December 20, 2019
December 19, 2019
December 18, 2019
Favorite Casewraps of 2019
Here are my favorite casewraps of 2019, and don't forget that you can see my casewrap reveals all year round here.
My list of favorite 2019 comics for children is up next!
December 16, 2019
Favorite Leporellos
Books that have accordion-style, or zig-zagged, pages are called either leporellos (have front and back boards) or concertinas (no boards). You can learn a little more about the history and evolution of these books here. And don't forget to check out my other favorites lists:
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In this post we talk about
-Best of Lists-,
board books,
die-cuts,
flaps/pull-tabs,
leporellos,
paper engineering,
paper over board
December 10, 2019
Let's Talk Illustrators #127: Taltal Levi
Taltal Levi's A Little Courage caught my eye even before I knew it was the story of a teacup-sized child who befriends a cat. There are many stories about finding courage, but few are illustrated with the grace and tenderness seen in Taltal's work. I was grateful to ask Taltal some questions about her work, and I hope you enjoy learning about her process as much as I did!
In this post we talk about
-Let's Talk Illustrators-,
colored pencils,
graphite pencils
December 3, 2019
Let's Talk Illustrators #126: Anouck Boisrobert & Louis Rigaud
Anouck Boisrobert and Louis Rigaud teamed up again recently to create their latest innovative pop-up book The Acrobat Family. Anouck and Louis work together quite frequently to create some very interesting pop-up books like Wake Up, Sloth! and Under the Ocean (my personal favorites), among others. With its unique trim size (and even more unique engineering), The Acrobat Family falls right into place in a long line of creative projects undertaken by this French duo. Let's take a closer look inside!
In this post we talk about
-Let's Talk Illustrators-,
cut paper,
die-cuts,
paper engineering,
pop-up books,
trim size