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it’s scary to think how most everything is becoming digital. luckily, soup wont.. and there’s some art thats still made the classic way. childrens picture books, of course! 2010′s winner of the Caldecott Medal is “The Lion and The Mouse”. Jerry Pinkney used watercolors, no words, to retell one of Aesop’s tales. yea, i have one without the medal seal.
the best thing about seeing this work is that it really shows how the world still appreciates the good old things. not only in the use of watercolors, but in the use of an old fable. i think the idea of reworking something classic is always applicable in design. i know we had the discussion of just ripping someone off, but we also uncovered just plain inspiration. i also appreciate the use of minimalism. i’ve always preferred a design that wasnt packed with absolutely every color and font and gimmicky lens flares.. just using the popular font helvetica is simple enough. thats a designer thing, right? using helvetica? well keep on doing it! its working.
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