HeyJaredNotes on Illustration
Thoughts, Insights, and Lessons on the Art, History, and Practice of Illustration | Written by Giuseppe Castellano
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Episode 381: Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator and writer, Angie Kang (opens the original)
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Here’s the Extra Credit for Episode 381 of The Illustration Department Podcast—with Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator and writer, Angie Kang.Angie talks about how winning a major award can affect one’s creative process; how illustrators can minimize their “bad art days”; and more.You can listen to the full episode on your preferred podcast player, or … Read more
Ronni Solbert (opens the original)
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Romaine “Ronni” Solbert was born on September 7, 1925, in Washington, D.C. Her family soon moved to Rochester, New York—where her father, Oscar Nathaniel Solbert, a United States General in both World Wars, became the first director of the George Eastman Museum. All Eastman did was found the Eastman Kodak Company and revolutionize amateur photography by popularizing user-friendly handheld cameras. One could say there’s a direct lineage between today’s voyeuristic, smartphone-fueled, Insta-lives
Episode 380: Literary agent and founder of The Anjali Singh Agency, Anjali Singh (opens the original)
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Here’s the Extra Credit for Episode 380 of The Illustration Department Podcast—with literary agent and founder of The Anjali Singh Agency, Anjali Singh.Anjali talks about publishing Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis; what odd excuse is given for many rejections in publishing; and more.You can listen to the full episode on your preferred podcast player, or by…
Parton Ways (opens the original)
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Art directing and designing Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors is without question one of the most cherished experiences of my publishing life.In honor of her passing on August 25, 2026, let’s take a trip down memory lane and look back on how the New York Times bestselling children’s book came to be; who called it “clumsy and irrelevant”; how my former boss’s public comments about the book differ from his private ones; and what illustrators can learn from Dolly. Read more
Episode 379: Roz Chast, long-time cartoonist for The New Yorker (opens the original)
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Here’s the Extra Credit for Episode 379 of The Illustration Department Podcast.From the archive:Roz Chast, long-time cartoonist for The New Yorker, talks about the early days of her nearly fifty-year career; how she works through anxiety and artist’s block; and more.Originally published on March 29, 2022.You can listen to the full episode on your prefer… Read more
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