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Leif Peng’s Daily Inspiration
Storyteller’s Workshop recently subscribed to Leif Peng’s Daily Inspiration e-mails. Every weekday, he sends us illustrations from (roughly) the 1940s and 1950s. They’re so beautiful! Lots of different...
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Repeal Day
Those of you who are fans of my webcomic Jazz Age — and those of you who aren’t — might find this interesting. This Wednesday — December 5 — is Repeal Day, the anniversary of the ratification of the...
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Bollywood Color Palette
Ted, my sister Jessica, and I just watched the wonderful Bollywood movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Ted and I had seen it once before, and it’s one of our favorites. I was struck again tonight by the...
View Article“About Digital Comics”
There’s a lot of talk in the comics community about the future of comics on the web. Many are pointing to the cool things the Internet can do and wondering why we’re still thinking of comics as a print...
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Inspiration: Hwa Young Jung’s “English Things”
On Flickr, Hwa Young Jung is posting illustrations of quintessentially English products, like Marmite, Heinz Salad Cream, and the above-pictured Jelly Bellies (well known around here as a favorite of...
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Monday Morning Missus: Happy Birthday Jennifer!
Today is the birthday of Jennifer Atkins, my partner in Storyteller’s Workshop, resident mammal illustrator and chronicler, exhibit designer, and my wife. She’s talented and driven, enthusiastic,...
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Inspiration: Fall 2009 Givenchy Couture
This photograph, which is by Monica Feudi and which I took from Style.com, has mesmerized me. I have it open on my desktop just so I can occasionally be surprised by it when I’ve closed other windows....
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Pantone Fashion Color Report, Spring 2014
It’s not just fashion designers or fashion illustrators who need to keep on top of the latest fashions. Trends in one field of design always influence others, and it’s a good idea to stay on top of...
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I’m a 38th Voyager!
In early July I’ll be sailing aboard the last remaining wooden whaling ship, The Charles W. Morgan, newly restored and making its 38th voyage—and its first in nearly a hundred years—right now. Mystic...
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