David Hitch studied BA at Central Saint Martins, followed by a postgraduate Communication Design Diploma in illustration. He continues to live and work in London, and enjoys spending a few months of the year in Greece. He has just been awarded a Certificate of Attainment in Modern Greek.
David’s illustrations are created through a combination of hand drawn and digital elements and he uses a variety of different textures to add depth. In the late 1990’s David created over forty cover illustrations for Penguin’s complete backlist of the P.G. Wodehouse series. He is also well known for his illustrative maps and over the last four years has developed a highly successful children’s style.
Recent projects include, the early reading books, Mouse’s Big Surprise for Tony Potter Publishing and The Ugly
Egg an for Macmillan Children’s books, and editorial pieces for Candis Magazine including, The Summer Quiz and How
People Tick.
Clients include:
Candis Magazine
Caterpillar Books
Early Years Magazine
Marks & Spencer
Now Magazine
Penguin Books
Peaceable Kingdom Press (US)
Reader’s Digest
Sainsbury’s Magazine
The Economist
