Location: United Kingdom

Profile Last Updated: March 22, 2012

Member Since: March 20, 2012

User Type: Design Professional

Disciplines: Illustration, Character Design, Advertising

Tags: illustration, publishing, advertising, editorial, design

Occupation: Writer & Illustrator

School: Cambridge School of Art - First Class Degree in Illustration 

2nd School: Cambridge School of Art - Masters in Children's Book Illustration 

Description: Sam McCullen is a writer and illustrator from Surrey, England. Since graduating from Cambridge School of Art with a first class degree in Illustration and Masters in Children's Book Illustration, Sam has written and illustrated two children’s picture books (both published by Hodder), illustrated books by Julia Donaldson and Ian Whybrow, and featured in ‘Illustrating Children’s Books’ by Martin Salisbury (A&C Black). Alongside the books, Sam has illustrated for ad campaigns, magazines and multimedia. He's done a spot of graphic design work too. SELECTED CLIENTS: Leo Burnett (Hong Kong), BBC, Hodder Children's Books, Inferno (Advertising Agency), HarperCollins, HIT Entertainment, DairyCo, Oxford University Press, Macmillan Publishers (Campbell Books), Darakwon Publishing (Korea), Computer Arts Magazine, DPI Magazine (Taiwan) -- AWARDS: Selected for the Association of Illustrators ‘Images’ Competitions (Annuals 29, 30, 35, 36) - London International Advertising Awards (Finalist) - Silver, Bronze and Merit in The Kam Fan Awards (Hong Kong 4As) - Shortlisted for the Booktrust Big Picture Best New Illustrators Award - YCN Design & Communication Award - Highly Commended in the Macmillan Prize for Children’s Picture Book Illustration - The Orchard Books Prize (for the most promising graduate for children’s book illustration, 2003) -- QUOTES: “Sam’s pictures are very original” - JULIA DONALDSON . . . . “Charming and intricate illustrations” - LANE SMITH

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