Illustrator, Designer, Comic Artist

Philip Barrett is an illustrator, designer and comic artist originally from Co. Donegal and currently based in Galway. In 2012 he illustrated the O’Brien press children’s book best-seller ‘Where’s Larry?’ and in 2016 illustrated the follow-up ‘Where’s Larry This Time?’. His illustrations and comics have appeared in publications as diverse as the Irish Times and Rabble.

He has been self-publishing his comic ‘Matter’ since 2001 and has contributed to numerous anthologies. Philip set up Blackshapes Books in 2014 to publish longer form graphic novel work of which to date he has published John Robbins ‘Unlucky Unlikely’ and his own collection of comics ‘In Bits’.

Philip specialises in live-drawing and has provided illustrated reports at events for Google, TEDx Dublin, IRDG, the National Museum of Ireland and the Dublin Writers Festival among others. In association with his video partner he has produced numerous hand-drawn ‘televisualisation’ education and informational videos for clients such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Scottish Social Services and Cancer Research UK.