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*''[[Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book]]'' (2013) - [[Laurence King Publishing]] — As of March 2015, more than 10 million copies of this book have been sold worldwide<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Illustrator Johanna Basford launches Lost Ocean as adult colouring book craze sweeps the world|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/enterprise/11960446/Illustrator-Johanna-Basford-launches-Lost-Ocean-as-adult-colouring-book-craze-sweeps-the-world.html|website = Telegraph.co.uk|access-date = 12 February 2016}}</ref>(three million in China alone<ref>{{Cite web|title = China's bestseller of 2015 was a coloring book for adults|url = http://mashable.com/2016/01/13/china-best-seller-secret-garden/|website = Mashable|access-date = 12 February 2016|first = Victoria|last = Ho|location=Singapore|date=13 January 2016}}</ref>). The book has been published in over 40 territories<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ink evangelist Johanna Basford makes it big|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-34653161|website = BBC News|access-date =17 February 2016|first = Douglas|last = Fraser}}</ref> and has appeared on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Best Sellers - The New York Times|url = https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2016-01-17/overview.html?date=2016-01-17&pagewanted=print|website = www.nytimes.com|access-date = 12 February 2016}}</ref>
*''[[Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book]]'' (2013) - [[Laurence King Publishing]] — As of March 2015, more than 10 million copies of this book have been sold worldwide<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Illustrator Johanna Basford launches Lost Ocean as adult colouring book craze sweeps the world|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/enterprise/11960446/Illustrator-Johanna-Basford-launches-Lost-Ocean-as-adult-colouring-book-craze-sweeps-the-world.html|website = Telegraph.co.uk|access-date = 12 February 2016}}</ref>(three million in China alone<ref>{{Cite web|title = China's bestseller of 2015 was a coloring book for adults|url = http://mashable.com/2016/01/13/china-best-seller-secret-garden/|website = Mashable|access-date = 12 February 2016|first = Victoria|last = Ho|location=Singapore|date=13 January 2016}}</ref>). The book has been published in over 40 territories<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ink evangelist Johanna Basford makes it big|url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-34653161|website = BBC News|access-date =17 February 2016|first = Douglas|last = Fraser}}</ref> and has appeared on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Best Sellers - The New York Times|url = https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2016-01-17/overview.html?date=2016-01-17&pagewanted=print|website = www.nytimes.com|access-date = 12 February 2016}}</ref>
*''Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Colouring Book'' (2015) - Lawrence King Publishing — Sold out all 226,000 copies within weeks of its release on 17 February 2015. The publishers printed a second edition of 250,000.<ref name=thestar>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/04/06/colouring-books-designed-for-adults-topping-bestseller-lists.html|title=Colouring books designed for adults topping bestseller lists|date=6 April 2015|accessdate=10 April 2015|first=Paul|last=Hunter}}</ref><ref name=dailymail>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3058324/Sold-colouring-book-adults-British-artist-s-second-release-sells-226-000-copies-just-one-month.html|location=London|publisher=Associated Newspapers|date=27 April 2015|title=Sold out, a colouring book for adults! British artist's second release sells 226,000 copies in just one month|first1=Louise|last1=Eccles|accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=npr>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/2015/04/01/396634471/artist-goes-outside-the-lines-with-coloring-books-for-grown-ups|title=Artist Goes Outside The Lines With Coloring Books For Grown-Ups|accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="enchanted">{{cite book|title=Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book Paperback|date=17 February 2015|publisher=Laurence King Pub|isbn=1780674880}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Basford|first1=Johanna|title=Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book|date=17 February 2015|publisher=Laurence King Publishing; Act Clr Cs edition|isbn=9781780674889|ref=enchanted}}</ref> It has also appeared on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.<ref name=":1" />
*''Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Colouring Book'' (2015) - Lawrence King Publishing — Sold out all 226,000 copies within weeks of its release on 17 February 2015. The publishers printed a second edition of 250,000.<ref name=thestar>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2015/04/06/colouring-books-designed-for-adults-topping-bestseller-lists.html|title=Colouring books designed for adults topping bestseller lists|date=6 April 2015|accessdate=10 April 2015|first=Paul|last=Hunter}}</ref><ref name=dailymail>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3058324/Sold-colouring-book-adults-British-artist-s-second-release-sells-226-000-copies-just-one-month.html|location=London|publisher=Associated Newspapers|date=27 April 2015|title=Sold out, a colouring book for adults! British artist's second release sells 226,000 copies in just one month|first1=Louise|last1=Eccles|accessdate=17 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=npr>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/2015/04/01/396634471/artist-goes-outside-the-lines-with-coloring-books-for-grown-ups|title=Artist Goes Outside The Lines With Coloring Books For Grown-Ups|accessdate=4 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="enchanted">{{cite book|title=Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book Paperback|date=17 February 2015|publisher=Laurence King Pub|isbn=1780674880}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Basford|first1=Johanna|title=Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book|date=17 February 2015|publisher=Laurence King Publishing; Act Clr Cs edition|isbn=9781780674889|ref=enchanted}}</ref> It has also appeared on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.<ref name=":1" />
*''Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Colouring Book'' (October 27, 2015) - [[Penguin Random House]] — Has sold over 1.3 million copies in the US alone.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Looking Back at 2015 in Book Publishing|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/24/books/looking-back-at-2015-in-book-publishing.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 23 December 2015|access-date = 12 February 2016|issn = 0362-4331|first = Alexandra|last = Alter}}</ref> Debuted at Number 1 on the US Non Fiction Bestsellers list in its first week of publication<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = Ed Victor Ltd. {{!}} News|url = http://www.edvictor.com/news.html|website = www.edvictor.com|access-date = 12 February 2016}}</ref> and peaked at number one on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.<ref name=":1" />
*''Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure and Colouring Book'' (October 27, 2015) - [[Penguin Random House]] — Has sold over 1.3 million copies in the US alone.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Looking Back at 2015 in Book Publishing|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/24/books/looking-back-at-2015-in-book-publishing.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 23 December 2015|access-date = 12 February 2016|issn = 0362-4331|first = Alexandra|last = Alter}}</ref> Debuted at Number 1 on the US Non Fiction Bestsellers list in its first week of publication<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Ed Victor Ltd. {{!}} News |url=http://www.edvictor.com/news.html |website=www.edvictor.com |access-date=12 February 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305171541/http://www.edvictor.com/news.html |archivedate= 5 March 2016 |df= }}</ref> and peaked at number one on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list.<ref name=":1" />
*''Magical Jungle: An Inky Expedition and Coloring Book'' (August 9, 2016) - [[Penguin Random House]]
*''Magical Jungle: An Inky Expedition and Coloring Book'' (August 9, 2016) - [[Penguin Random House]]
*''Johanna's Christmas: A Festive Coloring Book'' (October 25, 2016) - [[Penguin Random House]]
*''Johanna's Christmas: A Festive Coloring Book'' (October 25, 2016) - [[Penguin Random House]]

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Johanna Basford OBE (born 1983) is a Scottish illustrator. Her illustrations are hand-drawn, predominantly in black and white, with pencils and pens.[1][2] Basford's works can be found in products such as colouring books, wallpaper, beer labels, and even tattoos.[3] She is known to be a pioneer of the adult colouring book trend.[4]

Biography

Johanna Basford was born in 1983[5] in Scotland and grew up on her parent's fish farm[citation needed] in Auchnagatt in Aberdeenshire.[6] She graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design (DJCAD) in Dundee in 2005 with a degree in textile Design and a specialization in screen printing.[1] Basford lives and works in Aberdeenshire, Scotland[3] where she owns a small studio in a converted farmhouse with large windows that overlook the surrounding fields.[1] She believes computer generated graphics can feel "cold and soulless," which is why she uses traditional media.[7] Since publishing her first adult colouring book Secret Garden in 2013, she has sold more that 20 million books worldwide, making her a leader of the adult colouring book boom.[8][9][10] She is married to James Watt, the co-founder of Brewdog, the 'punk' craft beer company.[11]

She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to art and entrepreneurship.[12]

Works

Basford's commercial clients include Sony, Nike, Tate Modern, Absolut Vodka[13] and Starbucks. Queensberry-Hunt, a ceramics manufacturer, commissioned her to create hand drawn designs for their tableware collection in 2008. In 2010, she created graphics for the iPhone app The New Goodbye.[14] Basford was commissioned by Edinburgh Festival Fringe to illustrate the cover of their 2010 program.[15] She worked with an Edinburgh-based design agency, Whitespace, to create a series of illustrations for the program and the final artwork for the #FringeCover #Twitterpicture crowdsourced illustration campaign.[14]

In addition to her illustrations, Basford has designed glowing wallpapers, printed using special ultraviolet-sensitive inks.[15]

In May 2013, Basford opened her first solo exhibition at Dundee Contemporary Arts called Wonderlands: it was one of DCA's most successful exhibitions, with a total audience of 8,488.[16]

She is currently represented by literary agent Ed Victor.[17]

Books

Awards received

References

  1. ^ a b c Rosanes, Kerby (8 May 2013). "Featured Artist: The Inky World of Johanna Basford". UCreative.com. UCreative Network. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Hunter, Paul (6 April 2015). "Colouring books designed for adults topping bestseller lists". Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Johanna Basford". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  4. ^ "The ink evangelist: Illustrator Johanna Basford on pioneering the adult colouring book trend". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  5. ^ "Rough Cut Nation (Exhibition Notes)". National Galleries Scotland. National Galleries Scotland. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  6. ^ Devine, Cate (30 June 2006). "Follow The Paper Trail". www.heraldscotland.com. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  7. ^ Lyons, Kim. "Johanna Basford's Coloring Books For Adults Are Gorgeous, And How Did We Forget How Much Fun Coloring Is?". www.bustle.com. Bustle.com. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. ^ "All about me… - Johanna Basford". Johanna Basford. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  9. ^ "2 more coloring books by Johanna Basford Coming This Year". Mail Online. London: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  10. ^ "2 More Coloring Books by Johanna Basford Coming This Year". The New York Times. Associated Press. 2 February 2016. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Start-up power: Meet the entrepreneurial couple given the royal seal of approval". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  12. ^ "No. 61608". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 11 June 2016.
  13. ^ Baker, Keiligh (March 5, 2015). "The colour of money: British author sells more than a million copies around the world of her colouring-in books for grown-ups". Mail Online. London: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Illustrator Johanna Basford talks about being #TwitterPicture girl and more". ameliasmagazine. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d Steed, Frances; Stevenson, Josephine (2012). Sourcing ideas: investigating textures, colours, structures, surfaces and patterns. Lausanne: AVA Academia. ISBN 9782940411634.
  16. ^ "DCA Annual Report" (PDF). www.dca.org.uk. DCA. 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Ed Victor Ltd. | News". www.edvictor.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Illustrator Johanna Basford launches Lost Ocean as adult colouring book craze sweeps the world". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  19. ^ Ho, Victoria (13 January 2016). "China's bestseller of 2015 was a coloring book for adults". Mashable. Singapore. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  20. ^ Fraser, Douglas. "Ink evangelist Johanna Basford makes it big". BBC News. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  21. ^ a b c "Best Sellers - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  22. ^ Eccles, Louise (27 April 2015). "Sold out, a colouring book for adults! British artist's second release sells 226,000 copies in just one month". London: Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  23. ^ "Artist Goes Outside The Lines With Coloring Books For Grown-Ups". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  24. ^ Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book Paperback. Laurence King Pub. 17 February 2015. ISBN 1780674880.
  25. ^ Basford, Johanna (17 February 2015). Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest & Coloring Book. Laurence King Publishing; Act Clr Cs edition. ISBN 9781780674889.
  26. ^ Alter, Alexandra (23 December 2015). "Looking Back at 2015 in Book Publishing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  27. ^ Ivy and the Inky Butterfly by Johanna Basford | PenguinRandomHouse.com.

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