House of Illustration celebrates Ladybird by Design with a programme of public events
From July through September, House of Illustration will be hosting an exciting public programme to tie in with its main gallery exhibition Ladybird by Design, including discussion evenings, in-depth lectures, family workshops and hands-on gallery activities.
Celebrating 100 years since the Ladybird logo was registered in 1915, Ladybird by Design is an exhibition at House of Illustration of over 120 original illustrations from Ladybird books dating from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
From Tuesday 24 July, visitors will be able to see every Ladybird title in House of Illustration’s south gallery, as well as joining in with family activities or simply relaxing on a bean-bag and reading an old favourite Ladybird.
The exhibition runs until 27 September.
House of Illustration – Ladybird by Design events programme
For more information and booking visit houseofillustration.org.uk
Public programme
For the love of Ladybird
Thursday 30 July, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entry and a free glass of wineWhat did the Ladybird books mean to us as children – and what do they mean now? Ladybird provokes passions, enthusiasms, memories and nostalgia. In an evening led by Ladybird collector Helen Day, share your pivotal, and perhaps secret, personal memories.
Thursday 30 July, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entry and a free glass of wineWhat did the Ladybird books mean to us as children – and what do they mean now? Ladybird provokes passions, enthusiasms, memories and nostalgia. In an evening led by Ladybird collector Helen Day, share your pivotal, and perhaps secret, personal memories.
David McCandless on infographics
Thursday 13 August, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entry
The Ladybird books are still celebrated for their smart use of design to convey information. Today, infographics perform a similar role. Join the renowned creator of Information is Beautiful for an exploration of how ideas are visualised.
Thursday 13 August, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entry
The Ladybird books are still celebrated for their smart use of design to convey information. Today, infographics perform a similar role. Join the renowned creator of Information is Beautiful for an exploration of how ideas are visualised.
Ladybird in context
Tuesday 8 September, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entryJoe Pearson, author of Drawn Direct to the Plate, a history of Puffin books, examines the rich publishing environment in which Ladybird emerged. Explore the lithographed children's books of the 1940s, their illustrators and their printers, and how they influenced the Ladybird series.
Tuesday 8 September, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entryJoe Pearson, author of Drawn Direct to the Plate, a history of Puffin books, examines the rich publishing environment in which Ladybird emerged. Explore the lithographed children's books of the 1940s, their illustrators and their printers, and how they influenced the Ladybird series.
The Ladybird book of Modernism
Thursday 17 September, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entry
From the beauty of modern interior design to the rise of new technology, Ladybird often captured a sense of postwar optimism and excitement. An examination of the modern world as depicted in Ladybird illustrations by John Grindrod, author of Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain.
Thursday 17 September, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entry
From the beauty of modern interior design to the rise of new technology, Ladybird often captured a sense of postwar optimism and excitement. An examination of the modern world as depicted in Ladybird illustrations by John Grindrod, author of Concretopia: A Journey Around the Rebuilding of Postwar Britain.
Educated by Ladybird
Tuesday 22 September, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entryKey Words, Science, Nature, People at Work – the Ladybird books introduced readers to a wide range of ideas. A panel discussion examining what there is to learn from how Ladybird taught us.
Tuesday 22 September, 7pm at House of Illustration
Admission £10 – includes exhibition entryKey Words, Science, Nature, People at Work – the Ladybird books introduced readers to a wide range of ideas. A panel discussion examining what there is to learn from how Ladybird taught us.
Last chance to see Ladybird
Friday 25 September, 6pm at House of Illustration
Admission £7 – includes exhibition entryDress up and join us for a final celebration of Ladybird by Design in this activity-packed gallery late opening.
Friday 25 September, 6pm at House of Illustration
Admission £7 – includes exhibition entryDress up and join us for a final celebration of Ladybird by Design in this activity-packed gallery late opening.
Family programme
Things to Make
21 July-28 August, Tuesday to Sunday 10am-6pm
Free with paid gallery admission
All through the summer holidays, visiting families will be able to get hands-on in our galleries with a range of great activities from Ladybird classics Things to Make and How to Make Things for Fun – including cotton-spool snakes, pom-pom robins and balloons with feet.
21 July-28 August, Tuesday to Sunday 10am-6pm
Free with paid gallery admission
All through the summer holidays, visiting families will be able to get hands-on in our galleries with a range of great activities from Ladybird classics Things to Make and How to Make Things for Fun – including cotton-spool snakes, pom-pom robins and balloons with feet.
Ladybird family workshops
Every Wednesday in August, 2-5pm
Admission £4 child/£7 adult – includes exhibition entryGet creative in these Ladybird-inspired workshops taking place every week in August. Participants will work with a professional illustrator to make their own masterpieces to take home.
Every Wednesday in August, 2-5pm
Admission £4 child/£7 adult – includes exhibition entryGet creative in these Ladybird-inspired workshops taking place every week in August. Participants will work with a professional illustrator to make their own masterpieces to take home.
Let’s Animate!
Tuesday 11 August, 10am-4pm
Admission £35
A one-day course for budding animation enthusiasts. Join professional animator Tom Hillenbrand for a fun day of animation inspiration. Participants will try out 2D and 3D animation techniques and create a short film in a day, with a screening at 3.30pm. Suitable for ages 8-12, with spaces for 15 children.
Tuesday 11 August, 10am-4pm
Admission £35
A one-day course for budding animation enthusiasts. Join professional animator Tom Hillenbrand for a fun day of animation inspiration. Participants will try out 2D and 3D animation techniques and create a short film in a day, with a screening at 3.30pm. Suitable for ages 8-12, with spaces for 15 children.
Cyanotyping nature
Saturday 29 August, 2-5pm
Admission £4 child/£7 adult – includes exhibition entryGet inspired by the Ladybird Nature Series and explore the earliest photographic process: cyanotyping. Illustrator Olivia Bargman will show participants how to create their own beautiful illustrations of wild flowers and plants with a collage twist, using a mixture of photographic transparencies and drawing on acetate. Suitable for age 5+, with spaces for 15 children.
Saturday 29 August, 2-5pm
Admission £4 child/£7 adult – includes exhibition entryGet inspired by the Ladybird Nature Series and explore the earliest photographic process: cyanotyping. Illustrator Olivia Bargman will show participants how to create their own beautiful illustrations of wild flowers and plants with a collage twist, using a mixture of photographic transparencies and drawing on acetate. Suitable for age 5+, with spaces for 15 children.
House of Illustration is the UK’s only public gallery and education space dedicated solely to illustration, with a creative programme of exhibitions, talks and events. Opened in July 2014 at the heart of the King’s Cross regeneration area, it is the place to see, learn about and enjoy illustration in all its forms; from picture books to political cartoons, advertisements to animation and scientific drawings to fashion design. A registered charity, House of Illustration identifies and promotes new illustration talent, commission’s new work and has a London-wide education and outreach programme. houseofillustration.org.uk. @illustrationHQ
