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BCBF 2016

2016 BCBF

artichoke themed postcards I prepared for the 2016 Fair

So. I've just come back to the 2016 Bologna Children's Book Fair - and it was awesome.

The fair is every year a very immersive experience in the illustrated and visual world: there are tons of book to observe, study, get captivated; awesome works by other illustrator displayed in interesting exhibitions, chances to see live some of the works that made the history of illustration - and on top of that, meeting and getting to know new people, starting new friendships over long queues for a portfolio review, meeting old ones, attending conferences, absorbing all the feedbacks and inputs you can possibly collect.

It's a very intensive, emotional adventure to embark in, as the feeling that there won't be enough time is always there: something I have realized over time though, is that sometimes it's also good to just go with the flow and let serendipity do part of the job.

The 2016 BCBF has been a very good one for me: after some years you start figuring out how to move around and also how you can make your priorities match with the unfolding calendar of events, meeting, portfolio reviews etc etc...

Many things got my attention, and I'll try to share a few details that stole my heart here, for you

1- L'oiseau D'or, Solenne & Thomas, Gautier - Launguereau (2015) 2- Aspeen and the Emperor's new clothes, Ju Tzu, Yes Creative Agency (2015) 3- Beastly Verse, JooHee Yoon (2015) 4- La Chose, Astrid Desbordes + Marc Boutavant, Nathan (2015) 5- 1,2,3... (looking for the actual title as it was a chinese edition) 6- Philip Giordano for Milan 7- Amazed, Aleksandra Artymowska (Poland), 2016 Silent Book Contest 8- One Previous Owner, Carly Gledhill (UK), 2016 Silent Book Contest 9- Big Bug Log, Sebastien Braun, Nosy Crow (2016) 10- Il Regno delle Api, Piotr Socha, Electa Kids (2016) 11- L'Art à Table, Benjamin Chaud, Helium (2016) 12- El inesperado viaje de mamut y pinguino,Antonio Vincente, Edelvives (2013)

Of course there were many more things that caught my eye, got me curious and inspired me.
It's been a intense, input-packed edition for me. Now what's left is a bunch of addresses to line up, a whole lot of notes to deciphrate and new budding ideas to start cultivating and growing.
Waiting for the next one...

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#1: un viaggio di mille miglia comincia sempre con il primo passo

2013 PROJECT

Ragazzi! Avevo in mente un lungo discorso per cominciare questo post, ma poi era talmente lungo che c'era più testo che illustrazione, ed ho deciso di suddividere tutte le parole che avevo in testa in ordinati mucchietti. Comincerò quindi col nocciolo della questione, inaugurando con questo post un nuovo progetto per il 2013. Ho deciso infatti di darmi un tema su cui lavorare settimanalmente, condividendo con voi i risultati, e sbirciando indietro i risultati ottenuti! La scelta è ricaduta sul pattern, tema dalle infinite possibilità creative a me molto caro: vorrei realizzare almeno 50 diversi pattern, esplorando tutte le possibilità del mezzo e pensando quali applicazioni dei motivi creati potrebbe rendere un oggetto più speciale. Sono felice di condividere con chi vorrà il materiale pubblicato: nel caso vogliate usarli o riportarli altrove, due righe di messaggio e la citazione dell’autore saranno (oltre che giuste) più che gradite. Questa introduzione suona molto meno aulica ma molto più realistica, ma meglio così: è il momento di rimboccarsi le maniche e lanciare il primo esperimento!

Hi everybody! I had a long text ready to start this post, but then it was so long and vast that I decided to cut it short, leaving more space to the illustration itself and postponing the other parts to some other time. Well, I decided to take up a year-long project, covering 2013 and aming to improve my determination and drawing skills. The theme I chose to work is related to PATTERNS: something that I really love! To me a pattern is something that can really dress an object, providing that extra (emotional) bit that makes it special and also can be the first step to an affective and emotional bond to the object itself. I feel patterns have lots of possibilities ready to be explored! and that's exactly what I want to do: in the following year I'd like to release on this blog at least 50 different patterns, and possibily match them with some object I think would go well with it! Last, I’m OK with the idea of you downloading/using the patterns you’ll find. Just, if you do, please drop a quick line to inform me, and report the author’s name! Fair enough nah? So, hands on now, and we go with the firs experiment!

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