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The past few weeks have been rather hectic, with cleaning, room changes and small projects on the side. In the previous post I have mentioned that I am working on a book. It is a book for children, ideally for 8-10 year olds. The book tells a story about Mr. Telescope who is searching throughout the city of Warsaw for his lost cat, Filka. Right now, the story is finished and went through most of the corrections, therefore I have decided that I am going to start the work on planning the pages and creating a simple dummy book for it. Here are some sneak peaks into it:     Start of the planning Close up into few pages All done The front cover That's it for the update. What do you think?

Janusz Stanny Born in 1932, Stanny is described as one of the most known and one of the greatest illustrators and graphic artists of polish posters, drawings and books. In 1952-56, he studied the posters under Henryk Tomaszewski. Stanny took on graphic design and animation. '' To get an idea of the geography of my students' thinking, at the beginning I've asked them to answer with a  drawing to my question - 'Why doesn't this cat fish the mice?' - It was a good test - you had to switch to thinking with the picture.'' - Janusz Stanny Three gentlemen in a boat (and a dog)  A lot of his work included humour and strong lines and blocks of colours, while at the same time, showing appreciation for the negative space. Janusz Stanny is the author of over 200 book covers, which include those for: ''Pan Tadeusz''; ''Don Kichot''; Andersen's 'Fairytales'';  ''O malarzu r...

 Adam Pękalski  As I stated in the description, the blog's aim is to reflect on my work and research. Throughout the last week, I have sent numerous emails with questions to various illustrators, who's works I admire and find interesting. As a student of Illustration I realize that a professional artist can be quite taken with his work and he/she may have very limited time scale of responding to such emails.  Well, today was a good day, because I have received a response from one of the illustrators that I have contacted.  Adam Pękalski, a Polish illustrator, born in Gdansk in 1975, who currently lives and works in Ankara, Turkey, where he teaches graphic design and illustration. Pękalski works as a freelance illustrator, book and poster designer and cartoonist. (You can view his full bio on his website  http://www.adampekalski.com/bio.htm ) What I find interesting in Pękalski's  works is the way he invites the viewer ...