About Alison Forbes
Alison Forbes was a book designer and illustrator.
Alison Forbes (born 1933) is an Australian book designer and illustrator. Over a period of five decades she has worked as Australia's "first full-time independent book designer", and produced many prize-winning book designs of Australian titles, beginning with Alan Marshall's I Can Jump Puddles.
Career Forbes was born in Melbourne in 1933 2022: Design Institute of Australia – Hall of Fame
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