CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATION

Artist and designer Catherine Hnatov has created elegant sites for Sophie Blackall and Brian Wildsmith. 

You can see additional web design and her watercolors and prints here and here. And her graphic illustration work below. 




jpeg from www.starbrightbooks.org
Oh yeah! I almost forgot. She makes toys too!

From Design in a Nutshell: One-Minute Animated Primers on Six Major Creative Movements

CHARLES EAMES - TOYS MADE TO WEAR
(but looks uncomfortable)

The History of Typography - Animated Short from Ben Barrett-Forrest on Vimeo.

Q and A with designer Leah Dumigan:  (http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/garden/momas-destination-design-series-finally-features-new-york-citys-homegrown-talent.html?smid=pl-share)

Her best answer?

A. The funny thing about the jury was I went in there, like, “Oh, this is nothing!” — because my daughter had just been born and I felt pretty empowered. What could they ask me that I couldn’t answer? I had just given birth to a real human person.
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(But now that I think about it, this didn't work for Sarah Palin.)

Leah's website: http://fl4projects.com/

The Book Cover Archive

http://midcenturymoderndesign.tumblr.com/ (THANK YOU,JAY)
The best way to browse the designers/illustrators:Tag Cloud

Children's Book Inspiration  Goodnight Moonroom featured atToledo Blade

Richard Scarry Little Golden Book nursery onThe Bump

Cat in the Hat room by Croatian painterAmel Memišević Wizard of Oz room at Miscellaneous Me Felix's TinTin Inspired Nursery on Apartment Therapy Charlotte's Web nursery atHeritage Homes and Designs Harry Potter room atHGTV's Rate My Room Curious George room  atThe Washington Post The Lorax room atReno Sparks Mom Beatrix Potter nursery atApartment Therapy  Parker Olivia's Babar room The Little Prince room Enzo's Seuss bedroom
Where the Wild Things Are (Two more examples of Sendak murals: here and here.)

 art director and artist

Robot Zombie Frankenstein! by Annette Simon is a friendly game of one-upmanship between colorful robots. Spread by spread, shapes (reminiscent of Colorforms) are added to make multicolored costumes. This fast-paced pick for story time is also perfect for quiet inspection. Endpapers display the shapes that make up these two robot buddies, and inspire this reader to design her own Robot Zombie.

Muffin and Mani Wallpaper are gorgeous.

graviti zone rugs

Design of the Times from Pomp&Clout on Vimeo.

Which Color Combination Do You Like Best?

75 Years of Penguin Books

Bellaciao from Agent 002 on Vimeo.

An exquisite little commercial for http://www.agent002.com/

Click Helvetica to play a trailer. Note: "Due to heavy demand, video may take some time to load—especially during peak hours. " (Who knew there were so many people gaga for font?)

www.TheBookDesignReview.com

Adam McCauley's nice digs

With artwork by Eric White, Jordin Isip, Isabel Samaras, Marcos Sorensen,  Calef Brown , and Gary Taxali

Christmas Cards
Thanks to Pam, and designspongeonline