Contact

Formerally two distinct publications (one for Illustrators and another for Photographers), not to mention numerous subtle name tweaks through the years from 'Contact', to 'Contact a Creative', then just 'Contact Creative', as well as changing emphasis in the title from 'Represented Illustrators' to 'Illustrators Agents', to simply 'Illustrators' then even switching to 'Illustration'. Each year it seems the title changes! All that being said, both disciplins are now combined in this handy new tête-bêche format.

Illustrators (and now photographers for that matter) are listed in multi-variation: alphabetically, and another with thumbnails then sub-divided into categories in numerous illustration styles (3D/Assemblage & Sculpture, Typographic, etc.).
Once you have landed on your chosen creative from the index, full contact details and short biography or client list are only a few pages away.

No doubt the Internet has practically done away with these delightful reference guides as Google has become the go-to resource for everything nowadays. But you can't but feel a sense of respect when thumbing through these high quality pages of print that is very much missing when clicking on a common hyperlink.… (altro)