The Illustration Department Podcast

Giuseppe Castellano

giuseppe@illustrationdept.com

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Booking Overview

A career-focused creative industry podcast where Giuseppe Castellano interviews illustrators and other visual artists about navigating publishing, creative work, and professional ups and downs. It’s a strong booking fit for recognized practitioners (especially children’s book illustrators) who can speak to craft, career pathways, and industry lessons.

Metrics

Episodes: 365

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 649 subscribers

Instagram: 14.0k followers

Contact Information

giuseppe@illustrationdept.com

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Host

Giuseppe Castellano - Giuseppe Castellano hosts the Illustration Department Podcast and interviews people in illustration, graphic design, publishing, animation, and other creative fields about the ups and downs of thei...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Established illustrators and visual creatives, often with major publishing recognition (e.g., New York Times best-selling, Caldecott Honor) or notable leadership/education roles (e.g., Society of Illustrators President), plus creators active in children’s publishing.
Required Achievements:  
NYT best-selling illustrator, Caldecott Honor award recognition, Leadership in illustration organizations, Published works in major publishing markets, Teaching/education credentials

Recent Guest Discussions

Leslie Cober - Illustration Career And Legacy; Creative Hats; Advice From Her Father; Illustration Industry Guidance

Julien Chung - Path To Publication; Starting Later In Life; Influence Of Lois Ehlert On Children’s Publishing; Adding An Illustrator Voice To Publishing Discussion

Brian Pinkney - Growing Up And Creating Art With His Father; Illustrators As Multi-hyphenate Creatives; Working Across Picture-making Styles

Recent Topics

Illustration, Publishing, Graphic Design, Animation, Children's Books

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Illustration Department Podcast
:

Leslie Cober

June 09, 2026

Giuseppe Castellano talks to illustrator, educator, and President of the Society of Illustrators, Leslie Cober about who the great Alan Cober was as an illustrator and a father; how she’s come to wear all of her creative hats; what advice her dad would share with illustrators today; and more. To learn more about Leslie, visit lesliecober.com. Artists mentioned in this episode include: Sophie Blackall, Mark English, Bernie Fuchs, Robert Heindel, Fred Otnes, Bob Peak, Norman Rockwell, Robert We...

Julien Chung

June 02, 2026

Giuseppe Castellano talks to New York Times best-selling illustrator, Julien Chung about his road to getting published, and why it started a bit later in life; how Lois Ehlert’s “wild style” chicka chicka changed children’s publishing; what an illustrator can do to add their voice to the publishing discussion; and more. To learn more about Julien, visit julienchung.com. Artists mentioned in this episode include: Sydney Smith, Miroslav Šašek, Lois Ehlert Photograph by Bernard Fougères. If you ...

From the Archive: Brian Pinkney

May 26, 2026

Giuseppe Castellano talks to New York Times best-selling and two-time Caldecott Honor award-winning illustrator, Brian Pinkney about what it was like growing up—and creating art—with his father, Jerry Pinkney; why illustrators don’t have to be just one thing, or make pictures in just one way; and more. To learn more about Brian, visit instagram.com/brianpinkneyart. Artists mentioned in this episode include: Jerry Pinkney, Alan Cober, Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire, George and Doris Hauman, M...

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