Jill Calder

Current

• Lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art
• Illustrator at Jill Calder Illustration

Education

• Glasgow School of Art
• Edinburgh College of Art
• Dundee High School

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Recommended

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Connections

45 connections

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• Agents website

Jill Calder’s Summary

I work with a diverse range of clients from around the globe, on projects that need illustration or hand lettering to bring them to life!
I work both traditionally and digitally, using the Adobe CS4 suite, (in particular Photoshop and InDesign) and have developed a unique illustration style that is a seamless blend of traditional and digital techniques.

Clients include: The New Yorker, The British Museum, Mass Mutual, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Siemens, The Scottish Government, University of Kansas Medical Center, National Museum of Scotland,Random House Publishing, Penguin ,Towers Perrin NY and ELLE Netherlands.

I enjoy public speaking and have talked about my work and ideas at Applestore London, The Macworld Conference, Conde Nast NYC, D&AD Newblood and at a number of other educational establishments.

Jill Calder’s Specialties:

Illustration and calligraphy for advertising, design, web, publishing and editorial.
Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign
I am also a Lecturer in Illustration at Edinburgh College of Art (1997 - present) teaching First year through to Masters.

Jill Calder’s Experience

• Lecturer

  Edinburgh College of Art

  (Non-Profit; Higher Education industry)

  1997 — Present (12 years )

• Illustrator

  Jill Calder Illustration

  (Design industry)

  October 1993 — Present (16 years 2 months)

  Experienced illustrator and calligrapher , based in the UK with global client list.

Jill Calder’s Education

• Glasgow School of Art

  Post Graduate Diploma in Visual Communication , Visual Communication , 1991 — 1992

• Edinburgh College of Art

  BA(Hons) Design , Illustration, Graphics, Animation , 1988 — 1991

  I am currently a lecturer at Edinburgh College of Art in the Illustration Department, teaching both undergraduates and Masters.

  Activities and Societies:

  Illustration, Lettering, Painting, Digital Illustration.
  Member of The Association Of Illustrators UK

• Dundee High School

  1975 — 1987

Additional Information

Jill Calder’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• Agents website

Jill Calder’s Interests:

drawing, public speaking, animation, typography, vintage illustration, digital technology, reading, blogging, travel

Jill Calder’s Groups:

Friend & Johnson, Illustrationmundo and Facebook

•    Communication Arts
•    Photoshop Illustrators Network
•    CREATIVE DESIGN PROS

Jill Calder’s Honors:

3x3 Professional Finalist - 2008
American Illustration 27
Images 32
Creative Media Award 2007 for New Yorker/Mass Mutual Campaign

Jill Calder’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch