Thursday, 19th January 2012
The South Polar Times has been published at long last! It is five years since I first saw the originals, and over two years since ...
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Getting it right – Accuracy in Illustration
[caption id="attachment_471" align="alignleft" width="189" caption="Illustration by Ben Cain, from The War of the End of the World"][/caption] When an illustrator interprets a text it ...
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No Stone Left Unturned!
[caption id="attachment_247" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="© Bernard Edmaier"][/caption] Picture researching The Earth. Picture research by its very nature takes you on many extraordinary journeys and the ...
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Festive Favourites
Christmas is coming … again, along with all its traditions, for which we can largely thank the Victorians. It was not until a picture appeared ...
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The Spirits of Christmas
What is it about Christmas – traditionally the haven of goodwill, togetherness, charity and abundance – that makes us turn to the supernatural? Is it ...
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Reproducing Songs of Innocence and of Experience from the finest copy
Folio’s edition of Songs of Innocence and of Experience is reproduced from one of the finest surviving copies, known as ‘Copy W’, now held at King’s College, University of Cambridge. In this blog, Folio’s Production Director Kate Grimwade explains how she matched our edition as closely as possible to Blake’s original manuscript.
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‘These illustrations look like the inside of my own head’
In this blog, Becky Chambers, author of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, shares her reaction to seeing some of Zoë van Dijk’s vivid illustrations for the Folio edition of her incredible novel.
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Which Marvel Hero would you invite for the holidays?
Depending on your family traditions and the extent of your invites, festive dinners can either be a raucous free-for-all or a calm culinary extravaganza. But whatever the scene, every dining table would be livened up with a Marvel Super Hero. From extraordinary strength to healing potions and a magic hammer, scroll down to discover who could be tucking into turkey at your house this year.