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have had the book ‘Bob Gill, so far’ for the duration of the
year, it contains the extensive work to date of well known American
designer Bob Gill, his conceptual design is eye catching and
inventive, he uses a range of different graphic techniques to put his
point across and is often clever with comical or satirical value and
puts across a lot of character in his illustrations. The book is
designed solely to display his work and this is consistent with its
composition, showing his designs in the middle each blank page with a
brief description underneath, reflecting his to the point style and
his ‘deceptively simple approach to creative thinking’(1). Gill
blends illustration, typography and digital image to produce his
graphic outcome and this adds depth and diversity, he is also witty
and intelligent so in some of his work the main objective is humour.
His children’s books are timeless as his distinctive illustration
style anchors the youthful feel which is crucial to its success, the
contents of the book are well structured as the works are grouped in
different styles and types of brief, the flow of the book
demonstrates Gill’s comfort in adapting to different projects and
choosing the most effective methods.
Gill, Bob, 2011, 'Bob Gill, so far' London
(1) Lucas, Gavin (5/4/13) http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/april/bob-gill-a-life-less-ordinary Paragraph 8
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