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Surprising discoveries for Heritage Treasures Day. The North Prospect of London taken from the Bowling Green at Islington 1752 [cropped] © The Trustees of the British Museum

Revelations from the first ever documentary dedicated to our Founding Trustee, Quentin Blake. Quentin Blake: The Drawing of My Life © Wingspan Productions

Introducing our new home for Heritage Treasures Day. New River Head © Justin Piperger

House of Illustration’s statement. Angela Davis, 1970 © Alfredo G. Rostgaard, OSPAAAL, The Mike Stanfield Collection

Our founding trustee has made a series of joyous e-cards to help us stay in touch while remaining socially distant. Rainbow © Quentin Blake

Just in: the overall competition winner, 5 shortlisted entries and People's Choice Award winner. Illustration 1 © Mikki Lee

Stuck inside? Order a book! The Weed by Quentin Blake

Check out this year's longlist and vote for your favourite in the People's Choice Award. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones, illustration by Marie-Alice Harel

Get your Christmas shopping all wrapped up with our handy gift guide. Designed in Cuba Catalogue © OSPAAAL and House of Illustration

As judged by Bob and Roberta Smith. Circus Illuminated Alphabet © Tita Berredo (1)

A few of our favourites from the amazing alphabets we received. Illuminated Alphabet © Emma Reith

Just a handful of wonderful results from our week-long drawing challenge. Cherrie Trelogan

Complete our Corita-inspired contour drawing challenge and get 2FOR1 entry to the exhibition. Contour drawing spread from Learning by Heart © Corita Kent, Jan Steward

John Vernon Lord, whose original series inspired our September Drawing a Day Challenge, selects his winner and runners-up. © Sojung Kim-McCarthy

We challenged you to draw an inch-sized drawing every day throughout September. Here are the results! Click on the images to enlarge them and see who they are by. A P Payal

We challenged you to draw an inch-sized drawing every day throughout September. Here are the results! Click on the images to enlarge them and see who they are by. Fiona Thomson

We challenged you to draw an inch-sized drawing every day throughout September. Here are the results! Click on the images to enlarge them and see who they are by. Kara Campbell

We challenged you to draw an inch-sized drawing every day throughout September. Here are the results! Click on the images to enlarge them and see who they are by. Padma Malini

John Vernon Lord, whose inch-sized drawings inspired our Drawing a Day Challenge, will judge the competition. © Fawa Shah

50 favourites on day 20 of the challenge. (c) Amy Bogard