Independence Educational Publishers, based in Cambridge, publish resource books on social issues for students. Cartoons are a feature of each issue – usually 15-16 in each book. Three of the four regular cartoonists are Australian: Bev Aisbett, Don Hatcher and me. What does that say?
The Independence website is: http://www.independence.co.uk/
Here are three of my cartoons for the recent Vegetarianism issue.
Free Run Press, South Australian publishing house, produces a range of publications.
http://www.freerunpress.com.au/
One of their magazines, SA Kids (formerly South Kids), launched in 2010, provides parents with practical, up to date, local information about raising children. An ongoing series by John Kruger reports on the highs and lows of being a parent, through the growth of baby Stone. Like the magazine, Stone had his first birthday recently…
Stone's first birthday party
Some of my first cartooning jobs were for publications about ‘disability’ rights, in the lead up to the International Year of Disabled Persons (it would be worded better these days). It was an important learning experience for me. One publication from that time was Into the Streets:
Disability Resources Centre Vic, 1981
The MS Society has a number of ongoing campaigns on a range of issues. Here are cartoons illustrating some aspects. How far have things come since the International Year …?
Simon Kneebone - cartoonist and illustrator 