Ross has exhibited his work on a global scale at major cities like New York and London as well as being a regular at international book festivals where he continually showcases, exhibits and sells his work as well as also being a favourite at primary schools where he hosts talks and workshops with eager children (his target audience!)

Having built up an extensive portfolio, there's no wonder that his range of established and renowned clients include Disney and Pixar for whom he does Animation Character Development.

I really like the fact that Collins really concentrates on his target audience and works with them in workshops in order to perhaps get a better understanding of the types of stories that they want to read and develop the characters under their instruction to improve his work in the long run.

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