About this episode
This is our 150th Episode! To celebrate, Giuseppe Castellano has compiled short highlights from Episodes 101 to 149. If this is the first time you’ve listened to our podcast, you’ll hear from illustrators, agents, art directors, editors, publishers, and more. Through these 49 episodes, we covered a wide range of topics, including: best practices in building a portfolio and submitting it to art directors; the many varied paths our colleages have taken to find their illustration career; the power of illustration; and beating imposter syndrome and creative blocks. Our guests were (in order): Sari Levy-Schorr , Janna Morishima , Rashin Kheiriyeh , Ellen Kokontis , Darryl Cheng , Kay Fraser , David Macaulay , Ariel Schrag , Kirk Benshoff , Laura Roode , Giselle Potter , Liz Frances , Ben Zhu , Ren Renwick , Mela Bolinao , Vesper Stamper , Dave McMahon , Shaun Tan , John Hendrix , Richard Solomon , Traci Todd , Karen Katz , Guy Billout , Roy Freeman , Lauren Flower-Kim , Christopher A. Brown , Melissa Iwai , Lane Smith , Flavia Zorrilla Drago , Mary Azarian , Daniel Miyares , Tim Mendola , Mark Summers , Barry Moser , Richard Michelson , Emily Arnold McCully , Jane Dyer , Angela Navarra , Olivia Verdugo , Kellee Riley , Patrick Spaziante , Barbara McClintock , Judy Schachner , Maria Modugno , Nicole Tugeau , Greg Foley , Kat Irannejad , Arsh Raziuddin , and Roz Chast . If you find value in this podcast, consider becoming a paid subscriber on Substack , or a supporter on Patreon . On either platform, you will gain access to bonus episodes we call “Extra Credit”—among other perks and benefits. | Visit illustrationdept.com for offerings like mentorships and portfolio reviews, testimonials, our alumni showcase, and more. | Music for the podcast was created by Oatmello. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.