Monthly Archives: May 2010

Doodles – The Beastie Dance

These sketches are the first explorations of how our little friends are going to interpret the beastie dance they’ll learn from Dodo the mummy otter in Chapter 4 of The Land of Me – Rhythm & Dance. Each move is … Continue reading

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Sir Ken Robinson urges us to bring on the learning revolution

In this follow up to his hugely popular talk at the TED conference in 2006, Sir Ken Robinson again stresses the need for a revolution in education. It is characteristically funny and poignant, going far beyond taking issue with the … Continue reading

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Jon Contino and The Land of Me logo

Logos are tricky. Creating that perfect mark can be a rather soul destroying process. Just when you think you’ve found one, a week passes and that irritating little doubting whisper hasĀ  grown a set of lungs. Liking a logo is … Continue reading

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Doodles – What does a castle made out of jelly look like?

This is what we had to ask ourselves when we started sketching for the third chapter in The Land of Me, Making Things. In the end we settled for an orange-flavoured castle with jelly beans in the center for extra … Continue reading

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Stories for kids read by kids

Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar have their clever 8 year old daughter to thank for the inspiration behind Smories.com. When on a particularly long road trip with their two daughters, the eldest began to film herself on her parents iphone … Continue reading

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