I absolutely loved Belleville Rendez-vous (as it is called in the UK), otherwise known as The Triplets of Belleville by amazing animator Sylvain Chomet and his flagship studio in Edinburgh, Django Films.
An article in today’s Glasgow Herald reports that Chomet’s new film, The Illusionist, is enchanting […]
I have been thinking about illustrated bookplates this week. I have several for kids that you can download on my Fun page, and I have been thinking about designing more. So I thought I’d do a little research on bookplates and found this excellent blog, Bookplate Junkie. Like the […]
I happened to come across this gem of a book trailer for Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud. The trailer was made by Leevi Lemmetty, who was one of three winners of the 2009 Bookseller Video Award.
The New Zealand Book Council‘s stop-frame animation of elements from Going West
by Maurice Gee sends shivers down my spine. It was made by the hugely talented designers, Martin and Line Andersen, who are based in London. To see more of […]
It gives me such great pleasure to congratulate Grace on her illustrated novel Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
I love an Enigma. Someone in my studio building hung these posters around the corridors and in the kitchen some time ago. I still don’t know who made them or who posted them, but every time I catch sight of one I stop to […]
Sometimes I look up from my work because I see a glow in the corner of my eye. And there it is: the tower block on the other side of the motorway, majestic against a blue sky, the western […]
I have some pretty good excuses for not posting in some time. A trip to Boston took me out of circulation for a while – I had great hopes of communicating with the blogosphere while I was there, but there was just too much going on. Here are […]
Last week I slipped away aboard a southbound train for a few sneaky days of culture. As always, London is a hub of ceaseless movement and energy and when you are there you either embrace it or curl up in your hotel room and hide. […]
Thank heavens for people who are passionate enough about book arts and illustration to scan pages and pages of historic book plates and put them up on the web. If I ever need inspiration, BibliOdyssey is one of my first ports of call.
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