EXTRACTS: Illustrators Issue 4 © 2013 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

81 and the whole process was firmly based on a thorough understanding of all the disciplines involved in technical drawing. It was precisely this highly demanding training that was to provide such authority and clarity to Wood’s illustrative output when, seeking new outlets for his creative energies, he first began to submit his work for publication in the rapidly expanding field of technical, and educational magazine publication. Wood’s first published work appeared in the February 3rd 1933 issue of The World Of Wonder. The illustration, initialled “LW”, had an immediate resonance with an audience enjoying the benefits of the mass electrification that was adding such impetus to twentieth century living. Entitled ‘How The Dynamo Produces Electricity In Vast Quantities For Light And Power’, the double page spread depicted a partial cutaway and exploded view of an industrial electrical generator. The magazine was one of what would become a succession of educational publications aimed at older children, published by the Amalgamated Press (AP), one of the UK’s largest purveyors of periodicals. The World Of Wonder was edited by Charles Ray, and Wood’s work was highly © IPC Media