July 28, 2021

Making successful pop-up books & the entrepreneurial mindset | with Jennie Maizels (Illustrator)

Timestamps

  • Snapshot of Jennie and her life [0:52]
  • Introduction to illustration & art education [3:57]
  • Development of her personal illustration style [6:27]
  • Approaching the professional side of illustration (in pre-internet times) [8:57]
  • How she stood out from other illustrators with a theatrical degree show [9:37]
  • Meeting Anita Roddick & getting hired at The Body Shop [14:02]
  • The importance of formal education for illustrators [15:47]
  • The collaboration with writer and editor Kate Petty, the beginning of educational pop-ups and getting #6 on the best-seller list (next to Stephen King!) [19:22]
  • The previous state of the publishing industry [24:02]
  • The payment structure in book publishing [28:12]
  • The ideation and creation of her first solo pop-up book [30:32]
  • Selling her first fabrics with Liberty and John Lewis & the importance of an entrepreneurial mindset [32:42]
  • Jennie's view on marketing and Instagram as a marketing tool [41:30]
  • Her approach to online courses (The Sketchbook Club) [48:22]
  • The online art shop & her view on uselessly expensive supplies [55:02]
  • Her experience teaching at the university [57:35]
  • The biggest takeaways from her experience [59:31]
  • What's next for Jennie? [01:02:02]
  • Dealing with too many ideas and too little time [1:02:42]

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