Heather Arnold

Message from Heather Arnold:

Dip. Graphic Design, Dip. Digital Media

I have been a graphic designer/ illustrator for over 24 years. I graduated from Auckland Technical Institute in 1985 with a Diploma in Graphic Design, and have worked for many years in small design studios and printing companies.

I have designed and illustrated five stamp issues for New Zealand Post: Wildflowers, 1990 Commonwealth Games, Hector's Dolphin, the Rugby League Centenary and the $20 Definitive Stamp and the Nuie Christmas stamps.

I attended classes to learn about the different art/illustration mediums, including - acrylic, pastel, watercolour, water-based oils and life drawing. To gain an understanding of tonal value, design, colour, complimentary colours, the coloured greys and how to employ these in my illustration work.

In 2007, I had my first book, which I designed, illustrated and wrote released by Reed Publishing (now Penguin) called Draw New Zealand Birds, which won the LIANZA Elsie Locke Award for non-fiction and the Storylines Notable Book Award in 2008.

I completed a diploma in Digital Media at Media Design School in Auckland in 2007, designing HTML/CSS/websites, Flash websites and Flash games.

In 2008 I designed and illustrated the book Rangitoto, authored by Maria Gill. Rangitoto was a finalist in the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards in the non-fiction category in 2010.

Selected bibliography:

• Draw New Zealand Birds (Puffin 2007)
• Rangitoto text by Maria Gill (Puffin 2009)

Awards:

• Elsie Locke Award 2008 for Draw New Zealand Birds.
• Storylines Notable Books Non-fiction list for Draw New Zealand Birds.
• Shortlist for Storylines Gavin Bishop Award 2010.
• New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards 2010 Non-fiction finalist for Rangitoto.

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