Illustrations created for the blog Brown Paper Bag to accompany an article on the ICON10 speaker panel “The state of freelance illustration.” During this talk one of the panelists said that we are in a “second golden age of illustration,” speaking of the illustrator’s influence on current events, and our growing ability to weigh in with our own opinions and personal values through social media. Wider representation within the illustration community was also a topic that resonated with me.