William Shakespeare: The Complete Plays
It's been a dream commission. On 25th September 2023 we celebrated the publication of The Folio Society's magnificent edition of Shakespeare's Complete Works at The Globe Theatre in London. Four hundred years after the publication of the First Folio, Neil Packer was asked to produce one illustration for each of Shakespeare's plays, and to provide designs for the binding, the slip case and much more.
He gave a great deal of thought as to what style of illustration would be suitable and has drawn on many references from that time but also more recent styles which have influenced him during his career. He talks about that here, to the art director of the project, Raquel Leis Allion.
Neil was interviewed by Ian Dean for Creative Bloq
Also by Olivia Rutigliano on the Literary Hub
And there's more more in Creative Review
To read more about this, go to our
newsletter from September 2023
