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Yellow celebrates a full year in illustration as drawn by 52 of the world’s most exciting artists

Created by the team behind OFF LIFE, Yellow is a celebration of illustration and the artists who’ve made it their own. The concept was born out of wanting to show that illustration, "isn’t just a medium of pretty pictures; that it can be as powerful as any photograph or piece of writing".

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Bright yellow hardcover book titled Yellow with bold black and white lettering, lying at an angle against a white background

To prove that point, 52 of the world’s most exciting artists – from Jean Jullien, to Hattie Stewart – were each allocated a week of the year when they were asked to illustrate one news story that broke within their seven days. The result is an entire illustrated year, drawn from 52 unique perspectives, that showcases what illustration can bring to the biggest issues of our time.

The book is now listed on Kickstarter to ensure full creative control for the illustrators involved. Check it out and show your support here.

Two illustrated panels side by side featuring wide-eyed characters holding speech bubbles; left panel on yellow background reads "God doesn't hate LGBTs"; right panel on blue background reads "He just doesn't want to give them pizza
Two pages from Yellow book showing highlighted yellow text on left page and illustration of orange figure bound in chains with red starburst on black square above, on right page
Double-page spread from Yellow book showing illustrated figures protesting with signs reading "We Want Justice" and "#BlackLivesMatter" against a coral-pink background with police riot gear below
Open pages from the Yellow book showing an article titled "The Underdog Art Form" on the left and an illustration of B.B. King with a guitar against an orange background on the right
Anatomical diagram of a dog showing butcher's cuts labelled across its body in pen illustration on a pink page spread
Two-page spread from Yellow book showing "Don't Shoot" article with red hands forming an American flag design on the right page
Two-page spread from Yellow showing an article titled Wealth Gap on the left and an illustration of two figures on a jet ski on the right, captioned I feel sorry for poor people
Open pages of Yellow showing illustrated responses to news stories, including oil derricks, silhouetted figures, a red explosive graphic and geometric purple shapes
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