Atlantic’s Felice McKeown promoted to creative director

The information pertains to months after information of Atlantic’s new group structure together with plans for its four imprints, as it intended to change from “scattered” to “professional”. In February a restructure was announced with the loss of 4 duties in action to financial pressures encountered by the firm.

McKeown’s very first act in her brand-new function has actually been to hire designer Anna Morrison as Atlantic’s brand-new head of developer. “The possibility of creating a team with the very gifted [designer] Holly [Battle], and artistically working together with Felice and her coworkers, is really exciting to me”, claimed Morrison. “With each other I think we will strengthen Atlantic’s great and diverse listing, and make Atlantic a stronger, even more certain, and market-leading publisher.”

McKeown added: “I am so pleased to be tackling this expanded duty at Atlantic and to have the possibility to work a lot more very closely with our widely talented art team. We’ve all lengthy appreciated Anna Morrison’s acclaimed, lovely cover layout. I am totally influenced by her imaginative vision and believe it will bring true distinction to Atlantic’s publishing and company … I’m pleased to be leading these groups, and can not wait to collaborate with them to enhance our posting and produce covers and campaigns that connect.”

Drummond Moir, taking care of director, said: “‘ Felice is one of contemporary posting’s outright stars. She creates unmissable, innovative, enthusiastic, prize-winning projects and is a tried and tested and natural leader … In her new duty Felice will also lead our art team, so that the aesthetic and verbal storytelling behind each publication are a lot more aligned initially of each book’s life.”

McKeown’s initial act in her brand-new duty has been to employ developer Anna Morrison as Atlantic’s brand-new head of designer. McKeown included: “I am so thrilled to be taking on this expanded function at Atlantic and to have the opportunity to function also a lot more carefully with our widely skilled art team. I am entirely influenced by her innovative vision and have no doubt it will bring true distinction to Atlantic’s posting and service … I’m happy to be leading these teams, and can’t wait to function with them to strengthen our posting and produce covers and projects that connect.”

Moir also commemorated art director Richard Evans, that revealed his decision to tip down previously this year to seek a freelance career: “These allow shoes to fill up and we had an extremely high quality of candidates, yet it was recognizable that every one of them pointed out exactly how respected and appreciated Atlantic’s cover artwork is within the industry– testament, if any type of was needed, of Richard’s great contribution. We thank him for every little thing and dream him all the best in his brand-new life back home up north, where he’ll be continuing in the art globe as a freelance.”