IGI events
Illustrators Ireland Awards 2006
December 08 2006
On Friday, December 8th 2006, the Illustrators Guild of Ireland held their fifth IllustratorsIreland.com Annual Awards in the United Arts Club, Dublin. It was a fantastic evening with an excellent turnout.
There was a record number of entries this year and the quality was consistently high through each category.
Again, the IGI is proud to have collected together some of the best people in the industry from outside of Ireland to judge its awards. When IGI members put their work forward, it’s judged against international standards.
IGI Awards 2006 judges were as follows: Micheal Gillette - Illustrator (US/UK), Ian Anderson - Creative Director/Founder of The Designers Republic (UK), Chrystal Falcioni - Magnet Reps (US), Eduardo Recife - Illustrator/Designer (Brazil) & Robert Klanten - Publisher Die Gestalten Verlag (Germany)
The Award winners were:
The winners (from left to right) - Stephen Synnott, PJ Lynch, David Rooney, eh…PJ Lynch, Kevin McSherry and overall winner…David Rooney!
Best Advertising Illustration
Stephen Synnott won the ‘Best Advertising Award’ for his illustration for a postcard campaign for the IGI.
Best Book Illustration
The ‘Best Book Illustration[s] Award’ went to PJ Lynch for his evocative work on an illustrated unabridged version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens.
Best Design Illustration
The ‘Best Design Award’ was taken by PJ Lynch. One of two large paintingsillustrating Gulliver’s Travels commissioned as a mural
for Cavan’s new County Library and also for a limited edition print.
Best Self-Promo/Unpublished
Kevin McSherry took the award for his illustrated promo for the IGI postcard campaign.
Best Editorial Illustration & Overall Winner
David Rooney took the ‘Best Editorial Illustration’ for his questioning of what women’s lives were going to be like in a post Taliban Afghanistan. This Illustration also was the winner of Overall Illustration of the year!
