Recordable Storybooks

I found something interesting about the storybooks today. There was storybooks that combined with the “Voice save technology”. Parents or grandparents could record their voice in the book, and “read” the story to their beloved children even they’re not beside them. In my opinion, this was a touching and creative way of story telling. Click the link below to see more about the books and watch the video from the families who used them as a gift. Hallmark’s recordable storybooks p.s. I liked the slogan of these recordable storybooks: “Connecting families, creating memories.”  

The interview with Crystal Kung(video)

This is the short film that I would like to share on Monday (23 Jan). I liked the rhythm of the video: it displayed the works of the illustrator and combined the talk at the same time. Also, it paused the talk a little while several times that allowed audience rest a little bit to think what the illustrator had said, and then go on. Plus, the interview video was well edited. The audience could watch it smoothly without pressure and caught the idea of the illustrator easily.

COLLABORATORS IN DREAMS: My first task of research

We’re kind of giant children stuck in adult bodies… After searching for the proper article for a while, these pictures and the first sentence of the article captured my eyes. This article was from the journal of “ILLUSTRATION (AUTUMN 2016)”. Published by Cello Press Ltd. The article was an introduction (and manifesto?) of a new book: A Child of Books which was written and illustrated by the illustrator Oliver Jeffers and typographic artist Sam Winston. Oliver and Sam created two characters in this book to show all the books that inspired them as children. With the story, they were trying to encourage…