EXTRACTS: Illustrators Issue 5 © 2013 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

14 ABOVE TOP AND FACING PAGE: Although famed for his Christmas covers, Mick Brownfield’s inventive and punchy work has hosted a variety of Radio Times themes throughout his career. ABOVE: ‘Maigret’—an editorial illustration for Radio Times . than I have done. But I’ve been doing it for over forty years and I think that’s something to be proud off and not worry about really. I mean obviously when you have to live and this is how I make my living, there’s nothing else I can do. I’m certainly much too old to think about anything else… no need to. I still have to make a living and I want to go on a bit longer. I pretty much do take all the jobs that I’m offered, because they’re always nice. Top of the range—big newspapers, big agencies, big publishers or whatever. People sometimes phone up from Yellow Pages , I remember one said, “would you come and do some cartoons at our barbecue?” PR. (Laughs) MB. And you know I did think about it. (laughs) I mean that is what I’m supposed to be doing isn’t it? The good thing is that I’ve always managed to work for top clients. I mean there’s a lot of below the line work for magazines and advertising. There’s certainly not as much… I mean I’m never going to be doing any more Heineken posters. But you feel pretty good when you get that kind of work that is liked so much that its going to get in the D&AD book (Design and Art Directors Annual) and getting a silver medal that makes a big difference, I felt. But particularly with advertising, I’m well known in advertising, I’m known to be useful and quick. Which is a good thing to be, not necessarily in one style but someone who can turn stuff around quickly, that they’ve got a problem with or don’t know quite who to use. I tend to get that kind of work. PR. Yes and largely through reputation rather than a lot of promotion. Text continues on page 18 © BBC Worldwide © BBC Worldwide © BBC Worldwide