Hanbury | Finalised Questions

After meeting today, James and I have refined the questions  and devised which order they should be asked in, so that they follow on from one another.

1. You guys clearly have distinct visual identities / tone of voice. Talk to us about how you achieve this, what is important to you in your output?

2. Speaking of your output, there is a clear difference amongst yourselves as commercial and independent publishers, could you discuss how the areas both differ, or even the similarities they possibly share?

3. Now we have an understanding of what you strive for, tell us what you look for in an illustrator, in terms of both their tone of voice, and work ethic?

4. Speaking of both your tone of voice, and the people you work with, tell us about the collaboration between the two. How do you showcase or merge both your own tone of voice, and that of the artist?

5. A big part of being an illustrator is to get your work out there. Do you have any advice on how to engage with an audience, speaking from your own experiences with social media, print, etcetera…

6. Continuing from beginner advice, do you have any pointers for starting a publication or press? What challenges and triumphs did you encounter? What to be aware of?

7. What trends have emerged within the publishing industry, and how do they impact what you do?

8. Do you have any advice for graduates, both generally speaking, and those wishing to work within publishing?