tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post2367090616566645323..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: TITLES AND TECHNOLOGIES by Penny DolanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-17990349590243983632015-08-05T08:33:04.720+01:002015-08-05T08:33:04.720+01:00When I first saw this post, I thought it was going...When I first saw this post, I thought it was going to be about how technology was reflected in picture books (!) <br /><br />I still have my 'old favourites' that I've kept from my childhood. Hopefully someone else will be able to enjoy them in the future. (I read and enjoyed the books that my parents had kept from theirs...despite the fact that they were quite old fashioned!)Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-13709500866069286552015-08-03T21:39:01.750+01:002015-08-03T21:39:01.750+01:00All wonderful Penny! A lovely cross section of pic...All wonderful Penny! A lovely cross section of picture books... and of course even the double-page spread was seen once as avant garde and cutting edge! Fascinating! We have come so far but the changes are often incremental and without a blog like this, we so easily forget! <br />Now I will need to cull my own collection to collect only the finest of examples in the world of developing picture books! How to begin?????Dianne Hofmeyrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222157214605257030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-49872183451307559692015-08-02T15:31:57.491+01:002015-08-02T15:31:57.491+01:00No, I didn't know that, Penny!No, I didn't know that, Penny! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51151189122555177352015-08-02T10:17:07.014+01:002015-08-02T10:17:07.014+01:00Thanks, all. Carol - re dots - did you know that L...Thanks, all. Carol - re dots - did you know that Lauren Child had worked as one of the artist Damian Hirst's assistants? Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-76774124407716383012015-08-02T09:38:42.593+01:002015-08-02T09:38:42.593+01:00Very interesting, and much of it new to me - thank...Very interesting, and much of it new to me - thanks, Penny. Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-27923646548208919982015-08-02T00:57:16.700+01:002015-08-02T00:57:16.700+01:00What an interesting post. One of my favourite mom...What an interesting post. One of my favourite moments of print technology wonderfulness is the cleverly spot-varnished imaginary friend Soren Lorenson in Lauren Child's "I am absolutely too small for school". So subtle and so perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-3889183963374794922015-08-01T15:53:33.885+01:002015-08-01T15:53:33.885+01:00Yes, fascinating! Thanks, Penny.Yes, fascinating! Thanks, Penny.John Doughertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937505376169411724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-12178660768564076182015-08-01T15:25:49.122+01:002015-08-01T15:25:49.122+01:00A very interesting post - art and design are every...A very interesting post - art and design are everywhere and it's great to have some analysis of what we see! Thanks!Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-59644502356796333332015-08-01T14:32:43.854+01:002015-08-01T14:32:43.854+01:00Thanks, Sue & Dawn. Although I'm a writer,...Thanks, Sue & Dawn. Although I'm a writer, I find the link between picture books and the whole world of art & creative technology extremely interesting. Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-78533038945182932582015-08-01T14:23:24.159+01:002015-08-01T14:23:24.159+01:00Great post, and your comments and thoughts really ...Great post, and your comments and thoughts really add a lot. It's fascinating how much has changed in such a short time. Dawn McLachlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16806534007750892638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-75619647936125752762015-08-01T13:27:33.319+01:002015-08-01T13:27:33.319+01:00I loved this, Penny - found it fascinating. There ...I loved this, Penny - found it fascinating. There are several picture books I admire tremendously, but I don't know the field as well as you, and hadn't really considered how changing technology had affected them.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-59288539333343872892015-08-01T10:19:51.772+01:002015-08-01T10:19:51.772+01:00Musing on this post around 2am, I'm not sure I...Musing on this post around 2am, I'm not sure I really stressed that these titles are a mere smidgen of the variety of books available for children. Hooray for illustrators and designers!Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.com